Wednesday…
Jimmie Women’s Volleyball
At Harold Newman Area
(uj.edu) The trio of Britta Knudson (SR/Bismarck, N.D.), Ellie Michaletz (JR/Aitkin, Minn.), and Isabel Wedell (SR/Ellendale, N.D.) combined for 32 kills as the No. 11 University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team defeated Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University 3-1 on Wednesday evening at Harold Newman Arena.
The Jimmies defeated the Tigers by scores of 25-23, 25-20, 24-26, and 25-14 to run their record to 16-3 overall and 6-1 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Dakota Wesleyan fell to 15-6 overall and 1-6 in the GPAC.
Knudson and Michaletz each sent home 11 kills while hitting .357 and .310, respectively. Michaletz recorded 12 digs for a double-double.
Miranda Lowman (SR/Mandan, N.D.) (28 assists) and Jackie Meiklejohn (SO/Dickey, N.D.) (23) helped the Jimmie offense to a .178 hitting percentage.
Defensively, Hannah Schiele (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) led the way with 19 digs. Sydney Ellingson (JR/Langdon, N.D.) was also in double figures with 18, and Anna Holen (SO/LaMoure, N.D.) added 15.
Both Knudson and Isabel Wedell finished with five total blocks.
Next up for the Jimmies is a non-conference match against Valley City State (N.D.) on October 9.
