Spearfish, S.D. – The Black Hills State women's basketball team blew out the Adams State Grizzlies 61-38 on Friday night at the Donald E. Young Center.

The Yellow Jackets got off to a hot start, connecting on 12 of 23 shots for 52.2%, including three of five from behind the arc in the first period of play. The Jackets were led by sophomore-stand-out Chelsey Biegler, who scored 11 of her game-high 16 points in the half. Bailey Kusser added seven, and freshman Calby Pearman score five points off the bench to add to the Jackets' 33-20 lead going into halftime.

"We did a really nice job offensively getting the ball inside and outside in the first half," said head coach Mark Nore. "We had great energy from the start."

The second half was more of the same for the Jackets. Black Hills State went on a 7-0 run during the first three minutes of play and never looked back. Dakota Barrie helped the cause, scoring all seven of her points in the second. The Yellow Jacket defense held the Grizzlies to 18 second half points and cruised to victory 61-38.

"I thought we guarded well for two halves tonight," said Nore. "I was proud of how hard we played as a team."

Biegler led the way with 16 points, Kusser recorded five rebounds and four assists to go along with her 12 points, and Calli Bechtel had seven points and three rebounds on the night.

 The Yellow Jackets return to action Saturday at 5:30pm to take on the Fort Lewis Skyhawks at the Young Center in Spearfish.