Jimmies Sat. Sports

Kia Tower (JR/Bigfork, MN) scored 14 of her game-high 24 points in the second half to help lead the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team to a 79-74 win over Hastings (Neb.) College Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.

It was the fourth straight win for the Jimmies (8-4 overall, 3-3 GPAC), who will play at Mount Marty (S.D.) University next Saturday.

Jamestown led 35-32 at the half, but a 14-6 run by the Broncos put the visitors ahead 46-41 with 5:10 left in the third quarter. Megan Oswald (FR/Brownsdale, MN) brought the Jimmies level after a three-point play at the 2:56 mark. Sarah Lenz (FR/Belle Plaine, MN) put Jamestown back in front with a pair of free throws on UJ’s next possession. A 14-4 run capped off by a Tower three-pointer with a second left, made it 61-51 going into the fourth.

Allison Bauer’s basket wtih 4:03 to play brought Hastings within two points at 69-67, but Noelle Josephson (SR/Ramsey, MN) and Tower scored on back-to-back possessions to build a six-point UJ advantage.

The Jimmies narrowly outshot Hastings .441 to .439, and both teams shot 16-of-19 from the foul line. Rebounds were even at 35, and UJ committed one fewer turnover (24-23).

Tower made six of her 11 three-point attempts and recorded three steals. Josephson (14) and Hannah DeMars (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) (12) were also in double figures. DeMars had a team-high seven rebounds. Lenz and Megan Oswald each had eight points off the bench, and Jordynn Toliver (JR/Box Elder, SD) dished out four assists.

John Argue (SO/Houston, TX) scored a career-high 36 points and grabbed eight rebounds to help lead the tenth-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team to a 91-88 win over Hastings (Neb.) College Saturday evening at Harold Newman Arena.

Argue, filling in for an injured Mason Walters (JR/Jamestown, ND), erupted for 27 points on 10-of-12 shooting in the second half. He made all three of his three-point attempts and was a perfect 4-for-4 at the foul line in the final twenty minutes. His 36 points ties for the seventh-most by a Jimmie in a single game.

Hastings twice led by four points in a back-and-forth first half, and the Jimmies would take its largest lead at 37-31 following a Devon Schultz (SR/Arlington, MN) free throw at the 2:50 mark. The Broncos would tie the game again at 41 before Argue converted a three-point play just before halftime to give UJ a 44-41 lead at the break.

The Broncos took leads of 48-47 and 50-49 in the second half after baskets by Dashawn Walker, but the Jimmies would retake the lead after an Argue basket on the next trip down the floor. Will Cordes (SO/Shakopee, MN) knocked down a three-pointer and hit a jumper to make it a six-point lead, and Argue followed with another basket for a 58-50 edge.

Hastings got as close as 69-64 just under ten minutes to play, but eight straight points from Argue turned the lead into 13, and it looked like the Jimmies were in control. However, the Broncos put together a 14-3 run capped off by a TJ Babikir three-pointer that made it 86-85 UJ with 67 seconds left.

Cordes and Phil Cisrow traded three-pointers on consecutive trips down the floor, but free throws by Cordes and Devan Praska (SR/Thompson, ND) helped close out the game. Walker’s three-point attempt at the buzzer was no good, and Jamestown came away with the win.

Cordes finished with 20 points and made five three-pointers. Brady Birch (SR/Melrose, MN) had a double-double of 14 points and 10 rebounds, and Marc Kjos (JR/Lake City, MN) was also in double figures with 10. Cole Woodford (SO/Redwood Falls, MN) had seven assists to go along with seven rebounds.

Jamestown, now 10-2 overall and 3-2 in the GPAC, plays at Dakota State (S.D.) Tuesday.