Game Time... The 2020 GPAC regular season title is on the line this weekend as Northwestern makes the long road trip north for a match against the University of Jamestown. First serve is scheduled for 5pm. Northwestern is in second place in the GPAC with a 13-2 record, 1/2 game in back of Jamestown but is 1-0 against the Jimmies so far this season. The Raiders are 15-2 overall. Jamestown is in first place in the GPAC with a 13-1 record with a match against Morningside on Friday night followed by the Raider match on Saturday. They are 16-1 overall. 

Follow the match live via the Jamestown webcast at this link: Watch / Listen | Stats

Scouting Reports...

    University of Jamestown: 13-1, 16-1            Head Coach: Jon Hegerle (12th year)

Jamestown begins the weekend with a 16-1 record, owning the second most wins among NAIA teams this fall. They have a Friday night match at home against Morningside before Saturday's final game against Northwestern. They are 13-1 in the GPAC and defeated Briar Cliff last time out, 3-1, on Nov. 6.

Hegerle is in his 12th season as the Jimmies head coach, a tenure that began in 2009. He owns a win percentage of 71% and has guided Jamestown teams to eight consecutive national tournaments. Last year, Jamestown was the GPAC runner-up to Northwestern with a 14-2 league record, won the conference tournament and advanced all the way to the national semifinals, losing to eventual national champion Marian (Ind.). Six starters and eight players return from last year's team, including three all-conferernce players.

    By The Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Kills / Set: 14.5 (1st / 3rd)
    Hitting % - .247 (2nd)
    Ace / Set - 1.3 (3rd)
    Blocks / Set - 2.5 (3rd / 9th)
    Digs / Set - 19.7 (1st)

    Individual Leaders (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Anna Holen (2x all-conf) - 2.9 kills/set, .178%, 4.6 digs/set (8th)
    Nicole Schmitz - 2.2 kills/set, .236%
    Kalli Hegerle - 3.0 kills/set, .307% (5th) 36 blocks
    Jayla Ritter - 1.8 kills/set, .256%, 63 blocks (5th)
    Sydney Ellingson (all-conf) - 4.8 digs/set (8th)

    Northwestern College: 13-2 (2nd), 15-2 overall            Head Coach: Kyle Van Den Bosch (16th year)

The Raiders have won three straight matches heading into this weekend, defeating Midland, Morningside and Jamestown. This will be the final match for the Raiders this fall.

Northwestern swept the weekly GPAC player of the week honors as Anna Wedel (Attacker), Lacey Reitz (Setter) and Emily Strasser (Defense) were named for their play last week in wins over Morningside and Jamestown. This is the third time both Reitz and Strasser received the honor; second for Wedel.

    By The Numbers (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Kills / Set: 13.7 (3rd)
    Hitting % - .272 (1st / 4th)
    Ace / Set - 1.3 (5th)
    Blocks / Set - 2.3 (4th)
    Digs / Set - 16.2 (6th)

    Individual Leaders (GPAC / NAIA rank - if top 10)
    Anna Wedel (2x All-American) - 3.7 kills/set (1st), .266%, 3.1 digs/set
    Makenzie Fink (All-American) - 3.0 kills/set, .345% (3rd), 16 aces (4th), 38 blocks
    Emily Van Ginkel (2x all-conf) - 2.4 kills/set, .274% (10th), 64 blocks (9th)
    Lacey Reitz (2x All-American) - 11.7 assists/set (2nd/3rd), 14 aces, 2.4 digs/set
    Emily Strasser (2x all-conf) - 4.7 digs/set (7th)