Jamestown  (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team used a 24-11 second quarter scoring advantage to break open Saturday’s game against College of Saint Mary (Neb.) at Harold Newman Arena, taking an 80-62 victory in Great Plains Athletic Conference action.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 80, College of Saint Mary 62
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS: Jamestown 8-7 (3-6 GPAC), College of Saint Mary 2-13 (1-8 GPAC)

HOW IT HAPPENED
*Offense was hard to come by early on for both teams, as the score was 5-2 in favor of Jamestown near the halfway point of the first quarter.
*The Jimmies were 10-of-18 from the floor in the second quarter while holding the Flames to 4 of 15. CSM turned the ball over seven times in the frame to add to their cold shooting.
*Leading 43-21 at halftime, Jamestown took a 31-point lead after the third quarter. Lissy McCulloch (SR/Mountain Iron, MN) knocked down a three-pointer at the 6:24 mark of the quarter for UJ’s biggest lead to that point, then another three by Kasey Harper (SO/Mesa, AZ) pushed the lead to 32 just 36 seconds later.
*The Flames nearly doubled their point total by posting 27 points in the fourth. CSM was 12-for-21 from the field and did not commit a turnover. Jamestown shot just 33 percent (6 of 18) in the quarter.

FOR UJ
*Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) led a balanced scoring effort, finishing with 14 points. Courtney Mosloski (JR/Fairmont, MN) added a career-high 12 points, and McCulloch chipped in with 11.
*With a 20-plus point lead for a majority of the game, Jamestown’s bench saw extended playing time and finished with 48 points, compared to CSM’s 13 bench points.
*Olivia Anderson (JR/Edgeley, ND) and Kayla Feldhake (SO/Alexandria, MN) both had a team-best six rebounds. Harper dished out five assists.
*UJ won its first GPAC game in over a month, with their last conference win coming at home November 10 against Doane (Neb.) University.

FOR CSM
*Alyssa Laudato led the Flames with 13 points. Ashley Nelson and Lynsey Curran both added 10.
*Corryne Millett had nine points, 10 rebounds, and three steals.
*The Flames lost for the fourth straight game and the 10th time in their last 11.
*CSM was outrebounded 51-41 and turned the ball over 20 times, which led to 22 Jimmie points.

UP NEXT
*Jamestown hosts Dakota State (S.D.) University Monday evening in a non-conference matchup beginning at 6:00 p.m.