The University of Jamestown men's volleyball team split their games Saturday in Oakland City, IN. First the Jimmies fell to Reinhardt University 3-1 and won the second matchup against University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 3-0 

Game #1

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Jamestown 1, Reinhardt University 3 (25-15, 25-20, 25-23, 25-22)
Records: Jamestown 6-19, Reinhardt University 20-5
Location: Johnson Center | Oakland City, IN

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE  

• Tomasz Swiderski— 20 kills, 2 solo blocks (7 total)  7 digs
• Michal Niemiec— 13 kills, 5 assists,2 blocks, 8 digs
• Benjamin Allred— 6 kills, 2 solo blocks (7 total)
• Tysen Myers— 5 kills, 5 blocks 
• Markam Cook— 1 kill, 1 assist, 3 aces, 2 blocks  
• Gabriel Ocasio— 1 kill, 38 assists,1 block, 10 digs 
• Kadin Jenkins— 1 kill
• Ethan Hoffert— 2 aces, 13 digs   
• Jackson Holmes— 2 assists, 4 digs

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Jimmies jumped out in the first set to a fast 3-0 lead with a kill by Benjamin Allred and two by Tomasz Swiderski
• The Eagles climbed back and tied the game 4-4 with errors from the Jimmies
• The Jimmies answered the call and went on a 8-1 scoring run to take a commanding 18-8 lead
• The Jimmies were firing from all cylinders and a kill by Tysen Myers gave the Jimmies the set 25-15
• In the second set the Jimmies jumped out to 5-3 lead over the Eagles but as before the Eagles were able to tie 7-7
• The set was close but it was a 7-1 scoring run by the Eagles that gave them separation from Jimmies and a 19-12
• The Jimmies battled but eventually dropped the set 25-20
• In the third set the Jimmies again found themselves with a a lead 5-2 but as before the Eagles were able to tie it up at 7-7 
• The Jimmies answered back this time with a 3-0 scoring run with a kill by Benjamin Allred coupled with errors by the Eagles leading 10-7
• The Eagles answered back with their own 3-0 scoring run overtaking the lead 15-13
• The set was. a back and forth battle but a short 2-0 scoring run by the Eagles gave them the set 25-23
• In the fourth set the Jimmies took an early 7-5 lead over the Eagles 
• The Eagles battled back taking an 11-9 lead
• The Jimmies answered with a 4-0 scoring run regaining the lead 13-11
• The Eagles went on a 6-0 scoring run overtaking the lead 17-13
• After a timeout the Jimmies went on a 4-0 scoring run with kills by Tomasz Swiderski and Tysen Myers to take a 20-19 lead over the Eagles 
• The Eagles responded with a 3-0 scoring run which lifted them above the Jimmies delivering them the set and the match with a 25-22 win 

Game #2

GAME INFORMATION
Score: Jamestown 3, University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-18)
Records: Jamestown 7-19, University of Rio Grande (Ohio) 16-12
Location: Johnson Center | Oakland City, IN 

INSIDE THE BOXSCORE   

• Michal Niemiec—12 kills,1 assist, 1 solo block (3 total) 5 digs
• Tomasz Swiderski—10 kills,(.533 hitting percentage) 2 aces, 6 blocks, 6 digs
• Benjamin Allred— 3 kills, (1.000 hitting percentage) 1 assist, 5 blocks
• Tysen Myers— 3 kills, 1 solo block (3 total), 1 dig 
• Markam Cook—2 kills, 2 aces, 1 block, 1 dig
• Kaden Jenkins— 2 kills, 1 assist, 3 digs 
• Gabriel Ocasio—1 kill, 25 assists, 1 ace, 4 digs
•  Ethan Hoffert— 1 assist, 1 ace, 6 digs   
• Ajani Layne— 3 assists, 1 dig
• Jackson Holmes— 2 digs 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The start of the first set the Jimmies started out hot and took a commanding 9-3 lead over the Storm   
• The Storm however were able to make a comeback late with errors made by the Jimmies tieing the match 21-21 
• The Jimmies were able to finish the set on out scoring the Storm 4-1 to take the first set 25-22
• In the second set the Jimmies again took a commanding 11-2 lead led by kills and an ace by Tomasz Swiderski and Markam Cook   
• This time there was no comeback from the Storm and the Jimmies coasted to an easy 25-15 set win 
• In the third set the Jimmies were in full control of the match  
• The Storm were able to bring the match within three 20-17 but a 5-1 scoring finish for the Jimmies delivered them the set and match win 25-18 

UP NEXT

• Jamestown will play their last game of the season against Oakland City University in Oakland City, IN in the Johnson Center on Sunday April 13, 2025 at 12:30 p.m CST.