Hastings, Jimmies split Mon. BB

Women

HASTINGS, Neb. (UJ)— The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team was outscored 21-14 in the second quarter as the Jimmies fell 70-68 to Hastings College in GPAC action Monday night.

Jamestown falls to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the conference while Hastings improves to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

UJ led 21-18 after the first quarter but Hastings outscored the Jimmies by seven in the second to take a 39-33 lead into halftime.

Correy Hickman (SR/Morris, MN) gave Jamestown a seven-point lead with a three-pointer at the 5:21 mark of the half. Hastings responded with 17 of the final 23 points of the quarter, holding the Jimmies to just two field goals in the final 3:17.

Hastings stretched their lead to 10 points with just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter. Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) scored to spark a 9-0 UJ run that saw the Broncos’ lead cut to just one following a Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) basket at the 1:46 mark.

Jamestown trailed by nine points with 2:29 left, and had gone scoreless for over three minutes when DeMars began a 7-0 run that brought UJ within two points, 68-66, with 31 seconds to play. Forced to foul, the Jimmies conceded a pair of free throws and Hastings led 70-66.

A last-second three-point attempt by Tower went long off the back iron, and the Broncos emerged with the victory.

DeMars finished with a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds, dishing out four assists. Tower ended with 16 points while Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND) was also in double figures with 11 points. Emma Stoehr (SR/Woodbury, MN) had nine points, five rebounds, and four assists.

The Jimmies are back in action Wednesday with an 11 a.m. tipoff at Doane (Neb.) University.

HASTINGS, Neb.-–  (UJ)  Allante’ Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) scored 20 points to lead five Jimmies in double figures as the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team defeated Hastings College 77-68 in GPAC action Monday night.

Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) pulled down 20 rebounds, one off of the program record, and added 13 points for a double-double. Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) also recorded a double-double of 15 points and 10 rebounds in just 19 minutes off the bench.

UJ took a 19-6 lead following a Pickens three-pointer with 13:34 left in the first half. The Jimmies’ biggest lead came with 5:58 before halftime after another Pickens long-range shot made it 33-14.

A 14-7 run by Hastings cut the Jimmies’ lead to nine, but Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) knocked down a three-pointer to put Jamestown ahead by 12 at the break.

With 13:11 left in the game, Jamestown led 58-40 after a Marc Kjos (SO/Lake City, MN) three-pointer. However, the Broncos responded with a 17-4 run over the next 3:41 to get within five.

UJ came back with an 8-1 run to push the lead back to double digits, but Hastings would counter with the next nine points to make it a three-point game with 3:35 remaining.

Walters knocked down a pair of shots and Pickens an another as Jamestown’s 6-0 run gave them a nine-point advantage and effectively ended Hastings’ comeback bid.

Kjos finished with 15 points, all coming on three-pointers. Will Cordes was also in double figures with 10. Pickens dished out a team-best six assists.

Jamestown, now 5-2 overall and 2-1 in the GPAC, plays at Doane (Neb.) University Wednesday at 1 p.m.