RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines volleyball team got back on the winning track, winning their first RMAC game on Saturday night at Chadron State. They look to continue that momentum with a pair of home RMAC contests this week, as they take on Black Hills State at home for a 7:00 p.m. match on Tuesday night before Regis heads to Rapid City for a 3:00 p.m. start on Saturday afternoon.
Series History
vs. Black Hill State

• In the matchups dating back to 1995, these two rivals, have met 68 times, with Black Hills State winning 48 of those battles.
• Currently, the Yellowjackets have a 10-game winning streak in the matchup.
• The last victory for South Dakota Mines was 11/12/2015.
• The longest winning streak the Hardrockers have held in this matchup was a four-game winning streak in a span of about two months, from 9/3/2011-11/2/2011.
• The Hardrockers won 6 of the first 7 matchups in this time period, from 9/2/1995-11/10/1995.
• Black Hills State won the most recent matchup, by a score of 3-0 on 9/14/2021.

vs. Regis

• The matchup between these two schools started in recent times, with the first match taking place on 9/18/2012 when South Dakota Mines moved to Division II.
• Regis has won each of the ten previous matchups between the two schools.
• In the most recent matchup, Regis won in 3-sets on 2/12/2021.

Gold Nuggets

• The Hardrocker Volleyball team has started the season 7-5, and is coming off of its' first conference victory of the season against Chadron State on Saturday night.
• The Hardrocker defense was dominant against the Eagles, allowing them an attacking percentage of just .041%. That is the lowest percentage the Hardrockers have given up since 9/1/2018.
• Overall, the Hardrocker defense continues to be strong on the season, sitting in 3^rd in the RMAC in opponent attacking percentage, allowing opponents to succeed just .162% of the time.
• The Hardrocker defense also does not allow many balls to hit the floor, averaging 17.17 digs per set, a number that is good for 2^nd in the RMAC.
• Addie Stanley and Emma Grimm do a great job digging the ball, sitting in 7^th and 9^th in the conference with 4.06, and 3.87 digs per set.
• The Hardrockers continue to be very balanced offensively with 5 women between 82 and 100 kills, led by Dejah Behrend, and Jacey Koethe each with 100.
• Kiley Metzger and Shyann Bastian have 230 and 209 assists respectively.
• Koethe and Behrend lead the team with 37 and 34 blocks.

Scouting Report
Black Hills State

• The Yellowjackets have started the season 4-8, and are currently on a 3-game losing streak since knocking off South Dakota Mines at home.
• The strength of Black Hills State is also on the defensive end, as they are 6^th in opponent attacking percentage and 7^th in assists.
• Offensively, Black Hills State is led by Madison Hoopman who has 133 kills on the season and is 10^th in the RMAC in kills per set.
• Karly Marx is in the top 10 in the RMAC in assists, averaging 6.89 per set, and has a total of 310 on the season.
• Haedyn Rhoades is one of the best Liberos in the conference, sitting in the top 50 nationally, and 2^nd in the RMAC with 4.73 digs per set.

Regis

• Regis has started the season 8-4.
• They are on a roll, having won 3 straight, and 6 of their last 7 including defeating the #5 ranked Lewis University. The loss came to the Colorado School of Mines.
• In what is a common theme for the week, the Rangers are a strong defensive team. They allow opponents to hit .164% against them, the fourth-best mark in the RMAC.
• They are 3^rd in the conference in digs per set, averaging 16.5.
• The Rangers average over 2 blocks per set and are 4^th in the conference in that area.
• Mara LeGrand leads the team and is 2^nd in the conference in assists, averaging 10.48 per game.
• Nadine Burbrink and Maddy Mallory are 7^th and 8^th in the RMAC in blocks per set.
• Haley Kennedy is currently 8^th in digs per set, averaging 4.05.

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.