Slow Start, Fast Finish leads to Jimmie Win

The Jamestown College women's basketball team overcame a sluggish first half, but still led by one point at halftime versus William Penn. After a ten day lay-off and some inspired defense by William Penn, the Jimmies struggled to find a consistent rhythm in the first half. Heidi Fiechtner provided some early sparks for the Jimmies though and scored 12 points in the first half. Overall, the Jimmies shot 37.5% in the first half. The Jimmies defense was again solid holding William Penn to 35% in the first half.

After intermission, the Jimmies found their rhythm immediately. The Jimmies started the second half on a 12-6 run and never turned back. Katie O'Neill scored 14 of her 17 points in the second half and Heidi Fiechtner finished with a game high and career high of 25 points. She was 9-14 from the field and 7-10 from the free throw line. Kellie Schuneman and Mara Paulson (both pictured) each added 8 points and Allison Epping added 8 points off the bench.

The Jimmies are currently 8-2 and have won 7 games in a row. They travel to the University of North Dakota for an exhibition game on Tuesday and follow that with their conference opener at rival Valley City State on Thursday.

Jimmies Hold Off Minnesota Morris, 74-64

Jamestown College held off a physical, pesky Minnesota Morris team to win their 6th straight game and run their overall record to 7-2. In what turned out to be one of the Jimmies most physical games of the season and overcoming foul trouble, the Jimmies did enough positive things to win by 10 on the road. Even though the Jimmies were somewhat out of rhythm on the offensive end, they still shot 51.9% from the field. The Jimmies did however struggle from the free throw line, going 15-26 from the line. Kellie Schuneman hit her first free throw of the night to extend her streak to 38 consecutive free throws before missing her second to end the streak.

Jamestown College forced Morris into 20 turnovers and 0-5 from the three point line. Morris did shoot 46% from the field for the game. The Jimmies were also out-rebounded for the first time this season.

Mara Paulson (pictured) continued to add to her early season success by leading the Jimmies with 17 points, 4 rebounds, and 4 assists. Heidi Fiechtner also continued her strong play with 16 points and 5 rebounds. Kellie Schuneman rounded out the scoring by adding 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 5 assists.

Schuneman sets Jamestown College record by hitting 37 straight free throws

Kellie Schuneman broke the free throw record for most consecutive free throws made, currently going 37-37. The old school record was held by Kathi Fischer, 1979-80. Kathi's record was 24 in a row. For the season Kellie is 52-57 from the line, 91%.

The streak started against Briar Cliff when Kellie converted 14-14. It continued against Northwestern, IA when Kellie went 7-7. Against Dakota Wesleyan, she added 4 more to break the current record of 24. Going into the game against Mt. Marty, Kellie was 25-25 and then went 12-12 to extend the streak to 37-37. Kellie will continue adding to the streak against Minnesota Morris.

Jimmies Extend Win Streak to 5 Games with 96-81 win over Mt. Marty

No. 9 ranked Jamestown College had a quick start scoring 51 points in the first half to open a 11 point lead over Mt. Marty at halftime. The Jimmies ended up with five players scoring in double figure. Kellie Schuneman lead the way with 23 points. Katie O'Neill continued her solid play by adding 16 points, including 8 straight points during a Jimmie run that built the lead to 25 points. Allison Epping (Pictured) and Heidi Fiechtner each added 16, and Mara Paulson scored 15 points. Amanda Rantapaa rounded out the scoring with 3 three pointers for 9 points. The Jimmies are currently 6-2 and travel to play Minnesota Morris on Tuesday night.

Katie O'Neill receives Optimist Club Athlete of the Week

Katie O'Neill – Junior – Jimmie Basketball – Hometown: Melbourne, Australia. Katie scored 7 points, including a key 3-pointer late in the game and converted a free throw in the last 15 seconds of JC's win over Northwestern on Friday. She also had 3 rebounds and 3 assists. On Saturday, in a win over Dordt, Katie had her Jimmie career high with 23 points. She hit on 9-of-11 shots from the field, including hitting both of her 3-point attempts. She was 3-of-3 from the foul line and added 7 rebounds, 5 steals, and 4 assists.

Jimmies Sweep on the Road, pick up third win in a row

There was no letdown for the Jamestown College women’s basketball team.

Less than 24 hours after a win over No. 14-ranked Northwestern (Iowa), the Jimmies completed a weekend road sweep of Great Plains Athletic Conference foes with a 68-43 victory over Dordt in Sioux Center, Iowa.

The No. 9-ranked Jimmies won their third straight over GPAC foes, taking a 10-point halftime lead and pulling away after the intermission.

To read more, go to:
http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/index.cfm?id=75119§ion=sports

Schuneman named Optimist Club Athlete of the Week

Kellie Schuneman – Sophomore – Jimmie Basketball – Hometown: Lino Lakes, Minnesota. Kellie scored 16 points in the Jimmies' 5 point loss to Hastings. She was 5-of-12 from the field, including four 3-pointers, and she was 2-of-5 from the lines. She also had two rebounds and two assists. In the 71-66 win over Briar Cliff, Kellie was a perfect 14-of-14 from the free throw lines for 14 points. She also added 3 rebounds, 4 assists, and 1 steal.

Fiechtner named Optimist Club Athlete of the Week

Heidi Fiechtner – Senior – Jimmie Basketball – Hometown: Fargo, North Dakota. Heidi scored 11 points for the Jimmies in their 89-49 win against Brandon on Friday. She was 3-of-8 from the field, 5-of-6 from the free throw line, and added 3 rebounds, 1 assist, and 1 steal. In the 74-70 loss to Lakehead on Saturday, Heidi scored 19 points, going 7-of-10 from the field and 5-of-9 from the line. She also added 8 rebounds and 2 assists.

Jimmie Women Team Picture

The Jimmie Women enjoyed the beautiful weather and took a picture with the Tyson Center in the background, hoping to be able to make a return trip in March for the National Tournament.

Jimmie Women Enjoy Trip to Sioux City, IA

The Jamestown College Women's Basketball team made a Halloween trip to Sioux City, IA to play in the Morningside Classic, which pitted some of the top teams from the DAC and GPAC. The Jimmies had their first opportunity to play in the Tyson Center, which has been home to the National Tournament for the past ten years. The Jimmies opened up on Halloween day against the #2 ranked team in the country, Hastings College. The #9 Jimmies battled for 40 minutes, but just came up short, losing 55-50. Read more at http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/index.cfm?id=74687&section=sports

On day two, the Jimmies battled Briar Cliff, IA. Briar Cliff has been noted to be a team in the GPAC that has the potential to be a very dangerous team, and they showed why. For the first 18 minutes of the game, the Jimmies controlled both ends of the court and opened a 17 point lead. Late in the half, the Jimmies had to sit 3 regulars due to foul trouble and this allowed the Chargers to close the gap to 6 points at halftime. The Jimmies opened the second half with 5 quick points to push the lead back to double digits, but once again the Chargers continued to battle back and eventually took the lead, but the Jimmies re-grouped and finished the game strong with some timely shots and free throws. For more on the game go to the Jamestown Sun.
http://www.jamestownsun.com/articles/index.cfm?id=74742&section=sports

The Jimmies are currently 2-2 after their trip to Sioux City. They will return to Iowa this weekend for another two tough games versus Northwestern and Dordt College.