The University of Jamestown men's volleyball team lost both games against Morningside University and Kansas Wesleyan University in Day 3 of the Pirate Invitational in Parkville, Mo Thursday evening at the Breckon Sports Center

Game #1
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Jamestown 1, Morningside University (Iowa) 3 (25-22, 25-14, 26-24, 25-20)
Records: Jamestown 2-5, Morningside University (Iowa) 2-1
Location: Breckon Sports Center | Parkville, Mo

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Tomasz Swiderski—22 kills, 1 block, 6 digs, 1 ace
• Gaven Hackley—20 kills, 8 digs, 2 blocks, 2 assists
• Tysen Myers — 5 kills, 2 blocks 
• Michal Niemiec—4 kills, 1 dig, 1 ace, 1 block
• Benjamin Allfred—3 kills, 3 blocks, 1 dig 
• Kaden Jenkins—2 kills, 2 blocks
• Gabriel Ocasio— 50 assists, 1 block,  6 digs
• Ethan Hoffert—1 assist, 14 digs, 1 ace   
• Markam Cook— 1 ace    
• Jackson Holmes— 3 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Mustangs started off strong and pulled ahead to a 5-0 scoring run to take the lead 
• The Jimmies answered back to get within 2 with a kill by Gaven Hackley and coupled by two errors from the Mustangs to make the game 14-12 
• A 2-0 scoring run by the Jimmies with help from errors of the Mustangs tied the set 16-16 but a short 2-0 response by the Mustangs gave them a 25-22 set victory 
• In the second set the Jimmies started of strong matching point for point but the Mustangs pulled away going on a 4-0 scoring run to pull ahead 8-4 and again late on a 5-0 run to secure a 25-14 victory 
• In the third set the Jimmies started strong again but this time were able to answer with a 4-0 run of their own to make it a 11-9 game led by two kills from Tomasz Swiderski 
• The Jimmies came out in the fourth slow but were able to rally to on a 3-0 scoring run led by led kills from Tomasz Swiderski to take the lead 7-6 
• The Mustangs answered back to get pull ahead 16-15 but the Jimmie did not roll over and two 2-0 scoring runs lifted the Jimmies to a 26-24 win 
• The fourth set the Mustangs came out on 4-0 scoring run but the Jimmies answered back going in a 4-0 run of their own to tie the game 4-4 
• The game was a back and forth battle but a 3-0 scoring run by the Mustangs to make the game 16-9 was to much of a stretch for the Jimmies to overcome giving the Mustangs the set 25-20 and the game 

Game #2
GAME INFORMATION
Score: Jamestown 0, Kansas Wesleyan University 3 (25-16, 25-23, 25-23)
Records: Jamestown 2-6, Kansas Wesleyan University 1-1
Location: Breckon Sports Center | Parkville, Mo

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE

• Tomasz Swiderski—10 kills, 1 block, 10 digs
• Kaden Jenkins—6 kills, 1 ace, 1 block, 15 assists 
• Tysen Myers — 5 kills, 1 dig
• Kevin Hopkins— 1 kill, 1 block
• Ajani Layne— 17 assists, 6 kills, 8 digs 
• Ethan Hoffert—13 digs, 1 assist, 1 solo block  
• Markam Cook— 1 solo block, 4 kills, 1 dig 
• Jackson Holmes— 2 assists, 9 digs 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The start of the first set was a back and forth battle but a 3-0 scoring run by the Coyotes to take an 11-9 lead and another to take extend the lead 16-12 gave the Coyotes the set 25-16
• The Jimmies and the Pirates were in a battle to start the second but a short 4-0 scoring run by the Coyotes pulled them ahead 10-7 
• The Jimmies answered back going on a 3-0 scoring run with a kill by Ajani Layne bring the game within one 18-17 
• A kill by Markam Cook capped off another Jimmie 3-0 run to tie the set 21-21 but a 2-0 run by the Coyotes gave them the set 25-23 
• In the third set the Coyotes came out hot on a 4-1 scoring run taking the lead 
• The Jimmies responded with a 4-0 run of their own to tie the game 5-5 
• The Jimmies and Coyotes traded runs and leads until an ending surge of 3-0 gave the Coyotes the set 25-23 and the game 

UP NEXT

• Jamestown is at home in the UJ invitational against #7 Benedictine University Mesa Thursday February 6, 2025 at the Harold Newman Arena in Jamestown, N.D at 7:00 p.m.