Jimmie Women End BB Season, Wed

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  (UJ) — The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team hung with No.7 Morningside College, but the Mustangs eventually pulled away for an 84-75 win Wednesday evening in the GPAC quarterfinals.

Jamestown’s season ends with a record of 15-11, while Morningside improves to 24-2.

Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) tied a career high with 25 points, including 14 in the fourth quarter, to lead the Jimmies. Macy Savela (SO/Mountain Iron, MN) had 16 points off the bench and Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) was also in double figures with 15.

The Mustangs made six of their seven first-quarter field goals from beyond the arc, but the Jimmies held serve with 50 percent shooting and trailed by just two after the first 10 minutes.

Jamestown took a 30-28 lead following a pair of Emma Stoehr (SR/Woodbury, MN) free throws with 3:19 before the half. Morningside closed on a 9-2 run to take a five point halftime lead.

The advantage grew to double digits after a Chloe Lofstrom three-pointer made it 46-36 with 6:29 left in the third quarter. UJ eventually fell behind by 13 just under five minutes later, but back-to-back three-pointers by Savela helped cut Morningside’s lead to nine heading to the fourth.

A 7-0 run capped off by Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND)’s basket made it 76-71 with 3:32 remaining. The Mustangs would go 6-for-6 from the foul line down the stretch to help put the game away.

Sierra Mitchell led all players with 27 points, making 7-of-15 three-point attempts. Lofstrom ended with 17, while three other players were in double figures.

Morningside will host fourth-seeded Briar Cliff on Saturday at 3 p.m., while third-seed Northwestern (Iowa) plays at No. 2 seed Concordia (Neb.)