Jamestown College had two strong performances this past weekend by beating SD Mines 85-68 on Friday night and followed that up with a win over #6 Black Hills State in a battle of two top 10 teams.
JC and SD Mines battled back and forth through the first 10 minutes of action before taking control with a late run in the half to take and 40-32 lead into halftime and then never looked back. Jamestown College continued to out score the Hardrockers 45-36 in the second half and pull away for the win. JC was solid on defense, especially in the second half as they held the Hardrockers to 37% from the field and forced Mines into 22 turnovers. JC also out rebounded Mines 43-34 including 14 offensive rebounds. The Jimmies were whistled for 28 fouls on the night which kept the pace much slower than we typically like.
JC was led in scoring by Giuli Varriano (Pictured)with 17 points, followed by Katie O'Neill with 13, Ali Edwards and Allison Epping (pictured) each with 10. Varriano led the Jimmies with 5 offensive rebounds and 7 total.
The Jimmies hit the court less than 24 hours later to face the #6 Yellowjackets from Spearfish, SD. In a battle of two top teams in the country, the game lived up to the hype. The game featured many lead changes and neither team led by more than 4 points. Black Hills went into halftime with a 29-27 led, but the Jimmies out scored BH in the second half 40-34 to win 67-63 in a game where both teams played extremely hard. JC was again led by Varriano with 19, Katie O'Neill with 18, and Allison Epping with 10.
The Jimmies travel to face rival Valley City State on Thursday. JC is currently 15-3 and 4-0 in the DAC.
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