Jimmies lose close game to Hastings

HASTINGS, Neb.-- The University of Jamestown women's basketball team was outscored 21-14 in the second quarter as the Jimmies fell 70-68 to Hastings College in GPAC action Monday night.

Jamestown falls to 3-2 overall and 1-2 in the conference while Hastings improves to 1-2 overall and 1-1 in the conference.

UJ led 21-18 after the first quarter but Hastings outscored the Jimmies by seven in the second to take a 39-33 lead into halftime.

Correy Hickman (SR/Morris, MN) gave Jamestown a seven-point lead with a three-pointer at the 5:21 mark of the half. Hastings responded with 17 of the final 23 points of the quarter, holding the Jimmies to just two field goals in the final 3:17.

Hastings stretched their lead to 10 points with just over five minutes remaining in the third quarter. Hannah DeMars (SO/Grand Rapids, MN) scored to spark a 9-0 UJ run that saw the Broncos' lead cut to just one following a Kia Tower (SO/Bigfork, MN) basket at the 1:46 mark.

Jamestown trailed by nine points with 2:29 left, and had gone scoreless for over three minutes when DeMars began a 7-0 run that brought UJ within two points, 68-66, with 31 seconds to play. Forced to foul, the Jimmies conceded a pair of free throws and Hastings led 70-66.

A last-second three-point attempt by Tower went long off the back iron, and the Broncos emerged with the victory.

DeMars finished with a double-double of 22 points and 12 rebounds, dishing out four assists. Tower ended with 16 points while Audrey Rodakowski (FR/Dickinson, ND) was also in double figures with 11 points. Emma Stoehr (SR/Woodbury, MN) had nine points, five rebounds, and four assists.

The Jimmies are back in action Wednesday with an 11 a.m. tipoff at Doane (Neb.) University.