Jimmies polish off Peru State, 92-60

Cori Doubek goes up to score against Peru defenders.

Jamestown College opened the game going 1 of 8 from the 3 point line, but finished hot by going 11-14 and finishing a sparkling 12-22 from beyond the arc. Junior transfer, Krista Shaikoski continued her hot shooting by going 5-8 and sophomore Nicole Ahlers came off the bench to shoot 3-3 from behind the line. Amanda Rantapaa and Kellie Schuneman each knocked two.

The Jimmies depth and speed eventually wore Peru State down as 14 Jimmies played and 11 scored. Senior Ali Edwards saw her first action of the season after joining team following a successful volleyball season. Ali hit both shots and a free throw to finish with 5 points.

JC was led in scoring by Shaikoski's 15 off the bench. Kellie Schuneman followed that up with 13 points and a team high 8 assists. Katie O'Neill and Giuli Varriano rounded out the scoring with 12 and 11.

The Jimmies are off until they travel to Iowa Wesleyan and William Penn next weekend. To read more about the Jimmies, go to: http://www.jamestownsun.com/event/article/id/98968/

Jimmies take care of Presentation College

#6 ranked Jamestown College shook off a sluggish start to their match-up with Presenation, but put together a 24-7 run mid-way through the first half to over power Presenation, 84-46. JC used a balanced first half of scoring with 8 different players scoring to help build the lead. Katie O'Neill got things rolling by scoring 11 points in the first half and Krista Shaikoski (pictured) sparked the Jimmies off the bench by hitting 3 long three pointers to help build on the lead. Giuli Varriano (pictured) also contributed 9 first half points and ended with 14 for the game.

The Jimmies dressed and played 15 players with 12 of them scoring. Freshman Justene Engels had a career high of 8 points off the bench and freshman Amber Ramlo followed that up with a career high of 7 points. The Jimmies are next in action on Friday night verse Peru State, NE.

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Jimmies split on the road

Jamestown College came home from its trip to Mitchell and Yankton, SD with a split. On Friday, the Jimmies played a near perfect first half while building a 47-25 halftime lead. DWU cut into the Jimmie lead throughout the second half, but the Jimmies had built a big enough cushion to hang for a 72-63 win. The Jimmies were almost perfect from the 3 point line going 7-8 in the first half and connecting on 14-16 from the free throw line. The Jimmies cooled off in the second half from the field, but stayed hot from the free throw line which led to the win. For the game, the Jimmies finished 23-29 from the line. JC was led in scoring and rebounding by Cori Doubek as she recorded her first double double on the season with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Giuli Varriano (11), Amanda Rantapaa (10), and Kellie Schuneman (10) rounded out the scoring.

The following afternoon in a battle of the unbeatens, the Jimmies faced Mt. Marty College. JC jumped out to an early 7-2 lead, but Mt. Marty took control from that point and never turned back. Mt. Marty built their lead to 18 points early in the second half before the Jimmies began chipping away. JC got it as close as 5 points, 56-51 with about 7 minutes remaining, but could get no closer. JC was once again led in scoring by Cori Doubek as she tallied 14 points and 10 rebounds. Katie O'Neill chipped in 12 points. JC struggled from the field going 0-12 from the three point line and only 11-27 from the free throw line in the loss.

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Jamestown College turns back Dordt, IA

Jamestown College completed a weekend sweep by beating Dordt, IA 65-52 a day after knocking off Northwestern, IA. With the sweep, the Jimmies improved to 4-0 on the young season.
After a slow start and falling behind 7-2, the Jimmies outscored Dordt 26-7 over the next 8 minutes to take a 28-14 lead. But Dordt answered with their own run by out scoring the Jimmies 12-3 to cut the half time lead to 31-26. Jamestown College had trouble finding a consistent offensive rhythm and had a difficult time containing Dordt's Amber Soodsma who ended up scoring 21 points.
The Jimmies used a couple of scoring runs to take a double digit lead early in the second half and never looked back. JC was led in scoring by Amanda Rantapaa's 12 points, all coming from the 3 point line. Cori Doubek (pictured) and Katie O'Neill each chipped in with 10, and Giuli Varriano and Kellie Schuneman (pictured) added 9 each.
The Jimmies return to action with an exhibition at NDSU on Monday night and then head to the road for an important weekend of games at Dakota Wesleyan and Mt. Marty.

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#6 Jimmies knock off #2 Northwestern University

#6 nationally ranked Jamestown College used a big second half to beat powerhouse Northwestern, IA, 80-63 on Friday night at the Jamestown Civic Center. JC used a balanced scoring attack and their defense forced 23 turnovers and limited the Red Raiders to a 33% percent field goal percentage in the second half.

Senior Katie O'Neill (Pictured) lead the scoring attack by scoring 18 points in the second half to finish with a game high of 23. Junior point guard Kellie Schuneman was also very instrumental in the win by scoring 14 points, including 8-9 from the free throw line. Kellie also added a game high 8 assists. Giuli Varriano finished in double figures with 12 points, 6 rebounds, 4 steals, and 4 assists.

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