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Tenley Buddenhagen serves in Friday's match against Dakota State
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Winner Dakota State (SD) DAKOTA S 18-11
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Jamestown JAMESTOW 22-2
Winner
Dakota State (SD) DAKOTA S
18-11
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Final
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Jamestown JAMESTOW
22-2
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Dakota State (SD) DAKOTA S 15 25 26 22 18 (3)
Jamestown JAMESTOW 25 21 24 25 16 (2)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Jimmies topped by Trojans in NSAA semis

BELLEVUE, Neb. — The third-ranked University of Jamestown women's volleyball team lost in five sets to Dakota State (S.D.) University Friday evening in the semifinals of the North Star Athletic Association postseason tournament.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Dakota State 3, Jamestown 2 (15-25, 25-21, 26-24, 22-25, 18-16)
LOCATION: Gordon Lozier Athletic Center, Bellevue, Neb.
RECORDS: Jamestown 22-2 overall; Dakota State 18-11

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • An 8-4 run by the Jimmies in the opening set gave UJ a 15-10 and forced a Trojan timeout. DSU closed the gap to 17-14, but Karlie Anderson's kill started a streak of three straight and 8 of the final 9 points that gave Jamestown the win. UJ outhit Dakota State .308 to .147 in the first set behind 15 kills and only three errors.
  • The Jimmies started off set two with a 5-1 lead and led by as many as five after a setting error by Dakota State made it 14-9. DSU regrouped and scored nine straight to go ahead by a score of 18-14. Anderson's kill got Jamestown as close as 23-20, but the Trojans held on for the 25-21 win to even the match.
  • Leading by one in set three, the Jimmies used kills by Charlotte Lempka, Lexi Olson, and Anderson to help stretch the lead to 13-8. Dakota State eventually trailed by as many as five, but kept chipping away at the deficit to make it 20-19. Following a UJ point, the Trojans swung the momentum back to their side and would go on to a 26-24 win.
  • Trailing 17-16 in the fourth, the Jimmies got kills from Charlee Krieg and Gracie Adamson followed by a DSU attack error and went in front 19-17. Anderson and Aleah Zieske had the final two kills for UJ as the match went to the fifth set.
  • Jamestown's 2-0 lead to start the fifth was the largest of the set until DSU took leads of 10-8 and 11-9. After Zieske's kill made it a one-point lead for DSU, the Trojans won three straight points and had UJ at the brink of defeat. The Jimmies rallied once again, using two kills by Adamson, a block by Krieg and Olson, and a Zieske ace to draw level at 14-14. Both sides traded points until 16-16, then DSU went ahead on a service error and clinched the match with a block of Adamson.
  • Six Jimmies had 8 or more kills, led by Zieske with 24. Adamson ended with 14, followed by Anderson with 12, Lempka with 11, Krieg with 10, and Olson with 8.
  • Tenley Buddenhagen passed out a career-best 38 assists and had 8 digs.
  • Lily Bertsch (27 assists, 11 digs) posted a double-double, as did Zieske with 14 digs.
  • Ellie Holen had a match-high 34 digs, followed by Grace Hegerle with 15.
  • Olson led UJ with four total blocks.

UP NEXT

  • Jamestown will find out on Monday, November 18 if they receive an at-large berth to the NAIA National Championship when the national office will reveals the qualifers on the NAIA Women's Volleyball Selection Show beginning at 12 p.m. Central.
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