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JAMESTOWN, ND. (NewsDakota.com) – The University of Jamestown women’s volleyball announced its 2022 schedule on Monday and the Jimmies will hit the road for the first month of the season with three consecutive tournaments.
UJ will open its season on August 19th in Butte, Montana in the Montana Tech Tournament with four matches, including the season opener against Eastern Oregon. The Jimmies defeated Eastern Oregon in the NAIA National Championship back in April of 2021 to reach the National Semifinals.
Jamestown heads back to Montana the following week for four more matches in two days on August 26th and 27th. The Jimmies will conclude their string of tournaments the next weekend in Sioux City, Iowa with four matches. September 6th marks the first home game at Harold Newman Arena for 2022 as the Jimmies welcome in Northwestern to start GPAC play. Other big home matches include October 12th against Valley City State and October 29th against Briar Cliff for senior night.
Since joining the GPAC in 2018, the Jimmies are 65-11 against conference opponents in regular and postseason play. Jamestown will try to reach an unprecedented fourth consecutive NAIA semifinal this season after going 98-9 throughout the last three years.