JAMESTOWN N.D — The University of Jamestown women's basketball team defeated Midland University 86-57 Saturday afternoon at the Harold Newman Arena.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Jamestown 86, Midland University 57
LOCATION: Harold Newman Arena, Jamestown, N.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 5-1, Midland University 1-7

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Jimmies led 27-15 after the first quarter behind the hot hand of Samantha Paulsen, who opened up the scoring for the Jimmies, and finished 4-4 from the three-point line.
• Hannah Hagel followed with back-to-back buckets and Sarah Lenz followed with a three-pointer of her own to maintain the lead.
• Midland opened up the second quarter with a three-pointer from Sarah Shepard to cut the Jimmies lead to 29-21. 
• UJ once again answered back, going on an 8-2 scoring run, including three-pointers by Kate Busek and Jessika Lofstrom, and a two-pointer from Hagel.
• A dominant 26-4 scoring surge in the third quarter sealed the win for the Jimmies, who led 73-33 heading into the fourth.
• UJ held the Warriors to only 1-of-10 shooting overall from the field in the third and Midland made just 2 of their 5 free throw attempts.
• Thirteen Jamestown players made it into the scoring column, led by Hagel's 14 points on 7-of-11 shooting from the field.
• Paulsen followed with 12 points, making 4-of-5 shots from the 3-point line. 
• Lofstrom grabbed a team-high eight rebounds.
• Kate Cordes passed out three assists, and Jayden Wiest and Hali Savela each had two steals.

UP NEXT

• The Jimmies are on the road at Dillon, Mont., in the Straugh Gymnasium against University of Montana-Western on Thursday, December 5th at 6:30 p.m. CT.