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ABERDEEN, S.D.– The University of Jamestown women’s soccer team returned to GPAC conference play Wednesday, defeating Presentation College 3-2.

The Saints took a 1-0 lead in the 11th minute as Abbie Rodgers scored on a pass from Marissa Gaytan. Rodgers unleashed a kick from the right side over the arms of Jimmie keeper Alex Nowka (JR/Anchorage, Alaska), into the top corner of the net.

Cassandra Diaz (JR/Montebello, Calif.) brought the Jimmies level in the 32nd minute with an assist by Natalia Rodriguez (SR/Camarillo, Calif.). Despite a Presentation defender getting a foot on the ball, the bounce went up just enough for Diaz to execute a one-timer shot from just inside the box to make it 1-1.

Diaz notched her second of the match in the 55th minute, heading in a corner kick from Kamryn Fiscus (JR/Yakima, Wash.) to make it 2-1. Fiscus then extended the UJ lead to 3-1 in the 56th minute. Iliana Ramirez (FR/Marysville, Wash.) passed the ball over to Fiscus, who then put a shot on net from about 25 yards out that went right into the back of the net.

The Saints got within a goal in the 74th minute as Georgia-May Murphy scored from a pass by Julia Gutierrez.

Nowka finished with two saves for Jamestown, which outshot Presentation 18-5 overall and 16-4 on target.

UJ improves to 11-0 overall, 6-0 in the GPAC, and hosts Concordia (Neb.) on Saturday at 4:00 p.m.