Jamestown avenged its only regular-season loss, which came November 5 at Northwestern. The Jimmies had opened the season with 15 straight wins.<\/p>\n The Jimmies fell behind 5-0 in the first set but won 10 of the next 12 points to go ahead 10-7. A\u00a0kill by Kalli Hegerle<\/a> (JR\/West Fargo, N.D.) made it 20-13, giving UJ its biggest advantage up to that point. Jayla Ritter<\/a> (JR\/Forest Lake, Minn.) slammed home the final point of the set to give UJ a 1-0 match lead.<\/p>\n Northwestern used a 6-1 run to break an 8-all tie in the second set, eventually taking a 25-17 win to tie the match.<\/p>\n Neither team would lead by more than two points in the third set until UJ went ahead 22-19 after an Anna Holen<\/a> (JR\/LaMoure, N.D.) kill. UJ had three set points but the Red Raiders rose to the challenge, going ahead 24-23. Another Holen kill tied the set but back-to-back kills ended it for Northwestern.<\/p>\n Tied at 12 in the fourth set, the Jimmies rattled off four points to create some separation, then would eventually lead 21-15 following a NWC attack error. Corina Huff<\/a> (SR\/Breezy Point, Minn.) and Kalli Hegerle<\/a> kills made it 24-19, and another NWC attack error won the set for UJ, forcing the decisive fifth set.<\/p>\n UJ raced out to a 5-0 lead and appeared to be in control before the Red Raiders rallied with five of the next six points. NWC would get as close as 8-6 before three straight by the Jimmies made it 11-6. Taylor Sabinash<\/a> (JR\/Kensal, N.D.) put the exclamation point on the evening with the final kill of the match as UJ won 15-8.<\/p>\n Holen was one of three Jimmies with double figure kill totals, ending with 15. Nicole Schmitz<\/a> (FR\/Oakes, N.D.) had 12 and Hegerle 10.<\/p>\n Jackie Meiklejohn<\/a> (JR\/Dickey, N.D.) had a double-double of 30 assists and 12 digs, and Megan Gaffaney<\/a> (JR\/Jamestown, N.D.) also had a double-double of 19 assists and 12 digs.<\/p>\n Sydney Ellingson<\/a> (SR\/Langdon, N.D.) recorded a team-high 26 digs with Hannah Schiele<\/a> (JR\/Jamestown, N.D.) adding 13.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/UJ-Volleyball-GPAC-2020-Champs-300x169.jpg\")
The UJ women’s volleyball team <\/a>captured the Great Plains Athletic Conference regular season title Saturday, defeating Northwestern (Iowa) College 3-2 at Harold Newman Arena. Set scores were 25-17, 17-25, 24-26, 25-19, and 15-8.<\/p>\n