CRETE, Neb.<\/a>— Two goals by Diego Valle<\/a> (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.<\/p>\n Jamestown, now 1-2 overall and 1-2 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference, returns home to host Northwestern (Iowa) College on October 3.<\/p>\n The Tigers took the early lead on Reynaldo Villafuerte’s 24th minute goal, assisted by Camilo Porto.<\/p>\n Valle tied the match in the 33rd minute with a strike just outside the 18-yard box for his first goal of the season.<\/p>\n 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<\/a> (SR\/Christchurch, New Zealand).<\/p>\n Doane managed just two total shots in the final 35 minutes, one going wide of goal and the other going high over the bar.<\/p>\n Ruben Zepeda<\/a> (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<\/a> (SR\/Varese, Italy) was credited with the assist.<\/p>\n Shots were 11-9 in favor of the Jimmies, as were shots on goal (6-5).<\/p>\n Alex Hamer<\/a> (JR\/Solihull, England) recorded four saves in the win.<\/p>\n Women’s Soccer…<\/p>\n CRETE, Neb.<\/a>— Kamryn Fiscus<\/a> (SO\/Yakima, Wash.) scored twice and the Jimmie defense turned in a strong effort in a 3-0 win over Doane University Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Fiscus opened the scoring in the 17th minute, taking a give-and-go pass from Kirstyn Aldridge<\/a> (SR\/Williamsburg, Va.) and used a left-foot chip to put the ball past the Doane goalkeeper.<\/p>\n In the 39th minute, Madison Hagglund<\/a> (FR\/Marysville, Wash.) made it 2-0 on an assist by Kalese Sunamoto<\/a> (FR\/Reedley, Calif.). Following a throw-in, the Jimmies used precise passing and ball control to get the ball up front to Sunamoto.<\/p>\n Fiscus rounded out the scoring in the 88th minute after playing a pass from Briana Perry<\/a> (JR\/Las Vegas, Nev.) and using a right-footed shot for the goal.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Alex Nowka<\/a> (SO\/Anchorage, Alaska) had three saves in recording her second clean sheet of the season.<\/p>\n Women’s Volleyball<\/p>\n SIOUX CITY, Iowa<\/a>—\u00a0<\/strong>The University of Jamestown women’s volleyball team\u00a0made 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.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Anna Holen<\/a> (JR\/LaMoure, N.D.) posted her second straight double-double, leading the offense with 12 kills while recording 14 digs on defense.<\/p>\n Jayla Ritter<\/a> (JR\/Forest Lake, Minn.) hit a team-high .375 on nine kills, while Nicole Schmitz<\/a> (FR\/Oakes, N.D.) and Logan Sherman<\/a> (FR\/Marshall, Minn.) also finished with nine kills. Corina Huff<\/a> (SR\/Breezy Point, Minn.) added eight and Taylor Sabinash<\/a> (JR\/Kensal, N.D.) seven.<\/p>\n Jackie Meiklejohn<\/a> (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.<\/p>\n Sydney Ellingson<\/a> (SR\/Langdon, N.D.) led the defense with 25 digs, followed by Hannah Schiele<\/a> (JR\/Jamestown, N.D.) with 16.<\/p>\n Ritter and Sabinash had seven total blocks each, and Huff ended with five.<\/p>\n 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.<\/p>\n Saturday’s win was the fourth straight for Jamestown over Morningside, and the sixth in nine meetings dating back to 2007.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" 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. 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