The Viking volleyball team held leads midway through every set Tuesday night, but the University of Jamestown rallied late in every set to earn a non-conference victory against VCSU.

Jamestown, which is receiving votes in this week's NAIA Top 25 Coaches' Poll, pulled away late in all three sets to win 25-21, 25-19-25-22.

"All in all, it was a pretty good match," said VCSU head coach Adam Longmore. "There was some high-level volleyball played on both sides. For most of the match, we played right with them."

Late runs by Jamestown made the difference in Tuesday's match. The Vikings led 18-17 in set one before Jamestown scored three straight points and closed the set on an 8-3 run. In set two, a serving ace by Morganne Eppard gave the Vikings a 17-14 lead before Jamestown scored 10 straight points to take the set.

The Vikings again built a lead in set three with strong early play to take a 17-13 advantage. Jamestown scored the next four points to pull even and the teams traded points down the stretch. Tied at 22-22, Jamestown closed out the match with three straight points.

Despite hitting .069 in the match, the Vikings kept things close with strong serving play. VCSU served nine aces and committed seven errors, while the Jimmies served five aces and committed 11 errors. Jamestown hit .296 as a team, including .324 in the decisive third set.

Autumn Johnson posted a team-high seven kills for the Vikings and hit .250. Ellie Winter had five kills while Clarissa Olson, McKinley Putnam and Paige Benson all recorded four kills.

Morganne Eppard led the serving attack with four aces. Hailie Wilds served three aces and Reagan Ingstad had two. Wilds posted 11 digs for the Vikings while Charlotte Huschka had nine and Eppard totaled six digs.

Leah Ruter posted 13 assists and Reagan Ingstad added 10.

Isabell Wedell led Jamestown's attack with 11 kills and a .688 hitting percentage. Kennedy Conzemius had 10 kills and Julina Niemeier posted 23 digs.

Up next: Valley City State hosts Dakota State University on Friday at 7 p.m. and then hosts Bellevue University on Saturday at 11 a.m.