Wednesday
College Soccer
Men’s
MITCHELL, S.D. (UJ) — Jaymee Kambel (SO/Amsterdam, Netherlands) notched his first collegiate hat trick in the first half, and Luis Zepeda (SO/Puebla, Mexico) bagged the eventual game-winner as the University of Jamestown men’s soccer team defeated Dakota Wesleyan University 4-3 Wednesday night in Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
The Jimmies won back-to-back matches for the first time this season and are now 3-4 overall, 3-3 in the GPAC. DWU falls to 2-6-1 overall and 1-5-1 in the GPAC.
Ndrin Maloku put the home team ahead in the eighth minute on an assist by Jason Jattan.
Kambel tied the match in the 11th minute, then gave UJ a 2-1 lead in the 15th minute. Assists were by Max Gross (SO/Boeblingen, Germany) and Aaron Pike (JR/Milton Keynes, England), respectively.
Joel Sanchez’s unassisted goal in the 28th minute leveled the match for DWU, but Kambel struck in the 38th minute from a Samuel Adama (JR/London, England) pass to put the Jimmies in front 3-2.
In the 51st minute, Maloku tallied his second to tie the match at 3-3.
Zepeda broke the deadlock in the 58th minute with his second goal of the year.
UJ’s defense held tough over the final 30-plus minutes, allowing just two shots go high over the goal while blocking three more.
Shots were 17-13 in favor of the Jimmies, as were shots on target (9-4).
Next up for Jamestown is a home match against Mount Marty (S.D.) University on October 28 at 7:30 p.m.
Women’s
MITCHELL, S.D. (UJ) — Claire Struble (JR/Murrieta, Calif.) notched her first collegiate hat trick, helping the University of Jamestown women’s soccer team to a 3-0 victory over Dakota Wesleyan University Wednesday night in Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
With the win, the Jimmies improve to 6-3 overall and 4-3 in the GPAC. Dakota Wesleyan falls to 7-3 overall and 5-3 in the GPAC.
UJ came out on the offensive against the Tigers, piling up 12 first-half shots with four of them on target.
Struble opening the scoring in the 19th minute on an unassisted goal. The lead remained 1-0 at the halftime break.
Jamestown went ahead 2-0 in the 49th minute on a pass from Kamryn Fiscus (SO/Yakima, Wash.) that found Struble for her second goal of the match.
Struble completed the hat trick in the 64th minute with an unassisted goal. The three goals doubled her season total and she now leads UJ with six goals on the season.
A stingy Jimmie defense allowed just three shots in the second half, one on target. UJ outshot DWU 24-7 overall and had a 10-3 edge in shots on target.
Alex Nowka (SO/Anchorage, Alaska) was called on to make three saves in the match, keeping a clean sheet for the second straight contest and fourth time overall.
The Jimmies are back in action Saturday when they host College of Saint Mary (Neb.) at 1 p.m. on the Jimmie Turf Field.
