Spearfish, S.D. – Black Hills State University volleyball faced off against former DAC conference opponent Minot State University today at the Donald E. Young Center. The Yellow Jackets were able to come out of the contest with a victory in four sets by scores of 25-15, 31-33, 25-16, and 27-25.

The Yellow Jacket offense saw tremendous production from the big three who combined for 54 of the team's 66 kills. Sophomore outside hitter Amy O'Neill tallied 20 kills on 42 attempts with seven errors. Sophomore outside hitter Caitlin Templeton added her own 16 kills on 34 attempts with five errors. The team's lone junior, Kylee Lamb, led the big three in hitting efficiency with her own 18 kill performance on 40 attempts and only four errors. 

 
Black Hills State also held strong defensively against the Beavers with four players with 10 digs or more. Sophomore Kyla Johnson picked up 10 digs alongside sophomore setter Darbi Yost's 13 dig performance. O'Neill also tallied 13 digs to support her stellar hitting figures. The Yellow Jackets were led defensively by freshman libero Kelsey Olson. Olson picked up 20 digs in the contest.

"I thought we showed a lot of character today," said head coach Sally Nichols. "We came out strong, and when things started to go against us, we continued to fight. There were a lot of opportunities where we could have folded under the pressure and we didn't. Instead we continued to fight, dug in, and battled for every point until we came out on top. For that I am really proud of our team."

The Yellow Jackets are back in action again at home on November 2 against rival opponent S.D. School of Mines. The game is slated to begin at 7 p.m. MT at the Donald E. Young Center.

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