Thursday
UJ Basketball
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa– The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team outscored Dordt University 17-7 in the second quarter, opening up a 14-point halftime lead on the way to victory Thursday night.
The Jimmies withstood a couple of second-half rallies by the Defenders and held on for a 69-58 win.
Jamestown improves to 10-6 overall and 7-6 in the GPAC while Dordt falls to 10-7 overall and 9-5 in the conference.
Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) (10 points) and Noelle Josephson (JR/Ramsey, MN) (9 points) combined to shoot 8-for-13 in the first half, pacing the Jimmie offense.
UJ trailed 13-10 with 3:25 left in the first quarter but closed on a 9-2 run to lead by four heading into the second.
Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN), Tower, and Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND) all scored to open the second quarter and UJ went ahead by 10. The Defenders struggled to find any offense in the period, making just two of 14 shots overall and one of seven from three-point range. UJ led 36-22 at the break.
Rodakowski scored the first points of the second half as Jamestown’s lead grew to 16. However, the Jimmies saw their offense have some troubles of its own, going scoreless for a span of 4:26. During that time Dordt was only to get as close as six points.
A 5-0 run capped off by a pair of Jordyn Winterfield free throws made it a 51-46 Jimmie lead with 6:15 to play. Jamestown answered with a rally of its own as DeMars went off for eight of UJ’s next 11 points, and the lead was back up to 12.
Tower and Josephson each finished with 16 points. DeMars added 14 and Emma Stoehr (SR/Woodbury, MN) was also in double figures with 10. Josephson grabbed a team-best seven rebounds.
UJ forced 20 turnovers and made 10 steals.
The Jimmies shot 39 percent (23-of-59) for the game, 5-of-16 (31.3 percent) from three-point range, and 18-of-22 (81.8 percent) at the free throw line. Dordt finished at 32.8 percent shooting (20-61), 11-of-32 (34.4 percent) on three-pointers, and 7-of-10 (70 percent) from the free throw line.
Karly Gustafson came off the bench to score 17 points, one of three Defenders in double figures.
Jamestown concludes their road trip Saturday at College of Saint Mary (Neb.) with a 2 p.m. start.
Men
SIOUX CENTER, Iowa– (UJ) The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team lost its second straight game Thursday night, falling 87-68 to Dordt University.
Jamestown is now 12-5 overall and 8-4 in the GPAC. Dordt improves to 14-4 overall and 9-4 in the conference.
The Jimmies put four players in double figures, led by Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) with 18. Allante’ Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) and Jack Talley (SR/Sioux Falls, SD) came off the bench to score 12 points and 11 points, respectively, and Cole Woodford (FR/Redwood Falls, MN) finished with 11.
UJ led 16-11 after Talley sank a three-pointer with 11:31 left in the first half. The Defenders then responded with a 10-0 run to take a five-point lead of their own at the 8:13 mark.
Dordt kept the lead between three and eight points for the majority of the half, and the Jimmies made it a three-point game after a Pickens three with 2:26 before the break. Six straight by the Defenders were part of a 10-4 run to end the first and give Dordt a 44-35 halftime edge.
A 28-9 run to open the second half broke the game open for Dordt. Bryce Coppock’s free throws closed out the run and put the home team ahead 72-44 with 9:10 remaining.
Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) knocked down a three-pointer to make it 79-61 Dordt with 4:35 to play, and the Jimmies would get no closer the rest of the way.
Jamestown shot 43.9 percent (29-for-66) from the field, making 9-of-21 three-pointers (42.9 percent), and 1-of-2 free throws (50 percent). Dordt shot 50.8 percent (31-of-61) overall, including 12-of-24 (50 percent) from three-point range, and went 13-of-15 (86.7 percent) at the foul line.
Cade Bleeker scored 18 to lead four Defenders in double figures.
The Jimmies return home to host Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University next Wednesday at 7 p.m.
