Jamestown (uj.edu) Playing their first home game in 18 days, the 20th-ranked University of Jamestown women’s basketball team had their evening spoiled by Mount Marty (S.D.) College, as the Lancers came away with a 78-64 victory at Harold Newman Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Mount Marty 78, Jamestown 64
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS:Mount Marty 4-5 (1-5 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Jamestown 5-4 (2-3 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Mount Marty shot 14 of 30 (46.7%) in the first half, including 9 of 16 from beyond the arc, to build a 39-22 halftime lead over the Jimmies.
*UJ made only 8 of 29 first-half shot attempts (27.6%), and were 3 of 16 from three-point range.
*The Lancers held a sliim 16-12 lead after the first quarter, then outscored Jamestown 23-10 in the second quarter.
*Jamestown fell behind by 22 with 5:55 left in the third, but a 15-3 run over the next 3:43 provided a momentum boost. However, Mount Marty finished the quarter by scoring 11 of the final 12 points to retake a 20-point lead heading to the fourth.
FOR UJ
*Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN) came off the bench to lead the Jimmies with 11 points and seven rebounds. Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) added nine points, while the trio of Emma Stoehr (SO/Woodbury, MN), Jory Mullen (SR/Pierre, SD), and Mackenzie Sparby (SO/Watford City) finished with eight points.
*Lissy McCulloch (SR/Mountain Iron, MN) also had seven rebounds. Stoehr and Josephson recorded four steals each.
*The Jimmies shot 21 of 67 (31.3%) overall and 9-of-34 from three-point range.
FOR MOUNT MARTY
*Karissa Chamley scored a game-high 22 points, making 6 of her 8 three-point attempts.
*Sammy Kasowski finished with 11 points and six rebounds.
*The Chargers made 50 percent (16 of 32) of their three-point attempts.
*BCU had a 37-34 advantage on the boards.
UP NEXT
*The Jimmies travel to Sioux Center, Iowa, on Saturday to face Dordt College. Tipoff is set for 2 p.m.
