Forest City, Iowa (uj.edu) A night after making less than 36 percent of their three point attempts in a loss at Viterbo, the Jimmie men’s bball team connected on 48 percent of their long-range shots in an 85-61 win against Waldorf University Saturday evening.
In all, Jamestown was good on 12 of their 25 attempts, led by Sam Johnson (SR/Mora, Minn.)’s 5-for-7 and Christian Kvilvang (JR/Cando, N.D.)’s 4-for-6 performances. Kevin Oberweiser (JR/Drummond, Mont.) sank two from beyond the arc, and Jake Reuther (SO/Jamestown, N.D.) another. It was the 12th time this season the Jimmies (16-7 overall, 6-5 North Star Athletic Association) have made 12 or more threes in a game, improving their record in those contests to 11-1.
UJ scored the first nine points of the game and Waldorf did not get on the board until 3:23 into the game.
Women’s Basketball..
FOREST CITY, Iowa (uj.edu) — The sixth-ranked Jimmie women’s basketball team, who trailed by as many eight points early in the third quarter, used a fourth-quarter comeback to end any hopes of an upset by the Waldorf University Warriors, winning 63-61 Saturday afternoon.
Jamestown’s victory keeps them undefeated (11-0) in the North Star Athletic Association while improving their overall mark to 22-3. Waldorf falls to 2-8 in the conference and 5-15 overall.
The Warriors held UJ to just seven points in the first quarter on the way to a 13-7 lead. The Jimmies shot 3-of-19 from the field and 1-of-3 three from the foul line in the opening period.
