Jimmie women now 7-1, men fall by one

The Jimmies expect to get other team’s best shot.

Coach Greg Ulland would like to see his team respond better to it, however.

Still, the Jimmies held Dickinson State to 50 points Friday night en route to a 12-point road win on the Blue Hawks’ home court.

The JC men were also on the road, but came up just short against a ranked NAIA Division I team.

JC 62, DSU 50

“When you’re a top 10 team, you’re going to get everybody’s ‘A’ game. Our girls need to understand that a little better,” Ulland said.

The Jimmies held DSU to 17 first-half points and 50 total, but still struggled to pull away.

“You have to be able to put teams away. If you let teams hang around and get confidence, you end up in a game like we had tonight,” Ulland said. “It’s all part of the learning process with this crew.”

The Jimmies (7-1) shot just 32 percent. They did get to the stripe 29 times, making 20.

Bridget Schuneman had 15 points and was dominant early. Morgan Mathison added 13 points and three rebounds. Hannah Steele chipped in with 10 and Kayla Roemmich was active off the bench with nine points.

“It was a good overall team win,” Ulland said. “At the end of the day when you only allow 50 points and are able to get a win, you have to be happy.”

Ulland expects another tough game today against Rocky Mountain College at 2 p.m., which hung with 4-1 Valley City State Friday night before losing 79-65.

MSU-Northern 55, JC 54

The 7-2 Northern Lights survived a stiff test from the Jimmies for a narrow home victory in Havre, Mont.

The Jimmies (5-4) led 28-25 at halftime and had the final possession of the game, but fell short.

Montana State-Northern, ranked 24th in NAIA Division I, made eight 3-pointers in the game, five in the second half. They struggled shooting, however, making just 32 percent (18-56) of their shots.

The Jimmies also struggled offensively, connecting on just 21 of 57 shots. They really struggled from deep with 11 misses and three makes.

Davon Thomas posted a double-double for the Jimmies, scoring 21 points to go with 12 rebounds. Mark Hoge added 14 points and Jesse Behm had a career high 10 points off the bench.

Both teams missed eight free throws. The Jimmies had 10 more turnovers (18-8).

The two teams meet again today at 2 p.m.

Montana State-Northern 55, Jamestown College 54

Jamestown College 28 26 — 54

MSU-Northern 25 30 — 55

Jamestown College — Davon Thomas 21, Dan Janu 3, Breshion Tucker 5, Mark Hoge 14, Beny Collins 1, Jesse Behm 10. Totals: 21-57 FG, Three-pointers: 3-14 (Thomas 3), 9-17 FT, 45 Rebounds (Thomas 12), 19 Fouls, 7 Assists (Tucker 3), 18 Turnovers, 3 Blocked shots (3 with 1), 5 Steals (5 with 1).

MSU-Northern — Will Perry 8, Jesse Vaughan 4, Roshawn West 12, Devin Jackson 15, Alan Brown 4, Corbin Pearson 4, Alfie Miller 8. Totals: 18-56 FG, Three-pointers: 8-29 (West 4, Miller 2, Brown, Perry), 12-20 FT, 30 Rebounds (Vaughan 7), 12 Fouls, 8 Assists (2 with 2), 8 Turnovers, 2 Blocked shots (2 with 1), 8 Steals (3 with 3).

Dickinson State Classic

Jamestown College 62, Dickinson State 50

Jamestown College 26 36 — 62

Dickinson State 17 33 — 50

Jamestown College: Hannah Steele 10, Carly Jensen 6, Maggie Seter 3, Morgan Mathison 13, Kayla Roemmich 9, Amber Ramlo 4, Bridget Schuneman 15, Megan Pold 2. Totals: 18-56 FG, Three-pointers: 6-21 (Jensen 2, Mathison 2, Steele, Seter), 20-29 FT, 30 Rebounds (Ramlo 8), 18 Fouls, 9 Assists (2 with 2), 7 Turnovers, 8 Steals.

Dickinson State — Loma Shepherd 6, Dawne Degel 4, Yianna Nadeau 4, Mariah Duran 10, Ashley Jelly 4, Janae Moore 9, Jenna Cabello 9, Jess Bygate 4. Totals: 20-48 FG, Three-pointers: 1-11 (Duran), 9-17 FT, 42 Rebounds (Shepherd 7), 18 Fouls, 5 Assists, 22 Turnovers, 1 Steal, 3 Blocked shots.

Sun sports editor Dave Selvig can be reached at (701) 952-8460 or by e-mail at dselvig@jamestownsun.com

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