Men…
JAMESTOWN (UJ.edu) — A 22-5 second-half run by the Jimmie men’s basketball team turned a 20-point Dickinson State lead with 11 minutes remaning into a three-point nailbiter just six minutes later. In the end, the conference leading Blue Hawks staved off the Jamestown comeback bid and came away with a 79-72 win Friday evening at Harold Newman Arena.
Jon Purintun (JR/Linton, N.D.) scored 24 of his game-high 28 points in the second half, including 18 of the Jimmies’ 27 points in an eight-minute stretch. Purintun’s basket with 5:15 to play put Jamestown within three points at 66-63.
The Blue Hawks scored nine of the next 12 points to go up by nine (75-66) after Jerry Shelvin drained a bucket with 2:01 remaining, and that proved to be the the final dagger for the home team.
UJ led 24-16 with 4:57 left in the first half, but Dickinson State reeled off 16 of the next 18 points to lead 32-26 two and a half minutes later. The Blue Hawks led 37-30 at the half.
Women…
JAMESTOWN– After falling behind 2-0 early in the first quarter, the No. 6 Jimmie women’s basketball team scored the game’s next 15 points on the way to a 78-37 win over Dickinson State (N.D.) University Friday evening at Harold Newman Arena.
The victory was the 15th straight for Jamestown, tying a school record. The Jimmies can break the record with a win Saturday against Dakota State (S.D.)
Allison Jablonsky (SO/Blaine, MN)’s 12 points paced UJ (19-2, 8-0 North Star Athletic Association). She was joined in double figures by Paige Emmel (SR/Bismarck, ND) with 11 and Bryn Woodside (SR/Albert Lea, MN) with 10. Twelve different Jimmie players scored and 10 had four or more points.
Jamestown took a 21-7 lead after the first quarter, holding the Blue Hawks to 3 of 15 shooting. UJ’s defensive pressure continued in the second quarter, as Dickinson State connected on just 4 of 14 shots.
Jory Mullen (JR/Pierre, SD) finished with 9 points and 6 rebounds for the victors, while Jenna Doyle (JR/Princeton, MN) added 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 4 blocked shots.
Dickinson State (5-16, 0-8 NSAA) was led by Lacey Waid’s 13 points. Karen Hopkins and Chelsey Borden each added 7. The Blue Hawks shot 23.3 percent from the field, the lowest amount given up by UJ this season.
Rebounds were 52-43 in favor of Jamestown, and the Jimmies turned the ball over 13 times to Dickinson State’s 23.
UJ hosts Dakota State on Saturday while Dickinson State travels to Mayville State (N.D.)
