Northwestern College and University of Jamestown volleyball teams play for the third time this season, meeting up for Great Plains Athletic Conference (GPAC) postseason championship, this weekend in Jamestown, N.D. First serve on Saturday, April 10 is scheduled for 2pm.
Both teams own top five rankings; Northwestern moved up to fifth in the latest poll, released earlier this week; Jamestown has held down the No.1 spot all season.
All-Time…Northwestern owns a 15-3 lead in the all-time series, dating back to the 1998 season. The Raiders are 8-2 in their last 10 matches against Jamestown, going 1-1 against the Jimmies this season.
Earlier This Season…The teams played twice during the regular season, each winning on its home court. On Nov. 5: it was 3-1 Northwestern. On
Nov. 14: Jamestown got the win 3-2.
GPAC Volleyball Semifinals – Wednesday, April 7
#1 Jamestown 3, #5 Midland 1 (25-19, 19-25, 25-21, 25-19)
#2 Northwestern 3, #3 Concordia 1 (25-22, 25-22, 18-25, 25-23)
GPAC Postseason History…This will be the 10th championship match appearance for Northwestern, most among all GPAC teams. The Raiders own a 3-6 record in the title matches, tied for the second most wins among conference teams. Jamestown is 1-0 in conference title matches, defeating College of Saint Mary last season.
Jamestown has won 10 straight matches, going 7-0 this spring with a 21-1 in sets played.
Jamestown by The Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank – if top 10)
Kills / Set: 14 (1st)
Hitting % – .234 (3rd)
Ace / Set – 1.4 (3rd)
Blocks / Set – 2.4 (3rd)
Digs / Set – 20 (1st)
Individual Leaders (GPAC / NAIA rank – if top 10)
Anna Holen (3x all-conf) – 2.9 kills/set, .166%, 4.4 digs/set
Nicole Schmitz – 2.1 kills/set, .224%
Kalli Hegerle (all-conf) – 2.8 kills/set, .296% (5th) 62 blocks
Jayla Ritter (all-conf) – 1.8 kills/set, .262%, 91 blocks (9th)
Sydney Ellingson (2x all-conf) – 5.3 digs/set (3rd)
#5 Northwestern Red Raiders 13-3 (2nd in GPAC), 19-3 overall Head Coach: Kyle Van Den Bosch (16th Year)
The Raiders have won all four of its spring matches, going 12-2 in sets played, and all four wins are against ranked opponents.
Northwestern By the Numbers (GPAC / NAIA)
Hitting Percentage – .272 (1st / 3rd)
Kills / Set – 13.4 (4th)
Aces / Set – 1.3 (4th)
Digs / Set – 15.4 (7th)
Blocks / Set – 2.4 (4th)
Individual Leaders (GPAC / NAIA)
Anna Wedel – 3.6 kills/set (1st), .244%, 2.9 digs/set
Makenzie Fink – 2.9 kills.set, .334% (2nd)
Lacey Reitz – 11.3 assists/set (2nd / 4th), 2.3 digs/set
Emily Van Ginkel – 2.3 kills/set, .294 (7th), 1 block/set
A.J. Kacmarynski – 2.5 kills/set, .233%
Emily Strasser – 4.4 digs/set (8th), 95% serve receive
Taylor Meyer – 26 aces (2nd)
Olivia Granstra – 2.3 digs /set, 95% serve receive
