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VALLEY CITY, N.D. – The 12th-ranked University of Jamestown women's volleyball team lost 3-0 to (RV) Valley City State University Wednesday evening. Set scores were 32-30, 25-21, 27-25.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Jamestown was 20-0 against the Vikings dating back to September 29, 2006.
- VCSU only won four out of 64 sets in those matches, and had won just one set since 2017.
- Wednesday night, the Jimmies led 14-13 in the first before VCSU took back-to-back points and kept the lead until UJ went ahead 19-18 after a kill by Aleah Zieske.
- Zieske, Grace Hegerle, and Lexi Olson all had kills to bring Jamestown even at 24-24.
- Olson gave the Jimmies a 30-29 lead but VCSU won the final three points to take the set.
- UJ fell behind 6-2 in the second and never led, getting as close as 23-20 and 24-21 before the Vikings won the set on an attack error.
- Set three was back-and-forth in the early stages, with neither team getting ahead by more than two points until VCSU reeled off four straight to take a 17-12 lead.
- Jamestown briefly went in front 19-18 on Hegerle's kill, but three in a row by the Vikings caused the Jimmies to use their second timeout of the set.
- Following the stoppage, VCSU took two more points and had a 23-19 lead.
- Hegerle and Zieske had kills to help UJ pull level at 24-24, but the Vikings took the final two points to win the match.
FOR THE JIMMIES
- Zieske led Jamestown with 13 kills and had 13 digs.
- Olson had 11 kills while hitting .344 and Hegerle hit a team-best .400 with 10 kills and added 18 digs.
- Lily Bertsch and Paige Oswald each passed out 19 assists.
- Ellie Holen racked up 37 digs and Darienne Johnson was in on seven total blocks.
FOR THE VIKINGS
- Mardi Scutchings had 10 kills, while three players finished with nine.
- Sadie Hansen passed out 39 assists.
- JayCee Richter led VCSU with 30 digs.
UP NEXT
- Jamestown (16-7 overall, 9-1 GPAC) hosts No. 9 College of Saint Mary (Neb.) Saturday at 5 p.m.
