RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team had the rug pulled out from underneath them Saturday afternoon as the Westminster College Lady Griffin stole a win from the Hardrockers, 69-65, during a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference game at the King Center in Rapid City, S.D.

The 'Rockers started out strong, jumping out to a 22-15 advantage after the first 10 minutes and extended their edge to 10 points with 8:22 remaining before halftime.
That's when the Griffins slowly started to turn the momentum. They bettered the home team, 17-13, in the second quarter and trailed by just three points at the half, 35-32.

The third quarter was a stalemate with SD Mines coming out one point better, 16-15, as the 'Rockers held on to a four-point lead heading into the fourth quarter, 51-47. Westminster turned on the jets in the fourth quarter, caught the home team and overtook them, outscoring the 'Rockers, 22-14 in the final frame, to nab the win.

The Hardrockers finished the game shooting 38.1 percent from the field hitting on 24-63 shots. They were 7-22 from the three-point line and 10-12 on free throws. They collected 26 rebounds, had 12 assists and six steals.

The Lady Griffins made good on 29-49 to shoot 59.2 percent from the field. The converted 2-11 from three-point range and were 9-20 from the foul line. Westminster came down with 28 rebounds, 17 assists, seven steals and three blocked shots.

Individually for the 'Rockers, sophomore Anna Haugen racked up 18 points, eight rebounds and one steal to lead the team. Sophomores Sami Steffeck and Cooper Courtney both finished with 11 points and junior Taylor Molstad tacked on 10 markers.

The Griffins were led by Hunter Krebs with 21 points while Kaylee Carlsen and Sydnee Taylor both cashed in for 14 points.

The loss drops SD Mines to 12-7 on the season and 7-6 in the RMAC. Next up, the 'Rockers head to Colorado for an RMAC matchup against Western State Colorado on Friday in Gunnison, Colo., and Colorado Mesa on Saturday in Grand Junction, Colo.