SIOUX CITY, Iowa UJ.edu) — For the second time in as many games, the 6th-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team used a strong second and third quarter performance, defeating No. 6 Morningside (Iowa) 78-74 Saturday afternoon.
The win was the 200th career victory for Jimmie head coach Greg Ulland, and helped Jamestown improve to 16-2. Morningside falls to 13-4 and have now lost two of their last three.
Jamestown outscored the Mustangs 43-33 in the middle periods to overcome a three-point first quarter deficit, and withstood a 15-0 Morningside run that give the Mustangs a 26-18 lead with 7:51 in the first half. UJ finished the second quarter by scoring 19 of the final 27 points and led 37-34 at the break.
McKayla Orr (SR/Ypsilanti, ND) scored 10 points in the third as UJ extended their lead to 61-54 entering the final period. Orr drained a three-pointer with 7:34 to play to give the Jimmies their biggest lead of the game at 68-56.
Morningside went on a 9-0 run to pull within five at 68-65 with 5:17 remaining. A Paige Emmel (SR/Bismarck, ND) three, along with buckets from Jenna Doyle (JR/Princeton, MN) and Orr gave Jamestown a seven point advantage at the 3:53 mark, essentially putting the game out of reach.
