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Jimmie Women’s Basketball<\/p>\n
(uj.edu)<\/a>The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team withstood a valiant Midland (Neb.) University fourth-quarter comeback in a 52-49 Great Plains Athletic Conference victory Sunday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.<\/p>\n Jamestown led 44-32 heading into the fourth quarter, but Midland used a 13-4 run to make it a three-point game with 3:25 remaining.<\/p>\n Hannah DeMars<\/a> (FR\/Grand Rapids, MN) drained a three-pointer to put the Jimmies ahead by six with just under three minutes left, and it appeared UJ had the game in hand.<\/p>\n However, back-to-back baskets by Midland’s Amanda Hansen made it 51-49 with 43 seconds to play.<\/p>\n Noelle Josephson<\/a> (SO\/Ramsey, MN) was fouled with 15 seconds left and made one of her two free throws, making it 52-49.<\/p>\n The Warriors had one final possession to attempt a game-tying three-pointer, but Josephson stepped in the line of a pass from the Warriors’ Kara Jennings as time expired.<\/p>\n Kia Tower<\/a> (FR\/Bigfork, MN) led Jamestown (13-8 overall, 7-7 GPAC) with 11 points. Josephson finished with eight points, three steals, and three assists while Courtney Mosloski<\/a> (SR\/Fairmont, MN) added eight points off the bench. DeMars grabbed a team-high seven rebounds and recorded three steals.<\/p>\n Midland (7-15, 3-11 GPAC) got eight points each from Hansen and Peyton Wingert.<\/p>\n Next up for the Jimmies is a road game on Wednesday at Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) starting at 6 p.m.<\/p>\n UJ Men<\/p>\n Jamestown 102 Midland\u00a0 60<\/p>\n (uj.edu<\/a>)<\/p>\n Mason Walters<\/a> (FR\/Jamestown, ND) had 19 points to lead four players in double figures as the University of Jamestown men’s basketball team cruised to a 102-60 win over Midland (Neb.) University in Great Plains Athletic Conference action Sunday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.<\/p>\n Jack Talley<\/a> (JR\/Sioux Falls, SD) had 18 points and nine rebounds, while Brady Birch<\/a> (JR\/Melrose, MN) (12) and Terrell Alfred<\/a> (SR\/Orlando, FL) (11) were also in double figures.<\/p>\n Jack Frazier<\/a> (SR\/Salem, OR), Marc Kjos<\/a> (FR\/Lake City, MN), and Devon Schultz<\/a> (SO\/Arlington, MN) all scored nine points for UJ, who had 11 of 12 players find the scoring column. Jimmie reserves outscored Midland’s 52-10 in the game.<\/p>\n The Jimmies led 22-20 with 12:02 in the first half before runs of 8-0 and 17-5 ballooned the advantage to 14 points with just over seven minutes before halftime.<\/p>\n