Monday
Women’s College Basketball
Jamestown 68 Valley City State 56
Valley City (UJ) – A 12-0 run to open the game ended up being the difference for the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team in a 68-56 non-conference win over Valley City State University Monday night.
The Jimmies scored on five of their first six possessions while forcing four straight Viking turnovers in the opening two minutes and 18 seconds.
UJ took advantage of 13 VCSU miscues, with 10 of their 19 points resulting from turnovers.
In the second quarter, Jamestown built a 24-10 lead with 6:42 before the break. However, the Jimmies would fall victim to an 8-0 Viking run and went scoreless for nearly six minutes as the advantage was cut to six points. UJ shot just 3-for-20 in the second quarter and missed all 10 of their three-point attempts.
A Maara Nelson basket brought VCSU within three points at 29-26 early in the third quarter, and it appeared momentum was starting to shift towards the home side. UJ responded with Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) converting a three-point play and sinking a three-pointer. Emma Stoehr (SR/Woodbury, MN) (SR/Woodbury, MN) made a bucket to end an 8-0 run, and the defense held the Vikings scoreless for 3:37, resulting in an 11-point edge.
VCSU got within five points two separate times in the final quarter, only to have UJ use a 5-0 run the second time to retake a double-digit lead with just over five minutes left in the game. Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND) scored with 61 seconds remaining to make it 66-52, the largest advantage of the night for the Jimmies. Jamestown shot 67 percent (8-for-12) and recorded six steals in the fourth quarter to help preserve the win.
DeMars had a game-high 21 points and nine rebounds for Jamestown (9-4). Also in double figures were Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) with 14 and Stoehr with 10. DeMars and Noelle Josephson (JR/Ramsey, MN) each had four steals and three assists.
VCSU (2-4) was led by Dani Schwanke with 15 points, followed by Nelson with 13, and Adriana Torres with 10. The Vikings were playing for the first time since December 12 and just the second time since November 28.
Jamestown returns to conference play on Thursday with a 6 p.m. game at Midland (Neb.)
