Wednesday
(uj.edu) The 23rd-ranked University of Jamestown volleyball team closed out the regular season in style, sweeping Mount Marty (S.D.) College Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena. Set scores were 25-15, 25-10, 25-13.
Ellie Michaletz (SO/Aitkin, Minn.) posted 10 kills while the trio of Britta Knudson (JR/Bismarck, N.D.), Corina Ruud (SO/Breezy Point, Minn.), and Isabel Wedell (JR/Ellendale, N.D.) each finished with five. Jamestown outhit the Lancers .289-.033 on the night.
Jackie Meiklejohn (FR/Dickey, N.D.) passed out 19 assists while Miranda Lowman (JR/Mandan, N.D.) recorded 11 assists to go along with eight kills.
Julina Niemeier (SR/Jamestown, N.D.) had 12 digs to lead the defense. Ruud had four total blocks (three block assists), while Knudson, Jayla Ritter (SO/Forest Lake, Minn.), and Michaletz all ended with three total blocks.
Jamestown, now 21-7 overall, finished its first season in the Great Plains Athletic Conference with a 10-6 record. The Jimmies will be the fifth seed in the upcoming GPAC Postseason Tournament and will travel to No. 4 seed Midland (Neb.) Saturday for a 7 p.m. match.
