VALLEY CITY, N.D.— The Jimmie women's basketball team led by eight points with just over four minutes remaining, but Valley City State used a 15-4 run to close out the game and take a 77-74 victory Friday evening at W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse.
 
THE BASICS
FINAL SCORE: Valley City State 77, Jamestown 74
LOCATION: W.E. Osmon Fieldhouse / Valley City, N.D.
RECORDS: Jamestown 16-6 overall, 6-5 NSAA; Valley City State 13-10 overall, 5-6 NSAA
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Jimmies led 20-15 after the first quarter behind 11 combined points from Hannah Hagel and Megan Oswald.
• UJ pushed their lead to nine points early in the second quarter but the Vikings responded with a 10-1 run to knot the game at 25.
• Jessika Lofstrom made a pair of free throws with 4:06 remaining in the first half to start a 10-4 run that gave the Jimmies a 37-31 halftime lead.
• With 3:01 left in the third quarter, Lofstrom's three-pointer extended the UJ lead to 53-41, the largest of the night.
• VCSU finished the third quarter by scoring 10 of the final 14 points to get within 57-51 going to the fourth.
• Samantha Paulsen drained a three-pointer with 4:06 left that made it 70-62, but back-to-back three-pointers quickly brought the Vikings within two.
• The teams traded the lead down the stretch, and Hagel's basket made it 74-73 UJ with 21 seconds left.
• VCSU retook the lead on Elyse Hebrink's bucket 7 seconds later, then forced a Jimmie turnover with 0:07 left to seal the win.
• Hagel led all players with a career-high 28 points and pulled down 9 rebounds.
• Oswald was also in double figures with 12 points.
• Paulsen finished with 8 points and 5 steals. Kate Cordes passed out 6 assists

UP NEXT

• Jamestown travels to Mayville, N.D., on Saturday to face Mayville State University at 3:00 p.m.