MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team lost their first game of the season as they hosted the University of Jamestown in a Great Plains Athletic Conference opener Tuesday night at the Corn Palace.
Set scores were 22-25, 24-26, 25-18, 15-25.
In the opening set, the Tigers (9-1, 0-1 GPAC) took an early 3-0 lead following a kill by Rebecca Frick (Yankton, S.D.) The Jimmies (7-1, 1-0 GPAC) hung around for the whole set until taking their first lead at 15-14, eventually winning the set.
Trailing 24-22 in the second set, DWU added two-consecutive points to tie the set thanks to a Jamestown error. However, the Jimmies scored the final two points of the set to take the victory.
The third set was all DWU as they took an early 12-5 lead after Madison Smith (Watertown, S.D.) notched a kill. The Tigers would go on to force a fourth set, but it was Jamestown who came away victorious to down DWU at the Corn Palace.
Mallory Cooper (Orchard, Neb.) notched 18 digs to lead the way, as Frick tallied 15 digs and 15 kills. Sara Herman (Reliance, S.D.) recorded 14 digs, while Sydney Fritz (Winner, S.D.) finished with 19 kills and Bridgett Knobbe (Norfolk, Neb.) notched 41 assists and eight digs.
The Tigers play two non-conference games against Presentation College and York College beginning at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Corn Palace.
