{"id":219559,"date":"2021-02-18T22:37:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-19T04:37:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=219559"},"modified":"2021-02-18T22:39:57","modified_gmt":"2021-02-19T04:39:57","slug":"jimmie-mens-volleyball-thurs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/csinewsnow.com\/?p=219559","title":{"rendered":"Jimmie Men’s Volleyball, Thurs. 5 in a row"},"content":{"rendered":"
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OSKALOOSA, Iowa\u00a0 (UJ<\/a>) ––<\/strong>\u00a0The seventh-ranked University of Jamestown men’s volleyball team won its fifth straight match Thursday, defeating William Penn University 3-1. Set scores were 25-18, 25-20, 22-25, 25-15.<\/p>\n

The Jimmies (6-1) hit 40 percent in the first set, taking a 16-7 lead and only allowing the Statesmen to get within five points for the remainder of the set. Tanner Woods<\/a> (FR\/Huntington Beach, Calif.) had four kills and Zack Meyer<\/a> (JR\/Wheaton, Ill.) three as UJ finished with 13 in the opener.<\/p>\n

Four more kills and a pair of service aces by Woods helped Jamestown win 25-20 in set two. Neither team had a consistent offensive attack, with UJ hitting .154 and WPU .138. Both teams had nine kills and five errors. Following a WPU service error, Jamestown led 17-10, but the Statesmen came back by scoring six of the next eight points to make it 19-16.<\/p>\n

The Jimmies led just once in the third set at 7-6, and William Penn played with the lead for the third set, cutting the match to 2-1 following a 25-22 set victory. UJ had 14 kills in the set but 11 errors helped keep the home team in front.<\/p>\n

Jamestown finished with a strong fourth set, hitting 80 percent and making just one error in 20 attempts. Clark Steele<\/a> (JR\/Lake Forest, Calif.) sent five balls to the floor and Meyer four more as six different players registered a kill in the set.<\/p>\n

Woods finished with 17 kills and hit .464 while Meyer ended with 10 kills. Steele had nine, and the duo of Derek Owens<\/a> (FR\/Andover, Minn.) and Ever Cancel<\/a> (FR\/Mayaguez, Puerto Rico) both had six.<\/p>\n

Derek Correa<\/a> (FR\/Vega Baja, Puerto Rico) (23) and Caylor Cox<\/a> (FR\/Helena, Mont.) (21) combined for 44 of the Jimmies’ 50 assists. Woods had six service aces, a season high. Braden Neumann<\/a> (JR\/Costa Mesa, Calif.) led the defense with 10 digs, followed by Meyer with seven. Cancel and Woods both had four block assists.<\/p>\n

Jamestown is now 6-1 overall and will face No. 1 Grand View (Iowa) University in Des Moines on Friday. Match time is set for 7 p.m.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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