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(UJ) Men’s Volleyball
DES MOINES, Iowa (UJ) — The 8th-ranked University of Jamestown men’s volleyball team opened its season with a split of two matches at the Molten Invitational, hosted by Grand View University.
The Jimmies defeated No. 11 Ottawa (Ariz.) University in five sets in Friday’s first match, then lost in three sets to top-ranked Grand View in the nightcap.
UJ (1-1) concludes tournament play on Saturday with a noon match against St. Ambrose (Iowa) University.
Jamestown 3, Ottawa (Ariz.) 2 (25-10, 23-25, 21-25, 25-18, 15-12)
UJ came out strong in the opening set against Ottawa, taking an early 12-2 lead which quickly became an 18-4 advantage. The Jimmies hit .421 in set one behind 11 kills and just three attack errors, while Ottawa managed to hit -.269.
Jamestown fell behind 17-11 in the second set but managed to get within three points at 20-17, 22-19, and 23-20. The Spirit were just about to put away the Jimmies leading 24-20 only to have UJ score three straight points to cut the deficit to one.
Set three was a back-and-forth affair with the largest lead of the set just three points until Ottawa went ahead 22-18. The Jimmies managed to tie the set three different times but never led. At 22-21, Ottawa took the final three points for a 2-1 match lead.
The Jimmies took command of the the fourth set right away, jumping out to a 5-0 lead and never trailed, evening the match at 2. Five different players registered kills, including five by Clark Steele (JR/Lake Forest, Calif.) and four from Zack Meyer (JR/Wheaton, Ill.). UJ made just one attack error while hitting .478 in the set.
In the decisive fifth set, back-to-back kils by Tanner Woods (FR/Huntington Beach, Calif.) gave Jamestown a 10-8 edge. Ottawa answered with two kills of the their own to tie the set, then Woods struck again for an 11-10 lead. The teams twice traded service errors, making it 13-12 UJ. A Steele kill followed by an ace ended the match.
Woods ended with 16 kills and hit .542 while Steele had 14 kills and hit .321. Derek Owens (FR/Andover, Minn.) hit an even .500 with eight kills. Derek Correa (FR/Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) passed out 44 assists. Steele finished with a double-double, adding 10 digs. Owens had seven total blocks, including three solo, while Correa and Austin Jacob (FR/Houston, Texas) each had four block assists.
Grand View 3, Jamestown 0 (22-25, 20-25, 18-25)
The Jimmies held their own against the top team in the NAIA Friday night, taking an early 7-3 lead in the first set. Grand View would rally to get back in the set, and the teams traded points until the Vikings went ahead 19-17. The lead grew to 24-19, but UJ took the next three points before a Grand View kill ended the set.
Jamestown again led early in set two by an 8-5 score. Grand View scored 11 of the next 15 points for a 16-12 edge, and UJ was only able to get as close as 19-18 before a 6-2 run put Grand View ahead 2-0 in the match.
The third set was all Grand View, backed by an early 5-1 lead. Playing from behind, the Jimmies got as close as 16-13, but the Vikings eventually pulled away, winning four of the final six points and earning the sweep.
Tanner Woods hit .429 on seven kills to lead the offense. Meyer and Owens each had six kills. Correa finished with 20 assists. Defensively, Steele and Caylor Cox (FR/Helena, Mont.) had four digs, while Steele recorded three total blocks and Austin Jacob two.
Hockey
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ALBERT LEA, Minn. (UJ) — Five different players scored goals Friday night as the University of Jamestown hockey team defeated Waldorf (Iowa) University 6-1.
Tyson Brouwer (SR/Lethbridge, Alberta) appeared in his 131st career game, breaking the ACHA Division 1 record previously held by Alex Henry of Central Oklahoma, set last season.
It was a dominating offensive performance from the Jimmies, who outshot the Warriors 65-9.
Tyler Chavez-Leech (SR/Red Deer, Alberta) got UJ’s first goal on their 25th shot of the first period, scoring with 15 seconds left to make it 1-0. Wade Auger (JR/Gravelbourg, Saskatchewan) and Gage Thompson (SO/Valley City, N.D.) got the assists.
Waldorf tied the game early in the second period on a goal by Sean Mallonee, and it stayed 1-1 until Jordan Popoff (SO/Calgary, Alberta) scored at the 16:47 mark to make it 2-1.
Thompson made it 3-1 Jimmies with 1:44 left in the second, with assists going to Auger and Andrew Clark (FR/Spokane, Wash.).
Jamestown tacked on three more in the third period, as Logan Berggren (FR/Cypress, Calif.) (7:17), Thompson (13:28), and Jordon Kromm (FR/Calgary, Alberta) (16:16) all found the back of the net. Single assists went to Kromm, Auger, and Jake Huculak (FR/Jasper, Alberta).
The weekend series concludes Saturday at 6:00 p.m. as the Jimmies look to extend their winning streak to four games.
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Jamestown 8 NDSU 4
