From the Desk of Sean Johnson- University of Jamestown Director of Athletics
Happy Thanksgiving Jimmie fans!
Hope you are planning for a great holiday weekend.
While some teams have wrapped up their seasons, others will be competing this weekend while others are enjoying a break.
Your nationally ranked women’s basketball team kicked off the holiday week by picking up a big road win againist NCAA Division 2 foe Minot State 80-77.
The Jimmies hit the road and travel to Florida where they will face Florida Memorial and Keiser of the Sun Conference Friday and Saturday.
After Tuesday’s home game the Jimmies will travel to Arizona to take on Arizona Christian and Benedictine University at Mesa Friday and Saturday.
The Jimmie volleyball team received great news last week as they received an automatic berth to the NAIA national tournament in Sioux City for the second consecutive year.
Now that the opening round has been played, the Jimmies received their pool play assignments and will face Cornerstone (Mich.), Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) and Texas Wesleyan next week.
The #19 ranked Jimmies face #16 Cornerstone, Monday at 11:00 a.m., #1 ranked and undefeated Lindsey Wilson, Tuesday at 10:00 a.m. and Texas Wesleyan Wednesday at 10:00 a.m.
The top two teams in each pool advance to the round of 16 next Thursday.
Last year the Jimmies won their first ever NAIA national tournament match and just missed out on a trip to the round of 16, falling in a one-set tiebreaker.
Jon Hegerle was named the NSAA Coach of the Year while Haley Glasoe, Morgan Hensch and Elise Peterson earned first team All-NSAA honors.
The Jimmie women’s soccer team just missed out on a chance to go to nationals, falling 3-1 in the title match of the Associated of Independent Institutions Tournament.
The Jimmies set a school record for most wins in a season (14), won the NSAA regular season title with a perfect 4-0 record while Connie Contreras was named the Offensive Player of the Year and Kristin Breaux was named Newcomer of the Year. Nick Becker earned NSAA Coach of the Year honors.
On the men’s side, Henrique Lucena-Pires, Charlie Foster and Ben Matthews were named first team All-NSAA.
The cross country season concluded with Matt Young and Amber Posner advancing to the NAIA national championships in Vancouver, Washington.
Young, the three-time defending NSAA champion, had his best finish ever at the NAIA national meet, taking 43rd out of 328 competitors. Young was the top finisher amongst all NSAA and GPAC competitors. Posner finished 260th out of 328 contestants.
The Jimmie men’s hockey team will take a break after handing #2 ranked Minot State their first home loss since 2014 and their first loss ever in the Pepsi Arena in Minot. The Jimmies defeated the Beavers 3-2 in Minot Friday and lost a hotly contested 2-1 decision in Jamestown Saturday.
The Jimmies, ranked #18 in the last ACHA poll, return to action December 8th at home against the Beavers.
The Jimmie men’s wrestling team has the weekend off before returning to the mat December 2nd at MSU Moorhead while the women will head to the University of Regina the same weekend.
