Women’s College Basketball
Saturday…
Concordia, University 105 Jamestown 56
SEWARD, Neb.– (uj.edu) No. 1 Concordia (Neb.) University Bulldogs forced 38 turnovers Saturday afternoon as the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team lost 105-56 in Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
Concordia turned those turnovers into 44 points, while the Jimmies managed only 10 points off 20 Bulldog turnovers.
Jamestown (10-7 overall, 4-6 GPAC) turned the ball over 10 times and shot 4-of-15 in the first quarter to fall behind 29-14. The second quarter saw UJ make just one of 13 shots with 12 more turnovers as Concordia led 51-22 at the half.
UJ shot 50 percent overall in the third quarter, including 67 percent inside the three-point line. They cut the lead to 23 following Courtney Mosloski (SR/Fairmont, MN)’s basket at the 4:25 mark, but the Bulldogs scored 18 of the quarter’s final 22 points and took a 78-41 lead into the final ten minutes.
The Jimmies went scoreless for nearly four minutes in the fourth quarter as Concordia went on a 9-0 run and broke the century mark. Kayla Buchanan (SO/Wheatland, WY) made a bucket with 1:33 left to end UJ’s scoring drought.
Hannah DeMars (FR/Grand Rapids, MN) led the Jimmies with 15 points, nine rebounds, and five assists. Noelle Josephson (SO/Ramsey, MN) added eight points, five rebounds, and three steals. Makensi Higlin chipped in with seven points off the bench.
Concordia had five players in double figures, led by Taylor Farrell’s 18. Claire Cornell nearly had a double-double off the bench, finishing with 10 points and eight rebounds.
Jamestown returns to Harold Newman Arena against Briar Cliff (Iowa) University on Wednesday. Game time is set for 6 p.m.
Men…
Concordia, University 86 Jamestown 74
SEWARD, Neb. (uj.edu) — A 19-8 run late in the first half helped Concordia (Neb.) University take an 11-point halftime lead, and the Bulldogs went on to defeat the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team 86-74 Saturday afternoon.
Jamestown took a 20-19 lead after Brock Schrom (JR/Grand Rapids, MN)’s basket with 7:19 in the first half. Concordia’s Carter Kent and Tanner Shuck combined to score the team’s next 13 points, and following Shuck’s three-pointer at the 3:21 mark, UJ trailed 32-24.
The Jimmies shot 13-of-35 in the first half, making just one of eight three-point attempts, while Concordia shot 15-of-31 overall and six of 17 from three-point range.
Concordia opened the second half on an 8-0 run to go ahead by 19, and after back-to-back three-pointers by Shuck and Kent, led 55-34 just under four minutes into the half.
UJ fell behind by 23 with 10:42 to play and got no closer than 13 points until Brady Birch (JR/Melrose, MN)’s basket made it 86-74.
Birch poured in a career-high 28 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for his third double-double of the season. Marc Kjos (FR/Lake City, MN) added 11 and Brock Schrom was also in double figures with 10. Jack Talley (JR/Sioux Falls, SD) chipped in with seven points and eight rebounds.
Jamestown (12-7 overall, 3-6 GPAC) returns home to host Briar Cliff (Iowa) University Wednesday at 8 p.m.
