(uj.edu) No. 24 Midland (Neb.) outscored the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team 24-9 in the second quarter on the way to a 77-65 victory Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: (24) Midland 77, Jamestown 65
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, ND
RECORDS: Midland 10-7 (5-6 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Jamestown 10-9 (4-7 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*The Jimmies led 16-15 after the first quarter, which saw nine lead changes and three ties.
*After Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN) opened the second period with a three-pointer to make it 18-15, Midland responded with a 10-2 run to take their biggest lead of the half at 25-20.
*UJ went scoreless for a span of four minutes, 41 seconds, but were down only three points with 4:11 in the half.
*Midland closed the half on a 14-3 run to take a 14-point lead into the locker room.
*Jenna Doyle (SR/Princeton, MN)’s basket at 8:02 of the third cut the Warriors’ lead to 40-32, but the visitors responsed with the next eight points to double their advantage to 16 points (48-32) at the 4:37 mark.
*Midland scored the last six points of the third quarter and upped their lead to 21 points (60-39).
*The Jimmies shot 67% (10-of-15) in the fourth quarter and turned the 21-point deficit into a seven-point game following Mya Buffetta (SO/Mountain Iron, MN)’s three-pointer with 2:40 in the game.
*The Warriors went 7-for-8 at the foul line down the stretch to close out the game as Jamestown was forced to foul.
FOR UJ
*Doyle led the Jimmies with a career-high 17 points. She pulled down a team-best seven rebounds.and blocked a pair of shots.
*Allison Jablonsky (JR/Blaine, Minn.) came off the bench to add 12 points.
*Buffetta finished with nine points while Noelle Josephson and Olivia Anderson (JR/Edgeley, ND) chipped in with seven each.
*Emma Stoehr (SO/Woodbury, MN) dished out seven assists.
*The Jimmies were whistled for 25 personal fouls and committed 24 turnovers.
FOR MIDLAND
*Amanda Hansen led the way with 16 points, one of four players in double figures.
*Lexis Haase added 13 points while Maddie Egr finished with 11 points and Katy Gathje 10.
*Egr grabbed eight rebounds and blocked two shots. Makenna Sullivan posted five steals to go along with six points.
*Midland was 26-of-31 at the foul line and outrebounded the Jimmies 36-27.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown plays at Briar Cliff Wednesday evening. Tipoff is set for 6:00 p.m. from Sioux City, Iowa.
