JAMESTOWN, N.D. (Jimmie Athletics) – The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team gave No. 7 Morningside (Iowa) College all they could handle Saturday afternoon at Harold Newman Arena.
Down 57-55 after Kia Tower (FR/Bigfork, MN) made one of two free throws, the Mustangs worked the ball around to get an open look for Sophia Peppers, who drained a go-ahead three-pointer with 20 seconds left.
Sierra Mitchell went 4-of-4 at the foul line down the stretch to seal the victory for Morningside (9-3 overall, 5-3 Great Plains Athletic Conference).
Jamestown trailed 18-11 after the first quarter, shooting just 33.3 percent while making one of seven three-point attempts. Morningside had four of their seven field goals come from beyond the arc.
UJ held the Mustangs to just eight points in the second quarter and were able to make it a four-point game at the half.
The Jimmies came back to lead 27-26 after a Hannah DeMars (FR/Grand Rapids, MN) bucket at 8:22 of the third quarter. Morningside responded with an 8-2 run to retake a five-point lead. After Courtney Mosloski (SR/Fairmont, MN) drew UJ level at 34 with 3:11 in the third, the Mustangs scored the next five points to push the lead back to 39-34.
Morningside’s biggest lead of the half came at 55-48 with 3:04 to play. Olivia Anderson (SR/Edgeley, ND) scored UJ’s next five points, then an Emma Stoehr (JR/Woodbury, MN) three-pointer put the Jimmies in front 56-55.
DeMars led UJ (8-5, 3-4 GPAC) with 14 points. Stoehr finished with points and three assists. Paige Schmidt (SR/Tappen, ND) chipped in with eight points and Anderson added seven points and seven rebounds.
Mitchell had 17 points for Morningside to lead all scorers. Peppers added 14 and Faith Meyer was also in double figures with 12.
Jamestown finishes the 2019 calendar year December 30 at Presentation (S.D.) College. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.
MBB: #1 Morningside 76, Jimmies 68.
The University of Jamestown men’s basketball team started out strong against top-ranked Morningside (Iowa) College Saturday afternoon, shooting 57 percent from the field to take a 45-32 halftime lead.
However, the Mustangs showed their composure in the second half, coming back to defeat the Jimmies 76-68.
Morningside used a 19-6 run over the first 7:45 of the second half to tie the game at 51-51.
UJ took a three-point lead following a pair of free throws by Isaiah Dobson (SR/Stillwater, MN), but went scoreless for the next 4:12 as Morningside went on a 10-0 run to take a 63-56 lead.
Matt Hahn’s three-pointer with 3:39 to play gave the Mustangs a 12-point advantage and all but ended UJ’s comeback hopes.
The Jimmies shot 27 percent (9-of-33) in the second half and made just one of their nine three-point attempts. Morningside connected on 14 of their 20 second-half shots (70 percent), including 4-of-7 from beyond the arc.
Dobson had 28 points to lead Jamestown (9-5 overall, 2-4 Great Plains Athletic Conference). Terrell Alfred (SR/Orlando, FL) finished with 13 and Jack Talley (JR/Sioux Falls, SD) chipped in with 12 points and nine rebounds.
Tyler Borchers was one of four Mustangs in double figures with 16 points. He added eight rebounds and three blocked shots. Ben Hoskins (15), Zach Imig (14), and Trey Brown (11) also reached double figures for Morningside (12-0, 7-0 GPAC).