Saturday
UJ Sports
Soccer
CRETE, Neb.— Two goals by Diego Valle (JR/Yucaipa, Calif.) helped the University of Jamestown men’s soccer team to their first win of the season, a 3-1 victory over Doane University Saturday afternoon.
Jamestown, now 1-2 overall and 1-2 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, returns home to host Northwestern (Iowa) College on October 3.
The Tigers took the early lead on Reynaldo Villafuerte’s 24th minute goal, assisted by Camilo Porto.
Valle tied the match in the 33rd minute with a strike just outside the 18-yard box for his first goal of the season.
In the 55th minute, the Jimmies took a 2-1 lead on Valle’s second goal, this one coming off a pass from Jacob Grosvenor (SR/Christchurch, New Zealand).
Doane managed just two total shots in the final 35 minutes, one going wide of goal and the other going high over the bar.
Ruben Zepeda (SR/Puebla, Mexico) made it 3-1 with 13 seconds left, hustling past a Doane defender and goalkeeper to get an open tap in for his fourth goal of the season. Eric Fairtlough (SR/Varese, Italy) was credited with the assist.
Shots were 11-9 in favor of the Jimmies, as were shots on goal (6-5).
Alex Hamer (JR/Solihull, England) recorded four saves in the win.
Women’s Soccer…
CRETE, Neb.— Kamryn Fiscus (SO/Yakima, Wash.) scored twice and the Jimmie defense turned in a strong effort in a 3-0 win over Doane University Saturday afternoon.
The win improves UJ’s record to 4-1 overall and 2-1 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference. Jamestown returns to action on October 3 hosting Northwestern (Iowa) College.
Fiscus opened the scoring in the 17th minute, taking a give-and-go pass from Kirstyn Aldridge (SR/Williamsburg, Va.) and used a left-foot chip to put the ball past the Doane goalkeeper.
In the 39th minute, Madison Hagglund (FR/Marysville, Wash.) made it 2-0 on an assist by Kalese Sunamoto (FR/Reedley, Calif.). Following a throw-in, the Jimmies used precise passing and ball control to get the ball up front to Sunamoto.
Fiscus rounded out the scoring in the 88th minute after playing a pass from Briana Perry (JR/Las Vegas, Nev.) and using a right-footed shot for the goal.
Jamestown held Doane to just three shots on goal and six overall. Eight of the Jimmies’ 11 shots were on target. Additionally, the UJ defense did not concede a single corner kick to the Tigers.
Alex Nowka (SO/Anchorage, Alaska) had three saves in recording her second clean sheet of the season.
Women’s Volleyball
SIOUX CITY, Iowa— The University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team made it a weekend sweep of its opening matches, defeating Morningside College 3-1 Saturday afternoon. Set scores were 22-25, 25-20, 25-16, and 25-20.
Jamestown, now 2-0 overall and 2-0 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, will host Dordt (Iowa) University Tuesday night at 7:30 p.m.
Anna Holen (JR/LaMoure, N.D.) posted her second straight double-double, leading the offense with 12 kills while recording 14 digs on defense.
Jayla Ritter (JR/Forest Lake, Minn.) hit a team-high .375 on nine kills, while Nicole Schmitz (FR/Oakes, N.D.) and Logan Sherman (FR/Marshall, Minn.) also finished with nine kills. Corina Huff (SR/Breezy Point, Minn.) added eight and Taylor Sabinash (JR/Kensal, N.D.) seven.
Jackie Meiklejohn (JR/Dickey, N.D.) passed out 31 assists, one away from her career high, and also finished with a double-double by adding 12 digs.
Sydney Ellingson (SR/Langdon, N.D.) led the defense with 25 digs, followed by Hannah Schiele (JR/Jamestown, N.D.) with 16.
Ritter and Sabinash had seven total blocks each, and Huff ended with five.
The Jimmies outhit Morningside .183-.131 and had a 55-46 edge in kills. Both teams made 23 attack errors. UJ finished with a serving percentage of .969, making only three errors in 96 serves.
Saturday’s win was the fourth straight for Jamestown over Morningside, and the sixth in nine meetings dating back to 2007.
