SPEARFISH, S.D.—Rebounding from a loss hasn't been an issue for the Black Hills State University women's basketball team. The Yellow Jackets returned to the Young Center in front of a "Green Out" crowd on Friday evening with the mindset of extending their record to 3-0 following a loss.

Standing in the green and gold's way was MSU Denver. The Roadrunners lost four of their previous five games and were looking to string multiple wins together. The bright spot on MSU Denver's week was sophomore guard Georgia Ohrdorf earning RMAC Academic Player of the Year.

The Yellow Jackets avoided their first losing-skid of the season in a 67-64 victory over the Roadrunners. BHSU improves to 13-3, 10-2 RMAC while MSU Denver falls to 7-11, 5-7 RMAC.

Yellow Jackets 67, MSU Denver 64

Four different lead changes took place between the Yellow Jackets and Roadrunners in the first frame. The Yellow Jackets sat with a 13-9 lead at the 4:56 mark of the first quarter.

The momentum swung in the Roadrunner's favor when J'Nae Horton-Squires nailed a three-pointer with 2:25 left in the first to narrow the BHSU lead to 13-12. MSU Denver closed the frame with an 8-0 run en route to a 20-13 lead.

The Yellow Jackets rebounded with a 20-8 second quarter. Christine Thorn and Taylor Trohkimoinen each knocked down a three-pointer to help BHSU get even with the Roadrunners 21-21 with 7:16 left in the second quarter. 

Luisa Tago's jumper, followed by Emily Hartegan's three-pointer helped the Roadrunners regain a 26-22 lead at the 3:09 mark. BHSU responded with an 11-2 run to take a 33-28-halftime lead. 

Remi Wientjes came back from injury with a career-high 11 points in the contest. She registered a layup and three-pointer to help stretch the BHSU lead to 14 points, which made the score 45-31 with 4:24 left in the third quarter.

The Roadrunners inched back and cut the margin to 49-41 when Emily Hartegan converted on a pair of free throws to close the third frame.

The three-ball worked in the Roadrunners' favor in the fourth quarter's opening minutes. Horton-Squires and Jaelynn Smith each notched a shot beyond the arch to help MSU Denver get even with BHSU 51-51 at the 6:21 mark.

The final five minutes of the contest saw five different lead changes. With MSU Denver leading 64-63 with 1:00 remaining, Kassidy Scott converted on a layup to give BHSU the lead for good. 

The Roadrunners turned the ball over on an inbounds pass with 0:39 left, putting them in foul mode.  Keely Bertram iced the game with a pair of free throws with 0:18 left to make the score 67-64. 

Thorn led BHSU with 12 points, followed by Wientjes' career-high 11. Bertram registered 10 points and pulled down nine rebounds.

The Yellow Jackets will return to action tomorrow, January 23 against UCCS. Game time is set for 5:30 p.m.