Saturday…
UJ Basketball
Women…
Jamestown (UJ) All five starters reached double figures for the University of Jamestown women’s basketball team Saturday, as the Jimmies cruised to a 90-47 victory over Mount Marty (S.D.) University at Harold Newman Arena.
Jamestown won for the third straight outing, improving their record to 12-6 overall and 9-6 in the GPAC. Mount Marty falls to 4-15 overall and 2-14 in the conference.
The Lancers took a quick 2-0 lead after a pair of free throws 12 seconds into the contest, but an Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND) bucket and Noelle Josephson (JR/Ramsey, MN) three-pointer put UJ ahead 5-2 and the Jimmies never looked back.
Jamestown led 12-2 early on and 20-10 after the first quarter. Mount Marty made just three of its 14 shots in the opening quarter and missed all four of its three-point attempts.
A big second quarter by the Jimmies stretched the lead to 24 at the break. The Lancers got within 17 points at the 5:12 mark of the second quarter, only to see UJ close out the quarter on a 12-5 run. Jamestown’s defense surrendered just four made baskets, three of which came from beyond the arc, and did not allow Mount Marty a trip to the foul line.
Jamestown continued their offensive onslaught in the third, outscoring the Lancers 28-9. Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN), held scoreless in the first half, scored 11 straight points for the Jimmies in a span of 3:39, helping extend the lead to 60-28. A three-point play by Correy Hickman (SR/Morris, MN) gave UJ its first 40-point lead of the contest, and Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) knocked down a three-pointer to make it a 43-point edge going to the fourth.
Fourteen of the Jimmies’ final 17 points came from the bench, led by Courtney Lloyd (JR/Valley City, ND) and McKenna Becher (FR/West Fargo, ND) with seven each. UJ’s 90 points tied a season high.
Tower led Jamestown with 16 points while Josephson (14 points, 10 rebounds) and Rodakowski (13 points, 14 rebounds) both posted double-doubles. DeMars and Emma Stoehr (SR/Woodbury, MN) added 11 points each. Hickman finished with a season-high nine points, and Lloyd and Becher also recorded season highs.
Next up for the Jimmies is a home game Monday against College of Saint Mary (Neb.) set to tipoff at 12 p.m.
Men…
Jamestown (UJ) A 25-10 run to open the second half provided some breathing room for the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team, and the Jimmies went on to a 93-66 win over Mount Marty (S.D.) University Saturday at Harold Newman Arena.
Jamestown moves to 14-5 overall and 10-4 in the GPAC. Mount Marty drops to 7-14 overall and 4-12 in the conference.
The first half was a highly contested battle, with the Jimmies leading by as many as seven before the Lancers went ahead by two.
Elijah Pappas converted a three-point play with 8:36 in the first to give Mount Marty a 24-23 lead. On UJ’s next possession, Allante’ Pickens (SR/Chicago, IL) drained a three-pointer to put Jamestown ahead by two, and the Jimmies never looked back.
Will Cordes (FR/Shakopee, MN) opened the second half with a three-pointer stretching the lead to nine, and another Cordes three with two more from Jack Talley (SR/Sioux Falls, SD) were part of a 14-4 run that quickly made it 55-39.
Mount Marty got as close as 16 one more time in the game, but threes from Cordes and Pickens along with a Cole Woodford (FR/Redwood Falls, MN) bucket helped the lead grow to 23. Jamestown’s largest advantage of the day came after a Mason Walters (SO/Jamestown, ND) three-pointer made it 82-54 with 4:47 remaining.
The Jimmies shot 16-of-31 in the second half while holding Mount Marty to 8-of-34 shooting in the same span. Both teams went 12-of-17 at the foul line, and UJ made 8 of 14 three-pointers to the Lancers’ three of 14.
Cordes led Jamestown with 19 points and sank five three-pointers. Pickens had 18 off the bench, including four threes. Talley finished with 14 and seven rebounds, while Walters and Brock Schrom (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) were also in double figures with 11 each. Schrom had four blocks and Brady Birch (SR/Melrose, MN) added seven rebounds.
UJ is back in action Wednesday at 15th-ranked Morningside. Tipoff is set for 8 p.m.
