The University of Jamestown men’s and women’s basketball teams both took on Mount Marty on Saturday in Harold Newman Arena, with both sides picking up a win in the GPAC.
In women’s action, Jamestown controlled Mount Marty from start to finish, claiming a 90-47 victory over the Lancers. All five starters for the Jimmies scored double figures, and Jamestown shot 44% for the game.
Freshman Audrey Rodakowski had 13 points and 14 rebounds for a double-double, and Noelle Josephson also recorded a double-double, with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Sophomore Kia Tower led the way for the Jimmies in scoring with 16, and Hannah Demars and Emma Stoehr each had 11.
Off the bench, Correy Hickman scored nine points, going 3-for-3 from the field. Jamestown shot 41% from 3-point range, and outscored the Lancers 28-9 in the third quarter. The women’s team is back in action on Monday at noon against the College of St. Mary, and you can hear that game here.
For the Jimmies men’s team, a closely contested first half ended in a blowout as Jamestown scored 19 more points than Mount Marty in the second half to win 93-66.
Jamestown was led in scoring by Will Cordes, who finished with 19 points on 5-8 shooting from three. Senior Alante’ Pickens provided 18 points off the bench, and Jack Talley had 14 points and seven rebounds. Brock Schrom had a dominant day down low and on defense, scoring 11 points, grabbing six rebounds, and blocking four shots. As a team, the Jimmies shot 49% from the field.
With the score only at 41-35 at the halftime break, Jamestown used a hot start to the second half to pull in front by double digits. The scoring continued throughout the second half, with Jamestown being up 28 points at multiple times in the game.
The Jimmies next game is on Wednesday as they travel to Morningside to take on the #15 Mustangs. The game will be part of a double header with Morningside, as the Jimmies women’s team plays first at 6:00.