– No. 16 Jimmies Take Down Tigers In Five Sets

MITCHELL, S.D. UJ —The 16^th-ranked University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team held off a comeback by Dakota Wesleyan University, defeating the Tigers in five sets Friday evening.

HOW IT HAPPENED

After winning the first two sets 25-20 and 25-23, the Jimmies lost 24-26 and 19-25 before taking the fifth set by a score of 15-12.
Jamestown had 33 combined kills in sets one and two and hit .250 and .265 respectively to take a 2-0 match lead.
UJ equaled its second set total of 17 kills again in the third, but 11 attack errors dropped the Jimmies’ hitting percentage to .105 for the set.
DWU posted its highest kill total of the match in set four, racking up 14 in 30 attempts while outhitting Jamestown .400 to .182.
The Tigers opened the fifth set on a 5-2 run and would lead 7-4 before UJ won the next 7 points, beginning with a kill by Grace Hegerle, to make it 11-7.
DWU cut the lead to 11-10 with a three-point run only to have the Jimmies answer with three straight of their own.
Lexi Olson only had one kill in the fifth set, but it stopped a back-to-back streak of Tiger points and secured the win for Jamestown.

FOR THE JIMMIES

Aleah Zieske had a career-best 23 kills and added 16 digs for a double-double.
Darienne Johnson tied a career high with 15 kills, hit a team best .421, and recorded five blocks.
Logan Sherman (13) and Hegerle (10) also had double-digit kill totals for UJ.
Paige Oswald passed out 31 assists and Lily Bertsch 25.
Ellie Holen had a match-high 34 digs and Tenley Buddenhagen had three service aces.

FOR THE TIGERS