Dec. 29—BILLINGS, Mont. — The University of Jamestown women’s basketball team sailed to a comfortable 85-47 win over the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (Canada) on Sunday, Dec. 29, at Rocky Mountain College’s Fortin Education Center.
The Jimmies held the Trojans to 2-for-14 from three and 3-for-13 from the free throw line while the Jimmies shot 16-for-41 from three and 19-for-27 from the free throw line.
The Trojans (8-2) started the game taking a 4-0 lead before the Jimmies’ Jailyn Martinson hit two at the stripe to give her team a 5-4 lead. The Jimmies never trailed again taking a 19-9 lead into the second quarter.
The Jimmies (11-1) took their largest lead of the day to that point midway through the second quarter when Kate Cordes hit a layup to make it 34-19. The Jimmies kept it up from there taking a 39-25 lead into the half.
Late in the third quarter, the Jimmies were able to take a 24-point lead into the final quarter of play. With 34 seconds to go in the game, the Jimmies’ Jessica Oberlander hit a free throw to give her team an 85-45 lead.
The Jimmies’ lopsided margin meant they could go down their bench with 14 players making an appearance and 12 players scoring.
The Jimmies are back in action at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 3, when they go to Valley City State University.
UJ 85, SAIT 47
UJ: 19 20 21 25 — 85
SAIT: 9 16 13 9 — 47
Points leaders:
UJ: Jayden Wiest 21, Kate Cordes 16, Reagan Johnson 11
SAIT: Brook Baker 11, Kitawna Sparks 11, Macy Mulholland 6, Keneisha Nepinak 6, Addison Lybbert 4
Assists leaders:
UJ: Hali Savela 3, Jessika Lofstrom 3, Kate Busek 3, Wiest 2, Sarah Lenz 2, Cordes 1, Johnson 1, Jailyn Martinson 1
SAIT: Baker 4, Lauren Bailey 2, Kyler Varga 2, Mulholland 1, Nepinak 1, Jaida Wells 1
Leading rebounders:
UJ: Hannah Hagel 7, Jessika Lofstrom 6, Martinson 6, Busek 5, Megan Oswald 5, Hali Savela 4, Cordes 4, Johnson 4, Jessica Oberlander 2
SAIT: Baker 12, Sparks 6, Lucia Monroe 2, Nepinak 2, Wells 1, Varga 1, Mulholland 1, Shelby Dean 1
