Saturday, November 29, 2008

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.

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