Jamestown Splits Two Matches in Hastings, Falls to Ottawa, Sweeps Host

The University of Jamestown men’s volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches in Hastings, Nebraska, dropping a straight-sets decision to Ottawa (KS) 27-25, 26-24, 25-19 before sweeping Hastings College 25-22, 25-22, 25-23.

In the loss to Ottawa, Jamestown was listed at 5-11 and produced 46 kills while hitting .303, a performance News Dakota described as "one of its most efficient offensive matches of the season." Senior opposite Ladarius Williams led the Jimmies with 12 kills and hit .385. Ethan Carroll and Amery Roberts added nine kills apiece, and Rowan Shaughnessy handed out 38 set assists. Ottawa’s offense was paced by a player listed as Macort Pickup with 18 kills; Marko Zolnjan and Petar Lazic each had 17 kills, and Ottawa’s record was listed as 12-4 after the match. The Ottawa player name "Macort Pickup" is reproduced from the match report and should be verified with official box scores.

Jamestown rebounded at Hastings College’s Lynn Farrell Arena, sweeping the host 25-22, 25-22, 25-23 to improve to 6-11 in the News Dakota game note. The Jimmies finished with 40 kills and a .321 hitting percentage in the win. Freshman outside hitter Chase Hawkinson led Jamestown with 19 kills; Williams contributed nine kills and six digs; Carroll added five kills and two blocks; and Shaughnessy recorded 39 set assists. News Dakota noted that Jamestown "ended all three sets well in winning for the third time in the last four matches," underscoring the team’s recent upward trend.

National Today summarized the pair as "six tight sets," a concise framing that captures how close the scores were across both matches. Across the two Hastings outings Jamestown’s offense showed balance: Williams and Hawkinson supplied top kill counts in each match, Carroll contributed a mix of kills and blocks, and Shaughnessy’s 38 and 39 assists in the two matches highlighted consistent distribution from the serving line and setter position.

On the schedule front, News Dakota reports that "On Saturday, Jamestown will play its first Great Lakes Valley Conference matches against Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri." Jamestown heads into that stretch at 6-11, coming off three wins in four matches; box score spellings and venue details for the Ottawa match should be confirmed with official releases before publication.

Original fragment preserved from the match report: "What happened: On March 3, 2026, News Dakota reported that the University of Jamestown (UJ) men’s volleyball team split a pair of non-conference matches in Hastings, Nebraska — losing a three-set match to Ottawa (KS) and then sweeping Hastings in three tight sets. Across both matches the Jimmies pos