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UJ The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team snapped a 13-game losing streak to No. 19 Concordia (Neb.) University Saturday afternoon, defeating the Bulldogs 65-51 at Harold Newman Arena.
Hannah DeMars (JR/Grand Rapids, MN) had 21 points and seven rebounds while Kia Tower (JR/Bigfork, MN) had 15 points and four assists in the Jimmies’ first win against CUNE since a 77-74 in Seward, Neb., on November 8, 2013.
The Bulldogs led 13-8 after the first quarter as UJ shot just 4-of-15 and missed all five of its three-point attempts.
Quarter number two was a different story for Jamestown as they hit nine of 16 shot attempts and did not turn the ball over. Concordia struggled in the second, making just 33 percent of their shots and turning the ball over six times. Tower’s three-pointer with 56 seconds left before the half gave UJ an 11-point lead, and they took a nine-point edge into the break.
Concordia cut the lead to three at the 5:32 mark of the third, but DeMars knocked down a jumper to start an 8-0 run that put Jamestown back up by 11. DeMars scored again just before the end of the quarter to maintain a double-digit Jimmie lead.
The fourth quarter saw Jamestown keep the offensive pressure going, as a pair of Tower free throws made it an 18-point contest with 2:24 left. DeMars converted a three-point play for a 20-point Jimmie lead with 1:19 to play.
Macy Savela (JR/Mountain Iron, MN) returned to the rotation and scored nine points. Madelyn Schmidt (FR/Tappen, ND) had seven.
Jamestown, now 12-8 overall and 5-7 in the GPAC, are at Doane (Neb.) University next Friday.
Despite trailing by as many as 19 points in the first half, the 11th-ranked University of Jamestown men’s basketball team came back to lead in the second half, but the No. 25 Concordia (Neb.) University Bulldogs came away with an 82-79 win Saturday at Harold Newman Arena.
CUNE opened the game on a 13-4 run and would lead by as many as 12 after a Sam Scarpelli three-pointer made it 30-18 with 9:01 in the half. John Argue (SO/Houston, TX) made a bucket on UJ’s next possession to cut the lead to 10, but a 7-0 Bulldog put the Jimmies in a 17-point hole.
Down by 13 after Tristan Smith’s basket with 2:15 left, Jamestown finished the half on a 9-0 run and found themselves down just four going into the break.
Marc Kjos (JR/Lake City, MN)’s first points of the game came at an opportune time, as his three-pointer gave UJ a 50-49 lead. That lead grew to 52-47 after Cole Woodford (SO/Redwood Falls, MN) scored, and the momentum appeared to be in Jamestown’s favor
Another Kjos three gave UJ its final lead at 65-62 with 9:08 left. Jamestown would come back from a five-point deficit to tie, but could not get over the hump. The Bulldogs had an answer to any Jimmie threat, and Carter Kent’s free throws with five seconds left sealed the deal.
Mason Walters (JR/Jamestown, ND) led UJ with 32 points and 14 rebounds. Devon Schultz (SR/Arlington, MN) had 11 off the bench while Kjos and Woodford finished with 10 each. The Jimmies return to action next Friday at Doane (Neb.) University.
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