UJ
Men’s Basketball…
JAMESTOWN– (UJ.edu) Sam Johnson (SR/Mora, Minn.) tied a career high with 24 points and was one of three UJ players with 20 or more points in a 109-88 win over Presentation (S.D.) College Saturday evening.
Kevin Oberweiser (JR/Drummond, Mont.) finished with 23 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds, while Leighton Sampson (SR/Worthington, Minn.) doubled down with 22 points and 10 rebounds. The Jimmie big man also recorded 6 blocked shots. Starters Christian Kvilvang (JR/Cando, N.D.) and Jon Purintun (JR/Linton, N.D.) were also in double figures with 15 and 12, respectively.
Jamestown (14-5 overall, 4-3 North Star Athletic Association) entered the game ranked third in overall field goal percentage (52.3 percent) and tops overall in three-point field goal percentage (43.9
Women’s Basketball…
JAMESTOWN– McKayla Orr (SR/Ypsilanti, ND) tied a career high with 22 points to help the 6th-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball extend their winning streak to 14 games with a 93-58 win over Presentation (S.D.) College Saturday afternoon.
Orr added seven rebounds, three assists, and three steals while making five of her seven three-point attempts. Jamestown (18-2 overall, 7-0 North Star Athletic Association) also got 17 points off the bench from Allison Jablonsky (SO/Blaine, MN), who was 5-for-8 from beyond the arc; 13 points, five rebounds, and five assists from Paige Emmel (SR/Bismarck, ND); and 12 points, six assists, and three steals from Bryn Woodside (SR/Albert Lea, MN).
The Jimmies used a 17-0 first quarter run to build a nine-point lead after the first ten minutes. The Saints opened the second quarter on a 5-0 run to get within four points after an Allison Cox basket, but Jamestown with five straight points of their own to get the nine-point advantage back. UJ ended the first half by scoring 11 of the final 13 points and led 45-27 at the break.
