The tenth-ranked Jimmie men's volleyball team remained unbeaten in GPAC play after defeating Dordt (Iowa) University in five sets Friday evening at Harold Newman Arena.

THE BASICS
Final Score: #10 UJ 3, Dordt 2 (25-16, 23-25, 25-22, 28-30, 15-13)
Records: #10 UJ 3-0 (3-0 GPAC), Dordt 2-1 (2-1 GPAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• A 7-0 stretch in the first set helped UJ build an eight-point lead (15-7), with Oguzhan Oguz at the service line for the final six points of the run.
• The Jimmies hit .611 (12 kills, 1 error) on 18 attempts while the Defenders hit .000 (6 kills, 6 errors) on 25 attempts.
• Down 6-3 in the second set, Dordt won six of the next seven points for a 9-7 lead, gradually building a 12-9 advantage.
• Jamestown rallied to tie the set at 13-13 on a kill by Caylor Cox, but the Defenders went on another 6-1 run to take the lead.
• Dordt had UJ on the ropes at 22-19 when the Jimmies struck for three in a row to draw level, but finished with three of the last four points to even the match.
• UJ found themselves down 11-8 in the third, but took a 12-11 lead after a kill from Downey Huynh.
• The Defenders had a brief 13-12 lead before Jamestown won six of the next seven points to go ahead 18-14.
• The Jimmies had their lead cut to 23-22 after an Andres Guzman kill, but finished with the final two points to take a 2-1 match lead.
• Dordt was the aggressor on offense in the fourth set, outhitting Jamestown .302 to .128 with 19 kills to UJ's 13.
• Neither team led by more than three points after the Defenders finished a 4-0 run for a 19-16 lead.
• Guzman had Dordt at set point following a kill to make it 24-22, then a kill by Huynh and a Defender attack error tied the score.
• The teams traded points unitl a Jimmie attack error and a Caleb Kulesza kill gave Dordt the winning points.
• UJ did not make a hitting error in the fifth set, hitting .522 in the frame with 12 kills on 23 attempts.
• Dordt trailed by no fewer than two points in the set, getting as close as 13-12 and 14-13 before Cox clinched the match with his fourth kill of the frame.

JAMESTOWN GAME NOTES

• Huynh had a career night for UJ, finishing with 24 kills while hitting .543 on 35 attempts.
• Oguz had a season-high 20 kills and Cox posted a double-double of 16 kills and 18 digs.
• Derek Correa set a new Jimmie record with 57 assists and had a career-best 16 digs.
• Adam Lopata added a career-high 18 digs to go along with four assists.

DORDT GAME NOTES

• Kulesza led the Defenders with 17 kills, followed by Brady Frost with 14 and Guzman with 13.
• Lukas Van Groningen passed out 45 assists.
• Robert Piekarz racked up a match-high 21 digs.

UP NEXT

• Jamestown will host the UJ Invitational next Friday through Sunday.
• The Jimmies play St. Ambrose at 4 p.m. and California-Merced at 7 p.m.