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UJ Women down Briar Cliff 67-54, Fri

SIOUX CITY, Iowa  UJ.edu  — A 43-20 scoring advantage during the second and third quarters helped propel the sixth-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team to a 67-54 win over Briar Cliff University Friday evening at the Briar Cliff Holiday Classic, presented by Country Inn & Suites.

Bryn Woodside (SR/Albert Lea, MN) scored nine points while Marina Nowak (JR/Rogers, MN) added six as the Jimmies (15-2) outscored the Chargers 23-11 in the second quarter to take a 35-23 lead into halftime.

UJ finishes the two-day Holiday Classic Saturday with a 1:00 p.m. game against sixth-ranked Morningside (Iowa).