Jamestown (uj.edu) Four players finished in double figures and all 13 who dressed found the scoring column as the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team defeated Dakota State (S.D.) University 100-41 Monday evening at Harold Newman Arena.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 100, Dakota State 41
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS: Jamestown 9-7 (3-6 GPAC), Dakota State 1-10 (0-1 NSAA)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*The Jimmies opened the game on an 8-0 run and would stretch their lead to 19-4 following a Mackensi Higlin (SO/Mandan, ND) basket at 5:04.
*DSU’s Olivia Breske stopped UJ’s scoring streak with a bucket at 4:10, but UJ rattled off 11 straight points to go ahead 30-6.
*Courtney Mosloski (JR/Fairmont, MN) converted the second of two foul shots to give Jamestown its biggest lead of the half, (28 points) 38-10, with 4:40 before halftime.
*The Trojans made an 8-0 run, capped off by Raven Pattion’s three-pointer, to whittle the lead down to 20.
*In the third quarter, Jamestown scored on six of its first seven possessions as part of a 17-0 run that ballooned a 47-22 halftime lead into a 64-22 advantage.
*DSU scored only eight points in the quarter on 3-of-13 shooting.
*The Jimmies continued their hot shooting in the final 10 minutes, finishing 10-for-17 from the field. They limited the Trojans to 4 of 19 in the quarter and ended the game scoring 12 of the last 14 points.
FOR UJ
*Higlin’s 14 points off the bench were a career high. Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) had 12 points and five rebounds.
*Olivia Anderson (JR/Edgeley, ND) also had a career night, scoring 11 points. Emma Stoehr (SO/Woodbury, MN) was the fourth Jimmie in double figures, finishing with 10 points.
*Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN) and Correy Hickman (SO/Morris, MN) both had six rebounds. Stoehr, Mya Buffetta (SO/Mountain Iron, MN), and Kasey Harper (SO/Mesa, AZ) all had three assists.
*Jamestown last reached the 100-point mark on February 21 of this year in a 100-39 win against Waldorf (Iowa).
*UJ finished the game with a 53.6 shooting percentage and outrebounded the Trojans 51-28.
FOR DS
*Patton had 10 points to lead the Trojans. Cora Peterson added eight while Alexis Evans and Kelley Criddle finished with six.
*Ashlyn Macdonald pulled down five rebounds and Olivia Breske had a pair of assists.
*The Trojans were just 4 of 25 from three-point range and finished 15 for 57 (26.3%) overall.
*DSU lost for the fifth straight game.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown returns to action with a non-conference game at Mayville State (N.D.) University on December 29. The opening tip is set for 2 p.m.
