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The 13th-ranked University of Jamestown men's volleyball team swept UC Merced Thursday evening at Harold Newman Arena to begin play in the Jamestown Invitational.

GAME INFORMATION
Score: #13 Jamestown 3, UC Merced 0
Records: Jamestown (4-0), UC Merced 0-2
Location: Harold Newman Arena | Jamestown, ND

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Caydann Cox had a team-high 12 kills and added five digs on defense.
• Tomasz Swiderski led the offense with a .400 hitting percentage with nine kills.
• Gaven Hackley and Caylor Cox both finished with six kills.
• Gabriel Ocasio finished with 14 assists and six digs.
• Caylor Cox had 15 digs and Hackley added 13 assists and four block assists.

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Set One (25-23)
  The Jimmies rallied from 22-20 to take the opener. A service error by the Bobcats and kill by Caydann Cox tied the score, but the Jimmies made an attack error on the next play and UC Merced retook the lead. Back-to-back kills from Caydann Cox and the 10^th attack error by the Bobcats gave UJ the set-clinching points.

• Set Two (25-15)
  Jamestown outhit UC Merced .318 to .000 to take a 2-0 match lead. The Jimmies opened on an 8-2 run, but the Bobcats continued to hang around. After UC Merced got within 12-8, UJ won six straight points and put the set away. Jamestown's largest lead came at 21-10, and the Bobcats would get no closer than nine points.
  
• Set Three (26-24)
  The Jimmies had to work hard to complete the sweep. After taking the first point, Jamestown did not retake the lead until an attack error by UC Merced made it 22-21. Both teams traded points until a Bobcat serving error gave UJ a 25-24 edge, then Swiderski ended the match with a kill.

UP NEXT

• The Jimmies host Calumet-St. Joseph (Ind.) Friday at 6 p.m. in the Jamestown Invitational.