Saturday…
Jimmie Women’s Basketball
Jamestown (uj.edu) The fourth-ranked Hastings (Neb.) College Broncos outscored the University of Jamestown 38-22 in the second and third quarters Saturday, posting a 77-52 over the Jimmies at Harold Newman Arena.
Shandra Farmer, Gabby Grasso, and Sophia Pankratz each scored 14 points to lead the Broncos (17-0, 9-0 Great Plains Athletic Conference). Grasso pulled down a game-high 12 rebounds to post a double-double, while Farmer added eight assists and five steals.
Hannah DeMars (FR/Grand Rapids, MN) had a double-double of 10 points and 10 rebounds for Jamestown (9-6, 4-5 GPAC). Noelle Josephson (SO/Ramsey, MN) added nine points while Makensi Higlin and Courtney Mosloski (SR/Fairmont, MN) each scored eight points off the bench.
Jamestown trailed 22-16 after the first quarter despite turning the ball over eight times and withstood Hastings’ 10-of-18 shooting. The Jimmies were able to get within three points midway through the first half, but the Broncos finished with a 14-4 run to take a 13-point halftime lead.
Hastings held Jamestown to nine points on 3-of-17 shooting and led by as many as 26 with 3:15 in the third quarter.
The Jimmies finished shooting 21-of-65 overall (32.3 percent) and were 5-of-22 (22.7 percent) from three-point range. Hastings shot 46 percent (29-of-63) and made 4-of-10 (40 percent) from beyond the arc. UJ outrebounded the Broncos 47-41, including 14-6 on the offensive glass, but turned the ball over 26 times and were outscored 27-8 on points off turnovers.
UJ hosts Valley City State (N.D.) at 6 p.m. Tuesday in non-conference action.
Jimmie Men’s Basketball…
Jamestown (uj.edu) The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team was held scoreless for the final 8:23 Saturday afternoon, losing 79-65 to Hastings (Neb.) College at Harold Newman Arena.
After trailing by two points at halftime, Jamestown twice led by four points early in the second half, only to see the Broncos rally to take a four-point lead of their own.
UJ was down 62-58 before baskets by Brock Schrom (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) and Terrell Alfred (SR/Orlando, FL) tied the game with 9:20 remaining. Shane Chamberlain answered with a three-pointer for Morningside, as did Alfred on the Jimmies’ next trip down the floor, tying the game at 65 with 8:23.
Hastings finished the game on a 14-0 run while Jamestown missed its final eight shots and turned the ball over five times.
Jamestown never led in the first half although there were three ties. The Broncos’ largest lead of the half was 10 points but was reduced to only two at the half courtesy of a 12-4 UJ run over the final 3:33.
Back-to-back Marc Kjos (FR/Lake City, MN) three-pointers gave the Jimmies a four-point lead with 15:49 remaining, only to have Hastings hang around and eventually retake a four-point lead of their own.
Bart Hiscock led Hastings (9-9 overall, 2-6 Great Plains Athletic Conference) with 24 points and 15 rebounds. Zach Kitten finished with 18 points and seven rebounds while Logan Cale chipped in with 11.
Alfred paced the Jimmies (11-6, 3-5 GPAC) with 20 points. Brock Schrom added 14 and six rebounds, while Devan Praska (SO/Thompson, ND) came off the bench to score 10 points. Kjos finished with seven assists, six rebounds, and three steals.
Jamestown hosts Presentation (S.D.) College Tuesday night at 8 p.m.
