Thursday, UJ Women’s Basketball. Ninth-ranked Dordt University used a 38-22 scoring advantage in the second and third quarters Thursday night, handing the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team an 80-58 defeat at DeWitt Gymnasium.
Hannah DeMars (FR/Grand Rapids, MN) scored 19 points to lead the Jimmies (12-8 overall, 6-7 Great Plains Athletic Conference). She was joined in double figures by Paige Schmidt (SR/Tappen, ND) and Kia Tower (FR/Bigfork, MN), who both finished with 11.
Tied at 18 after the first quarter, Dordt shot 10-for-19 in the second and used a 16-8 run to build a 34-26 lead with 4:26 before the half. An Olivia Anderson (SR/Edgeley, ND) three-pointer brought UJ within three points at 34-31, but the Defenders closed out the quarter on a 9-0 run to lead by 12 at the break.
Neither team shot well in the third quarter as Jamestown was 3-for-15 and Dordt 3-for-11. DeMars made a basket to cut the lead to eight with 7:12 in the third only to have Dordt respond with a 6-0 run to push the lead back to 14.
Mackensi Higlin (JR/Mandan, ND) tied a season-high with eight rebounds. Courtney Mosloski (SR/Fairmont, MN) grabbed five boards, as did Tower, who also finished with three assists.
Dordt (18-4, 10-4 GPAC) was led by Rachel Evavold with 19 points and six rebounds. Bailey Beckman scored 18 off the bench.
Next up for the Jimmies is a home game against Midland (Neb.) on Sunday. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m.
UJ Men..
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa (uj.edu) — Dordt University scored the game-winning basket with just under five seconds to play as the Defenders handed the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team a 77-75 defeat Thursday night in Great Plains Athletic Conference action.
Jamestown trailed by one at the half and would eventually fall behind by 10 with 9:47 remaining.
A 13-2 run covering 4:21 of game time put UJ ahead 67-66 at the 5:26 mark. The next 62 seconds saw four lead changes and a tie, but the Jimmies emerged with a 72-71 lead.
Following a Mason Walters (FR/Jamestown, ND) free throw and a Brady Birch (JR/Melrose, MN)’s basket, the lead grew to four for the Jimmies, their largest of the half, with 2:55 to play.
Dordt finished the game on a 6-0 run while forcing Jamestown into four missed three-point attempts and two turnovers down the stretch.
Jack Talley (JR/Sioux Falls, SD) (21 points, 10 rebounds) and Birch (12 points, 10 rebounds) both had double-doubles for UJ, now 14-8 overall and 5-7 in the Great Plains Athletic Conference.
Isaiah Dobson (SR/Stillwater, MN) finished with 16 points and six assists, while Terrell Alfred (SR/Orlando, FL) added 13 and Walters chipped in with 10 off the bench.
Garrett Franken and Josh Van Lingen each had 15 for Dordt (16-7, 7-6 GPAC).
The Jimmies return home to host Midland (Neb.) on Sunday at 2 p.m.
