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Jimmies volleyball win to start tournament

Volleyball…

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  (UJ)  — Morgan Hensch (SR/Fergus Falls, Minn.) had 23 kills to pace the UJ offense as the 19th-ranked Jimmie volleyball team opened pool play with a five-set victory over No. 16 Cornerstone (Mich.) at the NAIA Volleyball Championship.

Jamestown won the first two sets 25-22 and 25-11 before Cornerstone came back to win 25-22 and 26-24, forcing a fifth set, which UJ won 15-8.

It was the second time the Jimmies beat the Golden Eagles, with the previous victory coming September 8 at the V-Hawk Holiday Inn Tournament in La Crosse, Wis.

Jamestown takes on  No. 1-ranked and undefeated Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) Wednesday at 10 a.m.