Wednesday
College basketball…
Wednesday
Women…
Jamestown 71 Presentation 49
Jamestown (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team outscored Presentation (S.D.) College 41-21 in the second and third quarters on the way to a 71-49 victory Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena.
UJ’s burst turned a slim 13-9 advantage after the first into a comfortable 24-point margin heading into the final quarter.
Jenna Doyle (SR/Princeton, MN) had 13 points and five rebounds to lead the Jimmies (2-0). Jory Mullen (SR/Pierre, SD) added 11 while Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN) and Marina Nowak (SR/Rogers, MN) each came off the bench to add nine points. Josephson dished out a team-high four assists and Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) grabbed five boards to go along with eight points.
The Saints led 6-3 in the early going before Jamestown got baskets from Doyle and Nowak to go along with threes by Josephson and Mullen. UJ erased the three-point deficit and turned it into a seven-point lead.
Jada Campbell brought Presentation to within four points (24-20) after her basket with 3:16 left in the first half. However, a 13-0 Jimmie run to close the quarter shifted the momentum back in favor of Jamestown.
Allison Cox scored 20 to lead the Saints (0-1). Campbell added eight points and six rebounds while Victoria Stewart had five assists.
Next up for Jamestown is a home game against Mayville State (N.D.) University on November 3. Game time is set for 4:00 p.m.
Men…
Jamestown 89 Presentation 86
Jamestown (uj.edu) Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD)’s three-pointer with 1:15 left completed a comeback from eight points down as the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team stayed unbeaten in 2018-19, defeating Presentation (S.D.) College 89-86 Wednesday night at Harold Newman Arena.
The Jimmies saw a 41-25 lead with 4:03 left in the first half trimmed to just a three-point edge at the break as Mychal Deas banked in a half-court shot at the buzzer to make it 47-44.
Another Deas three with 9:40 to play in the second half gave Presentation a 68-60 lead, but UJ kept chipping away and finally cut the lead to two points after Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) drained a 24-footer with 1:42 left.
Purintun led all scorers with a career-high 32 points. Brady Birch (SO/Melrose, MN) added 13 points and six rebounds off the bench. Also in double figures for Jamestown were Isaiah Dobson (JR/Stillwater, MN) (11 points, nine assists), Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) (10) and Talley (10).
Deas had 20 to pace the Saints (0-1). Jalonni McCorvey scored 17 and pulled down a game-high nine rebounds. Quadre Lollis was also in double figures with 13, as was Elijah Coleman (12).
Next up for UJ is a home game against Oak Hills Christian College Sunday at 2 p.m.
