UJ Men and Women win over Doane, Sat.
Women…
CRETE, Neb. (uj.edu) — The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team overcame a four-point third quarter deficit, defeating Doane University 70-62 to snap a two-game losing streak.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 70, Doane 62
LOCATION: Hendrix Recreation and Athletic Center, Crete, Neb.
RECORDS: Jamestown 11-10 (5-8 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Doane 3-17 (0-13 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*The Jimmies took a 15-9 lead on Courtney Mosloski (JR/Fairmont, MN)’s three-point play with 3:48 in the first.
*A 10-0 Doane run over the next two minutes and 51 seconds put the Tigers ahead 19-15
*Jamestown scored the last four points of the first quarter to force a 19-19 tie heading into the second.
*UJ maintained the lead in the second quarter until Doane went ahead on a pair of Mayme Conroy free throws with 3:44 in the half.
*Three ties and three lead changes over the final 2:51 as the Jimmies were up one, 34-33, at the half.
*Noelle Josephson (FR/Ramsey, MN)’s three-pointer made it 37-33 in favor of Jamestown, but Doane responded with eight straight points to take a 41-37 advantage with 7:27 in the third.
*Mosloski capped off a 9-0 run with a free throw to put the Jimmies ahead 46-41 with 3:15 in the quarter.
*Lissy McCulloch (SR/Mountain Iron, MN) scored five straight points to give Jamestown its largest lead of the game, 55-47, with 9:42 to play.
*The lead grew to 11 following a three-pointer by Allison Jablonsky (JR/Blaine, Minn.) at the 7:16 mark, and Doane was unable to get within three points the rest of the way.
FOR UJ
*McCulloch and Mosloski each scored a career-high 13 points, and Paige Schmidt (JR/Tappen, ND) also finished with 13 to lead the Jimmies.
*McCulloch was a perfect 11-for-11 from the foul line.
*Josephson and Olivia Anderson (JR/Edgeley, ND) both added eight points. Anderson and Josephson grabbed five rebounds each. Emma Stoehr (SO/Woodbury, MN) dished out four assists.
*The Jimmies were outrebounded 42-31 but made seven fewer turnovers (27-20).
*UJ was 27 of 32 from the foul line.
FOR DOANE
*Haylee Heits led all players with 17 points. Emma Areman finished with 13, and Sidney Blackburn was also in double figures with 11.
*Lauren Schmidt had seven rebounds and Areman finished with five assists.
*The Tigers outshout Jamestown 37.7%-32.7% overall and were 16-of-19 from the free throw line.
*Doane remains winless in GPAC action this season.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown hosts Concordia (Neb.) Saturday, January 19, at 2:00 p.m.
Men:
CRETE, Neb. (uj.edu) — The 21st-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team took a late first-half lead which it never relinquished, defeating Doane University 75-72 Saturday afternoon.
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: (21) Jamestown 75, Doane 72
LOCATION: Hendrix Recreation and Athletic Center, Doane, Neb.
RECORDS: (21) Jamestown 18-4 (8-4 Great Plains Athletic Conference), Doane 6-14 (3-9 GPAC)
HOW IT HAPPENED
*Jamestown led 5-2 early but Doane scored 11 of the game’s next 13 points to lead 13-7 with 15:28 in the first.
*Doane’s lead stood at 28-24 after Nick Kornieck’s basket at the 7:06 mark.
*Jack Talley (SO/Sioux Falls, SD) hit a three-pointer and Brady Birch (SO/Melrose, MN) made a layup as the Jimmies retook the lead at 29-28 with 5:21 before halftime.
*The Tigers tied the game with 2:19 in the first on a bucket from Jaxon Harre, but Kevin Oberweiser (SR/Drummond, MT) and Isaiah Dobson (JR/Stillwater, MN) knocked down threes and Brock Schrom (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) added a basket for a 40-34 UJ halftime lead.
*The Jimmies built an 11-point lead with 14:14 in the game, and would go ahead by as many as 14 twice in the following four minutes.
*Doane started chipping away and pulled within one, 68-67, with 2:44 remaining.
*Another Oberweiser three gave Jamestown some breathing room, then following a Tiger turnover, Birch made one of two free throws to make it a five-point game with 52 seconds left.
FOR UJ
*Jack Talley scored a career-high 20 points to lead the Jimmies. He also pulled down 11 rebounds for his first career double-double.
*Oberweiser was also in double figures, finishing with 15. He also added seven assists and six rebounds.
*Isaiah Dobson and Jon Purintun (SR/Linton, ND) both chipped in with nine points, while Schrom and Birch both had eight.
*The Jimmies made 10 three-pointers, the 15th time in 22 games UJ has made 10 or more.
FOR DOANE
*Kornieck led four players in double figures with 17 points.
*Koh Flippin posted a double-double of 16 points and 11 rebounds. He also added five assists.
*The Tigers had a slight 43-40 rebounding edge, but pulled down 18 offensive rebounds to Jamestown’s nine.
*Doane lost for the fifth time in their last six games.
UP NEXT
*Jamestown travels to Crookston, Minn., to face the University of Minnesota-Crookston on Tuesday. Tipoff is set for 7:00 p.m.
