JAMESTOWN – Against a Minot team playing well, Jamestown Blue Jays Volleyball knew they would need a good match to win.  And the Blue Jays were quite good.

Jamestown defeated Minot in four sets Tuesday at Jerry Meyer Arena, 25-21, 19-25, 28-26, 26-24.

In winning a thrilling third set, Jamestown (17-11, 11-5 WDA) saved five Minot set points.  With Jamestown down 24-21, Lucy Falk had a kill and back-to-back aces to force extra volleyball.  Clare Marker killed to save Jamestown and for a 26-26 tie.  An attack error and another kill by Marker gave Jamestown the third set.

Extra play was needed again at the end of a tight fourth set.  Minot (18-11, 12-4) had set point at 24-23, but committed an attack error.  Falk served an ace to bring match point and Mari Anderson ended the match with a kill.

Falk had 18 kills, two blocks and two aces for Jamestown.  Marker and Amelia Newman each delivered 11 kills.  Anderson had eight kills and five blocks.  Hannah Attleson had 33 set assists and three and a half blocks.  Jetta Peterson made 37 digs.

Through Tuesday, Jamestown stood in third in the WDA standings, one match ahead of Legacy and Bismarck and one match behind Minot.

The Blue Jays will play their final home match of the season Thursday against top-ranked Century at Jerry Meyer Arena.  Coverage will begin at around 6:45 PM on The Voice of the Blue Jays, Jamestown 107.1.  Live and archived video will be available at the Jamestown 107.1 Sports YouTube Channel.