Lady Owls Season Ends in Loss to Jamestown
SIOUX CITY, Iowa –Last year Oregon Tech ended Jamestown season in the first round of the National Tournament, today Jamestown repaid the favor with an 87-63 victory at the Tyson Event Center. The Jimmies move into the second-round and improve to 26-5 on the year. The loss gives Oregon Tech a final overall record of 24-9 on the year.
The Jamestown win was the final piece of the puzzle for the Liston Bracket’s first-round play. With the victory, the Jimmies will take on No. 2 Davenport (Mich.) (31-3), who earlier defeated Saint Francis (Ind.). That game will tip at 8:30 a.m. on Friday.
The Jimmies connected on 13-of-30 from beyond the arc to gain the advantage over the Owls. Led by senior guard Kyra Dewald who accounted for four 3-pointers, Jamestown was able to lock-down offensively to seal the deal early on. The largest lead for the Jimmies came late in the fourth at the 2:23 mark when their distance spread to 29 points. Oregon Tech would see their share of moments of strength, when they cut into that lead and were only down by 9 points late in the third period.
Jamestown, however, also was on the positive side of energy, as they remained ahead of the Owls with nine different players cashing in on points. Dewald led all scorers with 18 points alongside her strong long-range shooting, and included five rebounds.
Even though the Owls saw their deficit reach double-digits, multiple players continued to have impact on the game. Ashleigh Vandenbrink, a senior guard, recorded 12 points – an Owl-high. Carly McIsaac and Nohea Waiwaiole both also accounted for 10 a piece of the Oregon Tech points. Oregon Tech shot 12-of-29 for the game, good for .397.
The win propels Jamestown’s overall record in the national championship to 7-8 in their 9th appearance as a program.