At Northwestern
ORANGE CITY, Iowa (uj.edu) — The 13th-ranked University of Jamestown volleyball team faced its toughest task of the season Saturday evening in the form of No. 2 Northwestern (Iowa) College.
The Red Raiders lived up to their billing, taking care of the Jimmies in three sets to hand UJ its first Great Plains Athletic Conference loss.
Jamestown (15-3, 5-1 GPAC) was led by Isabel Wedell (SR/Ellendale, N.D.)’s eight kills. Wedell also played a big role on defense, coming up with a team-high 14 digs. Ellie Michaletz (JR/Aitkin, Minn.) added seven kills while Jordan Thomas (SR/Pingree, N.D.) and Corina Ruud (JR/Breezy Point, Minn.) each chipped in with five.
Jackie Meiklejohn (SO/Dickey, N.D.) recorded 12 assists to go along with eight digs, and Miranda Lowman (SR/Mandan, N.D.) passed out nine assists.
Sydney Ellingson (JR/Langdon, N.D.) finished with 11 digs and Hannah Schiele (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) seven. Britta Knudson (SR/Bismarck, N.D.) and Taylor Sabinash (SO/Kensal, N.D.) were credited with three total blocks.
UJ had just 16 kills and a hitting percentage of 0 through the first two sets, but posted 17 kills and a .229 hitting percentage in the third set. Northwestern (18-0, 6-0 GPAC) hit .291 for the match.
The Jimmies will enjoy the familarity of the Harold Newman Arena as beginning on Tuesday, five straight and seven of the next nine matches will be played at home. Next up is Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) on Wednesday, October 2 at 6:30 p.m.
