Volleyball…VCSU…LaCrosse, WI. – The Valley City State volleyball team advanced to the semifinals of the NSAA Tournament on Friday before losing to top seed and No. 7-ranked Viterbo University.
VCSU opened the day with a three-set sweep of Mayville State University in the quarterfinals, winning 25-23, 25-21 and 26-24.
That moved the Vikings onto the semifinals where they met up with Viterbo University for the third time this season. Viterbo outlasted the Vikings in extra points in set one, 28-26, and then finished the match with 25-14 and 25-21 victories.
The Vikings end their season with a 15-15 overall record.
NSAA Quarterfinals: VCSU 3, Mayville State 0
Clarissa Olson pounded home a match-high 18 kills and the Vikings hit .207 as a team as they rolled to a quarterfinal sweep against Mayville State on Friday afternoon.
The teams were tied 23-23 in the opening set before Autumn Johnson put the Vikings up with a kill and then Hailie Wilds recorded set point with a service ace, securing a 25-23 win.
The Vikings never trailed in set two, opening up a 17-10 lead at one point. The Comets fought back to within one point at 22-21, but Olson recorded kills on VCSU’s final three points of the 25-21 victory.
Mayvllle State led most of set three before VCSU rallied late to secure the match. Trailing 19-16, Valley City State scored three straight points to tie it at 19-19. Mayville State took the lead and had one set point at 24-23, but the Vikings would score the final three points of the match. Olson tied it and then put the Vikings up 25-24 with back-to-back kills off assists from Leah Ruter. Match point came on an attacking error by the Comets, giving VCSU at 26-24 victory.
Olson led VCSU’s hot hitting with 18 kills and just two errors in 28 attacks, finishing with a .571 hitting percentage. Katie Jaurez and Autumn Johnson each had nine kills in the victory. Hailie Wilds finished with 19 digs and two aces, both team highs, while Leah Ruter posted 26 assists. Reagan Ingstad had a double-double of 14 assists and 12 digs.
NSAA Semifinals: Viterbo University 3, VCSU 0
Valley City State took the No. 7-ranked V-Hawks to the limit in set one of the semifinal match. Valley City State led by as many as four points, 18-14, and also had two set points late at 24-23 and 25-24. Each time though, Viterbo was able to rally back as they picked up a 28-26 victory.
The V-Hawks started set two fast as they built a 15-4 lead en route to a 25-14 victory. The teams traded leads through most set three, but Viterbo scored four of the final five points to post a 25-21 win and secure the match.
The Vikings hit .099 in the match, compared to .245 for the V-Hawks. McKinley Putnam, Katie Juarez and Autumn Johnson all had six kills for VCSU. Leah Ruter finished with a team-high 15 assists, and Kallene Klever had a team-high nine digs.
High School Volleyball…
Jamestown 3 Williston 0
Valley City 3 Fargo South 0
Men’s Basketball…
Peru State 87 VCSU 67
Hockey…
Jamestown (uj.edu) Zach Kowalchuk scored with 1.6 seconds left in the second period to break a 2-all tie as the Arizona State University Sun Devils defeated the University of Jamestown 5-3 Friday night at John L. Wilson Arena.
The Jimmies (6-4-0-1) lost back-to-back games for the first time since the opening series of the season at Missouri State oN September 21-22. Arizona State (6-12-0-1) snapped a three-game losing skid, which included a 4-0 loss at Minot State Thursday.
Cole McKechney (JR/Calgary, Alberta)’s power play goal at 18:25 of the first gave UJ a 1-0 lead. Trevor Okino (JR/Richmond, British Columbia) and Phoenix McElroy-Scott (SR/Morden, Manitoba) assisted on the goal.
The Sun Devils took a 2-1 lead in the second after Brad Budman scored at 9:51 and Garrett Amaya at 15:13.
McKechney tallied his second of the night at 18:55 with assists by McElroy-Scott and Tyler Chavez-Leech (SO/Red Deer, Alberta) to make it 2-2. Kowalchuk broke the tie just before the second period horn and the Sun Devils headed to the locker room ahead 3-2.
Adam Havener put ASU ahead by two at the 2:45 mark of the third. Michael Pruss (JR/Red Deer, Alberta) brought the Jimmies within a goal at 6:22, on assists from Allan Pruss (JR/Red Deer, Alberta) and Bryan Kromm (JR/Stockton, Calif.).
With 1:14 left, Jamestown goalie David Anderson (JR/Santa Clarita, Calif.) was pulled for an extra attacker, but the Sun Devils took advantage of the Jimmies being too deep in the offensive zone. John Studioso cleared the puck the length of the ice for an empty net insurance goal at 19:34.
Anderson finished with 25 saves while ASU’s Bronson Moore made 30 saves. Shots were 33-29 in favor of Jamestown.
Just seven minor penalties were called in the game–three on Arizona State and four on the Jimmies. UJ was 1-of-3 on the power play while the Sun Devils were 0-of-4.
The weekend series concludes Saturday night at 7 p.m.
Saturday…
College Football…
Jamestown (uj.edu) Not even snow and single-digit temperatures could stop the high-powered Morningside (Iowa) College Mustangs Saturday at Rollie Greeno Field. The NAIA’s top-ranked team gained 538 yards of total offense on the way to a 49-13 win over the University of Jamestown.
Morningside led 21-0 after the first quarter on rushing touchdowns by running back Arnijae Ponder and quarterback Trent Solsma. Solsma also threw a 7-yard touchdown to Connor Niles.
After a scoreless second quarter, Aundre Purnell (SO/Garden Grove, Calif.) got the Jimmies on the board with a 44-yard intereception returned for touchdown. Kai Madela (FR/Henderson, Nev.)’s extra point made it 21-7 with 12:39 in the third.
Solsma connected with Riley Rischling and Ponder for touchdowns to push the Mustangs’ lead to 35-7. With 4:22 left in the quarter, Jordan Mann (JR/Bismarck, N.D.) plunged in from a yard out to make it 35-13.
Reid Jurgensmeier was the recipient of Solsma’s fourth touchdown pass of the game, covering 21 yards, to make it 43-13. Anthony Sims capped off the scoring with a 74-yard run with 10:34 in the game.
Jamestown managed 209 yards of offense, with 142 coming on the ground. Jimmy Hatch (JR/Sacramento, Calif.) finished with 78 yards on 17 carries and Allen Jevning (SO/Brainerd, Minn.) rushed 16 times for 46 yards. Mann was 4-of-18 passing for 67 yards. Zach Grismanauskas (FR/Henderson, Nev.) had one catch for 41 yards while Tanner Mathern (SO/Edgeley, N.D.), James Hagen (SO/Henderson, Nev.), and Zeb Taber (JR/Fargo, N.D.) all had one catch.
Caleb Ellingson (SR/Jamestown, N.D.) had 12 tackles (9 solo), including a sack and two tackles for loss. Vincent Corral (FR/Gilbert, Ariz.) also had a sack. Ben Steinolfson (SR/Steele, N.D.) had eight tackles, seven of them solo.
Jamestown finishes the season 3-8 overall and 2-7 in their first season in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
Women’s Basketball…
Jamestown (uj.edu) The 16th-ranked University of Jamestown women’s basketball team held Doane (Neb.) University to single-digit point totals in three of four quarters on the way to a 67-36 Great Plains Athletic Conference victory Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.
Jamestown led 31-11 at halftime after holding the Tigers to just three points in the second quarter. Doane made just one of 11 field goal attempts as the Jimmies added to their 20-8 first quarter advantage.
Marina Nowak (SR/Rogers, MN) led UJ (5-1 overall, 2-0 GPAC) with 11 points and five rebounds off the bench. Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) hit three three-pointers for her nine points and Mackensi HIglin also chipped in with nine.
The Jimmies opened the game on an 8-0 run and shot 8-of-14 in the opening 10 minutes. After struggling mightily from long range in their previous two games, UJ was 3-of-5 in the first quarter and 6-of-13 in the first half.
Doane was unable to mount any consistent offense, shooting 26.1 percent overall and 25 perecent on three-pointers. Haylee Heits led the Tigers (2-3, 0-2 GPAC) with 11 points.
Next up for Jamestown is a trip to top-ranked Concordia (Neb.) University on November 17.
St. Cloud State 68 VCSU 56
Men’s Basketball…
Jamestown (uj.edu) The 16th-ranked University of Jamestown women’s basketball team held Doane (Neb.) University to single-digit point totals in three of four quarters on the way to a 67-36 Great Plains Athletic Conference victory Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.
Jamestown led 31-11 at halftime after holding the Tigers to just three points in the second quarter. Doane made just one of 11 field goal attempts as the Jimmies added to their 20-8 first quarter advantage.
Marina Nowak (SR/Rogers, MN) led UJ (5-1 overall, 2-0 GPAC) with 11 points and five rebounds off the bench. Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) hit three three-pointers for her nine points and Mackensi HIglin also chipped in with nine.
The Jimmies opened the game on an 8-0 run and shot 8-of-14 in the opening 10 minutes. After struggling mightily from long range in their previous two games, UJ was 3-of-5 in the first quarter and 6-of-13 in the first half.
Doane was unable to mount any consistent offense, shooting 26.1 percent overall and 25 perecent on three-pointers. Haylee Heits led the Tigers (2-3, 0-2 GPAC) with 11 points.
Next up for Jamestown is a trip to top-ranked Concordia (Neb.) University on November 17.
Hockey…
Jamestown (uj.edu) Eight different players scored goals Saturday night as the 10th-ranked University of Jamestown hockey team defeated Arizona State University 9-1 on Police Appreciation Night at John L. Wilson Arena.
The Jimmies wore limited-edition jerseys in the style of police uniforms. The jerseys were auctioned off to raise money for the Jamestown Police Department.
Tyler Chavez-Leech (SO/Red Deer, Alberta) scored twice while Jason Richter (JR/Cranbrook, British Columbia), Cole McKechney (JR/Calgary, Alberta), Josh Stephens (FR/Bayreuth, Germany), Cayle Bell (JR/Fort St. John, British Columbia), Cole Sonstebo (SR/Fergus Falls, Minn. ), Allan Pruss (JR/Red Deer, Alberta), and Michael Pruss (JR/Red Deer, Alberta) also registered goals.
Chavez-Leech and Richter scored in a span of exactly one minute to give UJ a 2-0 lead at the 7:05 mark of the first. Jett Larson answered for the Sun Devils at 9:40 to make it a 2-1 game.
McKechney’s tally 18 seconds later made it 3-1 Jamestown. Stephens lit the lamp with 47 ticks in the first to give UJ a 4-1 lead heading into the intermission.
Chavez-Leech, Bell, Sonstebo, and Allan Pruss all scored in the second period, while Michael Pruss had the only goal of the third.
McKechney, Phoenix McElroy-Scott (SR/Morden, Manitoba), and Bryson Yee (JR/Calgary, Alberta) all assisted on a pair of goals. Assists also went to Carter Johnson (FR/Meeteetse, Wyo.), Jeremy McNeil (JR/Calgary, Alberta), Michael Pruss, Bell, Sonstebo, Stephens, Allan Pruss, Kyle Baron (JR/Abbotsford, British Columbia), Richter, Brandon Schaber (JR/Alder Flats, Alberta), and Tyson Brouwer (JR/Lethbridge, Alberta).
Brouwer had 17 saves for Jamestown, now 7-4-0-1 this season. Shots were 47-18 in favor of the Jimmies. Neither team had much success on the power play, as ASU was 1-for-6 and Jamestown 1-for-7.
Next up for the Jimmies is a home game against Minot State on November 16. Faceoff is set for 7 p.m.
High School Volleyball…
West Region state-qualifying match in Williston.
Jamestown 3 Bismarck Legacy 0
The Blue Jays are the fourth seed in the West.
On November 15, at 5-p.m., Jamestown plays East Region champion West Fargo (14-8) at the Minot State University Dome.
Fargo Shanley 3 Valley City 1
