RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines women's basketball team fought in a close matchup with Northern State, but the wolves pulled away late to lead to the Hardrockers' 3^rd straight defeat.

The first quarter started with Ryan Weiss making an impact, hitting an early three-pointer then assisting on a three-point shot hit by Piper Bauer who would hit another one, giving the Hardrockers an 11-4 lead. Northern State would close out the first quarter on an 11-4 run, tying it at 15 going to the second quarter.

Again, in the second quarter, the Hardrockers started strong, scoring 9 of the first 12 points, to take a 24-18 lead with 7:42 to go in the first half. However, the Hardrocker offense would struggle for a big stretch going scoreless for a little over three minutes, in which the Wolves surged ahead 35-28 and took a 37-33 lead into the locker rooms.

In the third, each time continued to trade buckets as the Hardrocker would cut it four, and Northern State would bring it back to a 6-point lead. To end the third Northern State hit a basket to take a 6-point lead into the fourth quarter.

To start the fourth, Northern State had all of the momentum, surging to a 15-point lead before the Hardrockers would begin to fight back, cutting to 8 with just over a minute remaining, but there was not enough time left, as the Hardrockers fell 76-67.

Up Next
South Dakota Mines heads out to Montana for a 2:00 matchup on Saturday afternoon, looking to get their first win of the season.

A postgame press conference with Head Coach Jeri Jacobson is posted below.

About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.