MITCHELL, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan University volleyball team hosted No. 13 University of Jamestown in a Great Plains Athletic Conference bout and dropped the contest to the Jimmies in straight sets Saturday at the Christen Family Athletic Center.
Set scores were 21-25, 10-25, 20-25.
Both teams traded blows early with the score tied at 10 midway through the set. Bridgett Knobbe (Norfolk, Neb.) gave DWU the lead with back-to-back kills, followed up with kills by Brittany Bergquist (Wolsey, S.D.) and Rebecca Frick (Yankton, S.D.).
Later in the opening set with the Tigers (10-3, 0-3 GPAC) leading by a point, Jamestown reeled off five-straight points to take the lead. The Jimmies (12-2, 3-0 GPAC) took the opening set with a kill to close it out.
Jamestown handled the Tigers in the second set after opening a 15-5 lead, cruising to a 25-10 set two win.
The Jimmies jumped out to an 8-5 lead in the third set, but DWU would not go away as Mariah Gloe (Watertown, S.D.) recorded a kill. After Jamestown opened a 14-9 lead, the Tigers responded with a kill by Frick to keep with the Jimmies. However, it was not enough as Jamestown took the third set.
Frick led the way with 13 kills and nine digs, while Knobbe added 21 assists and six digs. Gloe recorded 18 digs and three kills, as Mallory Cooper (Orchard, Neb.) finished with 12 digs.
The Tigers take a step out of conference play as they take on Dakota State University at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in Madison, S.D.
