Holen 13, Huff 13, Zieske 11, Hegerle 11, Taylor Sabinash 6, Ritter 5, Jackie Meiklejohn 3, Megan Gaffaney 1. Digs: Crushing 32, Prusha 13, Langley 9, Freeman 9, Alicia Hogan 8, L. SM - Kills: Rosa Reed-Bouley 12, Lexie Langley 9, Elizabeth Dlouhy 9, Kamryn Willman 9, Makenna Freeman 6, Prusha 5, Lauryn Willman 1. University of Jamestown 3, College of Saint Mary 1 "Today it was parents' weekend, it was senior day, we had all these family members here, we had incoming recruits here - it was just a lot of fun." "We just look forward to playing the best teams that we can possibly play and that was one of the top teams we've played this year by far. "It was a lot of fun - nerve-wracking every now and then but mostly a lot of fun," Hegerle said. The Jimmies' defense, anchored in the back row by Holen, had 91 digs. As a team, for the match, the Flames hit a. The fourth saw another close battle, but the team trust and connections between the Jimmies' outlasted the Flames' attempts at the net. The Jimmies managed to spin 63 balls past Rachel Crushing and the Flames' defense. Holen and Huff led the Jimmies at the net, each with 13 kills while Aleah Zieske and Kalli Hegerle combined for another 22. It was Anna Holen's spin off the block that ended it 25-17. but didn't seem to do much good as the Jimmies had another 5-1 run to grow the lead to eight points. With hits landing and Saint Mary getting discombobulated, Flames head coach Rick Pruett was forced to call time.
"I felt like on the court there was a lot of people talking about jitters and were just like 'I feel so nervous' but then when people came and fans started to file in it started to feel more like oh this is home, we're fine," Ritter said. Huff and middle Jayla Ritter said some of the Jimmies' extra energy came from the influx of fans who crowded into the Newman halfway through the third set. The Jimmies found themselves down 11-8 but managed to come back with a 9-1 run put themselves up 16-12. Like the first two sets, the opening points of the third were a battle. While a dropped second set might have frustrated some teams, the Jimmies remained composed and put their best foot forward in the third. Prusha passed out 42 assists to her front three. "It's a good thing that she didn't get going - we did a good job of serving so she wasn't in system on the net because when she's on the net she can throw balls and she can hit balls." "Their setter is really good," Hegerle said of Saint Mary's setter Prusha. Saint Mary also proved themselves effective at chopping balls off blocks and mixing up shots. While most middle hitters in the GPAC run quick plays and hit the ball down the Flames have trained their middles to hit and throw balls deep. The Flames tend to run different sets, causing certain hitters to attack differently. Hegerle said aside from some sloppy passing and no defense at the net by the Jimmies, the Flames also run a slightly different offense than the Jimmies are used to seeing. Rosa Reed-Bouley notched the second set win with a sweep to the middle. Kamryn Willman gave the Jimmies some problems with her 6-foot-1 frame, recording a pair of blocks in the middle. UJ racked up six errors in the second to fuel the Flames' fire. University of Jamestown's Kalli Hegerle works on a block Saturday against College of St. 133 in the opening set, but they upped the anty in the second, attacking at a. While many teams the Jimmies have faced this season have folded after a first set loss, the Flames kept fighting, not only tying the Jimmies' score eight times but surpassing it.
Kalli Hegerle secured the first set win with a smash down the right sideline. Makenna Freeman, Lexie Langley and Dani Prusha combined for nine kills in the first set, but the Flames also tabulated nine errors while the Jimmies only had one. The two teams kept battling, with the Flames coming within five of the game leaders. With some wind in their sails, the Jimmies kept rolling, cruising out to a 17-10 lead. There wasn't one point where I was doubting a teammate or unsure of their abilities and we just see the best in each other and I think that's why our connection is so strong." "We have confidence in our team as a whole. "I think we have a level of trust that is pretty unique to teams," UJ senior middle Corina Huff said.
Saint Mary did a solid job of defending the court the opening 10 points, but a veteran group of Jimmie attackers made controlling coverage more of a challenge than maybe first thought. The Jimmies fought back to take a 7-6 lead, fueled by a mix of shots coming from the Jimmies' front row.
The Jimmies came out flat to start the first with some unforced errors and tipped balls off a block that allowed the Flames to go on a 4-0 run.
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