JAMESTOWN, N.D. (JimmieAthletics.com) – The 13th-ranked University of Jamestown volleyball team took care of Dickinson State (N.D.) University in three sets Tuesday, defeating the Blue Hawks in non-conference action 25-20, 25-15, 25-17.
Jamestown (14-2) won their sixth straight match and extended their winning streak against Dickinson State to 19, dating back to 2010.
Jordan Thomas (SR/Pingree, N.D.) posted 10 kills and a .444 hitting percentage to lead the Jimmies. Britta Knudson (SR/Bismarck, N.D.) recorded nine kills, while Taylor Sabinash (SO/Kensal, N.D.) and Isabel Wedell (SR/Ellendale, N.D.) each finished with seven kills. Sabinash led UJ hitters with a .636 attack percentage.
Miranda Lowman (SR/Mandan, N.D.) (20 assists) and Jackie Meiklejohn (SO/Dickey, N.D.) (13) helped Jamestown hitters to a .291 attack percentage for the match. Meiklejohn (nine digs) narrowly missed a double-double.
Sydney Ellingson (JR/Langdon, N.D.) led the defense with 12 digs, followed by Meiklejohn, and Hannah Schiele (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) with eight. Knudson and Sabinash ended with four total blocks a piece.
Jamestown outhit the Blue Hawks .291-.134 and had a 52-40 advantage in digs.
The road trip continues for the Jimmies as they are in Iowa Friday and Saturday to face Dordt University and Northwestern College. UJ returns home on October 2 to play the first of five consecutive home matches at Harold Newman Arena.