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NORTH SIOUX CITY, S.D.—The ninth-ranked University of Jamestown women's volleyball team started the season with a pair of victories Friday at the North Sioux City Tournament, defeating Morningside (Iowa) 3-0 and McPherson (Kan.) 3-1.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 3, Morningside 0 (25-16, 27-25, 25-23); Jamestown 3, McPherson 1 (25-18, 17-25, 25-23, 25-18)
LOCATION: CNOS Fieldhouse, North Sioux City, S.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 2-0, Morningside 8-2, McPherson 5-1

JAMESTOWN 3, MORNINGSIDE 0

• After falling behind 3-1 early in the first set, the Jimmies won seven straight points and went on to a nine-point win in the opener. UJ held off a Morningside rally in the second set, winning the final three points after the Mustangs took a 25-24 lead late. Jamestown closed out the match with a two-point win, once again foiling a Morningside comeback attempt in the late stages of the set.
• UJ hit .210 as a team with 43 kills and 18 errors on 119 attempts. The Mustangs hit just .108 in the match.
• Aleah Zieske recorded a 12-kill, 12-dig double-double in the match and hit .273 overall. Gracie Adamson added nine kills, while Lexi Olson, Charlotte Lempka, and Charlee Krieg each had six kills.
• Ellie Holen led the defense with 15 digs. Lempka finished with five total blocks and Lily Bertsch (21) and Tenley Buddenhagen (13) both reached double-digit assist totals.

JAMESTOWN 3, MCPHERSON 1

• The Jimmies bounced back from an eight-point defeat in the second set against McPherson, closing out the match with two straight wins to wrap up a four-set victory.
• Jamestown finished with a .166 hitting percentage but held McPherson to a .107 mark while handing the Bulldogs their first loss.
• Aleah Zieske had a team-high 20 kills and Charlotte Lempka added 11.
• Ellie Holen led UJ with 16 digs. Tenley Buddenhagen had 23 assists and seven digs while Lily Bertsch ended with 22 assists and eight digs.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

• UJ won its season opener for the seventh time in the last nine seasons.

FOR THE FOES

• Claire Wilson posted seven kills for the Mustangs, while teammate Sydney Marlow had six kills and 12 digs.
• Katie Warden had nine kills and hit .280 to lead McPherson.

UP NEXT

• The Jimmies finish the North Sioux City Tournament with a pair of matches Saturday—9 AM against Benedictine (Kan.) and 2 PM against St. Ambrose (Iowa).