Black Hills State University Athletics

The record book for women's basketball at BHSU was rewritten when Dawn (Batterman) Curl stepped on the hard court. She has held as many as 13 Yellow Jacket basketball records and was among the top performers in 19 other categories. Her records ran from career points scored per game at 19.8 to a career record rebound average at 9.6 boards per game. The talented center also holds the career record for points scored at 1,727. She was selected first team all-conference (1987-89), NAIA All-District 12 (1987-88) and an NAIA All-American selection (1988-89). After leaving the BHSU hard court, she played one year of professional basketball in Denmark. She is currently chief operator of Montana Cincha, Inc., Absarokee, Mont., and serves as assistant girls basketball coach at Absarokee High School. She and her husband, Shannon, have two girls, ages seven and four.