Jimmies open GPAC schedule with win at CSM

OMAHA, Neb.-- The University of Jamestown women's basketball team opened the GPAC portion of its schedule with a 67-46 win over College of Saint Mary Saturday afternoon.

Hannah DeMars (SR/Grand Rapids, MN) had 19 points and eight rebounds while Kia Tower (SR/Bigfork, MN) added 16 points and four assists as the Jimmies improved to 3-1 overall.

Tower and DeMars each had seven first-quarter points in helping UJ get out to a 26-9 lead after the first ten minutes. Jamestown shot 56 percent overall and 63 percent from three-point range, using a 26-5 run to open up a 20-point edge.

CSM cut into the Jimmie lead in the second quarter, outscoring UJ 15-11 and outshooting them 50 percent to 25 percent.

Following the break, DeMars and Tower combined for 14 of Jamestown's 20 third-quarter points. The Flames got as close as 39-33 with 6:19 in the third, but a DeMars basket started a 15-0 run over the next 4:19 to build a 21-point advantage.

Both teams scored only 10 points in the fourth quarter and the Jimmies hit on only two of 13 shots in the period. UJ was aided by a perfect 5-of-5 effort at the foul line to make up for their cold shooting.

Kate Busek (SO/Fargo, ND) was also in double figures for Jamestown, finishing with 10 points. Jailyn Martinson (SO/Devils Lake, ND) and Sarah Lenz (SO/Belle Plaine, MN) each scored six while Audrey Rodakowski (JR/Dickinson, ND) and Megan Oswald (SO/Brownsdale, MN) both had five points.

CSM was led by Allison Schubert's 15 points. Bailey White added 12 and Morgann Worden came off the bench to score seven.

Jamestown returns home to host Dakota Wesleyan (S.D.) University Wednesday at 6 p.m.