BELLEVUE, Neb. — The second-ranked University of Jamestown women's volleyball team lost their first match of the season Saturday afternoon, falling in three sets at Gordon Lozier Athletic Center.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Bellevue 3, Jamestown 0 (25-15, 25-17, 25-19)
LOCATION: Gordon Lozier Athletic Center, Bellevue, Neb.
RECORDS: Jamestown 19-1 overall, 8-1 NSAA; Bellevue 24-3 overall, 7-1 NSAA

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Bellevue raced out to a 10-3 lead in the first set but the Jimmies managed to cut the deficit to 13-9 after a kill by Gracie Adamson.
• The Bruins took three straight points and six of the next nine to go ahead 19-12.
• Charlotte Lempka's kill made the score 21-15 before the Bruins closed out the set with the last four points.
• Jamestown led 11-10 in the second, then Bellevue won 10 in a row to build a nine-point advantage.
• Karlie Anderson's kill stopped the Bruins streak, and an attack error gave UJ back-to-back points. However, the Jimmies got no closer than seven and Bellevue took the set 25-17.
• DSU had the Jimmies down 23-20 but a pair of kills by Charlee Krieg and a block from Charlotte Lempka made it 23-23.
• The Jimmies never led in the third set and found themselves down by as many as seven (17-10).
• UJ reeled off four in a row to get within three points but 5 of the next 7 went to Bellevue, doubling the Bruins lead.
• Aleah Zieske had 10 kills, followed by Anderson and Adamson with 6.
• Tenley Buddenhagen passed out 15 assists while Lily Bertsch ended with 7.
• Ellie Holen led the defense with 8 digs, with Bertsch and Grace Hegerle adding 5.

UP NEXT

• Jamestown finishes its regular-season road schedule on Thursday, October 31 when they travel to Dickinson State (N.D.) University. Match time is scheduled for 7 p.m.