GREAT FALLS, Mont.— Kate Cordes scored 32 points for the second time in three games, but the University of Jamestown women's basketball team was outscored 56-44 over the final three quarters in a 65-56 loss to second-ranked University of Providence Friday evening at McLaughlin Center.

THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Providence 65, Jamestown 56
LOCATION: McLaughlin Center, Great Falls, Mont.
RECORDS: Jamestown 2-1, Providence 1-2

HOW IT HAPPENED

• Jamestown opened the game with a pair of baskets and the 4-0 lead was the largest for either team in the opening quarter. Jayden Wiest's layup made it 9-9 with 2:30 in the first, then Jessika Lofstrom knocked down a three-pointer to give UJ a 12-9 lead after one.
• The Argos outscored the Jimmies 21-14 in the second quarter and took a 30-26 edge into halftime. Kate Cordes made a three-pointer that gave Jamestown a 15-11 lead early in the quarter, but Providence scored 10 of the next 12 points and UJ had to play from behind the rest of the half.
• A pair of free throws by Megan Oswald and another three from Cordes put the Jimmies back in front (31-30) just over 90 seconds into the third.
• Hannah Hagel scored to tie the game at 38 with 4:28 remaining, but that would be the final points for Jamestown in the quarter. UJ missed their final eight shots, but the Argos only outscored the Jimmies 6-0 over that span, taking just a six-point lead into the fourth.
• Samantha Paulsen's free throw broke UJ's nearly five-minute scoring drought, and Jamestown trailed by only five with 9:32 in the game.
• An 8-0 run by Providence put the Jimmies down by 13, and the next Jamestown points did not come until Kate Busek's three-pointer with 6:17 left.
• Cordes had the final 14 UJ points, including a three-pointer that brought the Jimmies within 60-54 at the 1:50 mark.
• Cordes tied her career high with 32 points and grabbed 10 rebounds for her second career double-double.
• Hagel was the other UJ player in double figures, finishing with 11 points.
• Busek had 7 rebounds and 5 assists.

UP NEXT

• The Jimmies play Montana State-Northern in Great Falls, Mont., on Saturday, at 7 p.m. Central.