From Jimmie Athletics

DES MOINES, Iowa (jimmiepride.com)– The Jimmie men’s volleyball team had its season come to an end with a loss to Grand View (Iowa) University in pool play at the NAIA National Championship on Wednesday.

The ninth-ranked Vikings swept UJ 25-16, 25-22, 25-23 to leave Jamestown’s record at 21-5, which ties the program record for wins in a season.

UJ tied the score at 6-6 after a kill by Oguzhan Oguz in the first set, but Grand View reeled off three straight points and six of the next seven to go in front 12-7. The lead would eventually grow to nine (21-12) before GVU won by the same margin.

Grand View maintained a comfortable lead through most of the second set, building an 18-12 cushion. The Jimmies won four in a row to get within two, only to have the Vikings come back with three of their own. UJ couldn’t quite close the gap, trailing 24-22 before Grand View took the final point for a 2-0 match lead.

With their season on the line, the Jimmies used a 6-2 run to turn a four-point deficit to a 22-22 tie and Grand View called a timeout. Out of the timeout, the Vikings took two in a row, forcing a UJ stoppage. A kill by Derek Correa made it a one-point game, but Grand View clinched the match with a kill on the next play.

Oguz had 10 kills to lead the offense, followed by Downey Huynh with six. Correa passed out 24 assists and had six digs, while Adam Lopata had a team-high nine digs. Tysen Myers had a pair of blocks.