Blue Jays place fifth at Fargo Invite

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A 4-2 weekend ended in a fifth-place finish for the Blue Jay volleyball team at the Fargo Invitational.

After going 2-1 on Friday, Jamestown had the same split Saturday, but coach Sara Hegerle liked Day 2 much better.

“I thought we competed really well. … Overall, it was a good day and a good tournament,” she said. “When you look at who was beating who, there aren’t one or two dominant teams. It’s pretty open and it’s fun that way.”

The Blue Jays dropped their opening match Saturday to Bismarck Century, but it was a competitive 3-setter with the Patriots prevailing 15-9 in the third.

The Blue Jays dispatched of Kindred in two tidy sets and then posted their best win of the weekend with a 2-1 decision over Fargo Davies, currently the No. 1 team in the East.

“It was a good way for us to end the tournament,” Hegerle said. “I thought we played well and were able to pull out a nice win against a good team.”

The Blue Jays were pretty balanced statistically again.

McKayla Orr had a whopping 112 digs and served in four aces. Josie Hegerle’s 88 assists were team-leading to go with 23 kills and four aces.

Addie Eamon’s 39 kills and nine blocks were team-highs. Senior Siri Jystad had matching 27s in kills and digs, while fellow senior Rebekah Horgan totaled 25 digs and 23 assists.

“We have a lot of players contributing right now. We feel pretty good about that,” Hegerle said.

The Blue Jays jump back into West Region play on Thursday, traveling to Bismarck to face St. Mary’s.

Fargo Invitational

Gold Division

Saturday’s results

Bismarck Century 2, Jamestown 1

Century 25 16 15

Jamestown 23 25 9

Jamestown 2, Kindred 0

Kindred 19 20

Jamestown 25 25

Jamestown 2, Fargo Davies 1

Fargo Davies 25 20 15

Jamestown 18 25 17

Jamestown statistics

Assists: Josie Hegerle 88, Rebekah Horgan 23. Kills, Addie Eamon 39, Siri Jystad 27, Billie Buchanan 26, Jenna Stilwell 25, Hegerle 23. Digs, McKayla Orr 112, Julina Niemeier 62, Meghan Orr 37, Jystad 27, Horgan 25. Blocks, Eamon 9, Jystad 7, Hegerle 3. Aces, Meghan Orr 8, Jystad 5, McKayla Orr 4, Hegerle 4, Niemeier 4.

Sun sports editor Dave Selvig can be reached at (701) 952-8460 or by e-mail at dselvig@jamestownsun.com

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