RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines women's basketball team will travel up the interstate to take on Black Hills State on Tuesday night at the Donald E. Young Center. Tip-off for the 'Rockers will be at 5:00 PM.
Series History
vs. BHSU
- This will be the 42nd meeting since 2002 between the two schools.
- The Hardrockers fell to the Yellowjackets 72-42 in November.
- The Rockers are 7-14 since 2002 in Spearfish.
- The Hardrockers are averaging 61.88 points against the Yellowjackets since 2002.
Gold Nuggets
- The Hardrockers are averaging 61.2 points per game this season.
- Lauren Herman is 27-81 from behind the 3-point line leading the team with a 33.3%
- Savea Mansfield is shooting .844% (27-32) from the free-throw line.
- Piper Bauer is averaging 13.6 points per game and has a total of 245 points overall.
- Sydnee Durtsche has stepped up her play of late. Most recently, she scored 16 points, adding eight rebounds, and five assists in the CSU Pueblo game Saturday.
Scouting Report
BHSU
- The Yellowjackets are 3rd in the RMAC with a 9-2 conference record and are 14-3 overall.
- BH is averaging 62.6 points per game on the season, while only allowing 55.9 points.
- Danica Kocer is leading the Yellowjackets with 14.4 points a game.
- Kocer and Megan Engesser are number 1 and 2 in the conference in 3-point percentage. Kocer is hitting her threes at a 43.1% while Engesser is at 41.6%
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.
