Mitchell, S.D. – The Dakota Wesleyan women's basketball team fell 66-58 to (RV) Jamestown. Dakota Wesleyan held their own on the defensive side of the court limiting a high powered Jimmies offense to just 66 points but couldn't get anything going on the offensive side. Jada Campbell tied Randi Morgan's school record of six blocks in a game in the contest while also scoring game-high 13 points. Morgan Edelman recorded a double-double with 10 points and 11 rebounds. The Tigers drop to 16-7 (10-7 GPAC) while the Jimmies improve to 18-5 (13-4 GPAC).
Stat Leaders:
Points – Rylee Rosenquist & Jada Campbell (13)
Assists – Five players (2)
Rebounds – Morgan Edelman (11)
Blocks – Jada Campbell (6) *tied school record
Steals –Morgan Edelman (3)
Recap –
The first three minutes of the game showed two evenly matched teams going back and forth bucket for bucket. Edelman was doing most of the damage this time as a shooter compared to the typical passer and rebounding point guard she is. In the next Kia Tower for Jamestown took over giving UJ a big 17-8 and pulling away from the Tigers. Tower did this with hitting three straight three pointers in three straight possessions. Jamestown kept the Tigers there to close out the quarter with a 23-12 lead. The Jimmies got a lot of second and sometimes third chance looks on the offensive glass, which is very uncharacteristic of the Tigers.
As usual the Tigers responded and came alive like they always do opening the first three minutes of the second quarter on a 12-5 run to cut the Jimmies lead to four. Tigers clawed their way back into the game with aggressive drives by Rosenquist earning trips to the line and converting free throws, Campbell dominating in the paint and Reiner getting jump shots to go. Campbell was also a force on the defensive end recording her third and fourth block of the game during the stretch. The Jimmies picked back up their fast offensive pace of play and worked their lead back to nine. Lead would stay there for the closing minutes leaving it a 38-30 halftime lead for UJ.
To open the third quarter Rosenquist got the Tiger squad going getting a shot to go from deep on a feed from Campbell. DWU continued to attack down hill on the Jamestown defense but couldn't get a shot to go and wasn't getting calls to go to the line. Dakota Wesleyan tightened up on the defensive side making it hard on the Jimmies offense holding them scoreless for three minutes to make it a three-point game. Rosenquist splashed another three from deep resulting in a UJ timeout. Jamestown, like the Tigers attacked the Tiger defense with a balanced attack. Uj kept going after Campbell down low which proved to be a mistake with Jada recording her sixth block in the quarter tying a school record set by Randi Morgan in 2004. The third quarter would close with the Jimmies holding a 51-45 lead.
The Tigers defense showed up in a big way in the first four minutes of the fourth quarter holding the Jimmies to just two points on a first possession layup. However, the Tigers just couldn't find their rhythm on offense getting open looks but not getting anything to fall. UJ jumped to a 10-point lead with 5:45 left after back-to-back buckets. The closing minutes would be a lot of the same with Jamestown holding that lead for a 66-58 final.
Head-to-Head (Jamestown)
- DWU is now 14-17 all-time against UJ with tonight's loss.
- Dakota Wesleyan last meeting with the Jimmies saw the Tigers fall by a score of 71-64.
Up Next
- Dakota Wesleyan women's basketball goes back on the road to take on College of Saint Mary Saturday, February 4th with tipoff at 2:00 p.m.