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UJ Men’s Volleyball<\/p>\n
Jamestown\u00a0 (uj.edu<\/a>) Six players had five or more kills as the University of Jamestown men’s volleyball team swept Dordt (Iowa) University Friday night at Harold Newman Arena. Set scores were 25-20, 25-12, 25-15.<\/p>\n The win improves the Jimmies’ record to 10-2 overall and 5-1 in the American Midwest\/Great Plains\/Kansas Athletic Conference.<\/p>\n In set one, UJ led 22-16 before the Defenders scored four straight to cut the lead to 22-20. Jamestown answered with the set’s final three points for the win.<\/p>\n The Jimmies jumped out to an early 7-2 lead in the second set, eventually leading 18-6 and 22-9 before taking a 2-0 lead in the match.<\/p>\n An 11-3 start to the third set kept momentum on UJ’s side as the home team would never have less than a seven-point advantage the rest of the match.<\/p>\n Nick Vanags<\/a> (FR\/San Diego, Calif.) and Caylor Cox<\/a> (FR\/Helena, Mont.) led the offense with nine kills each, followed by Austin Jacob<\/a> (FR\/Houston, Texas) with seven, and Riley Semmens<\/a> (FR\/Murrieta, Calif.) with six. Both Derek Owens<\/a> (FR\/Andover, Minn.) and Clark Steele<\/a> (JR\/Lake Forest, Calif.) finished with five kills.<\/p>\n Jacob hit .875 for the match, with Owens hitting .714, and Semmens .600.<\/p>\n