SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills State University volleyball fell in its second home match 3-1 against Fort Lewis.

The Yellow Jackets dropped three out of four sets losing sets one and two, winning set three and lost in the fourth.  The sets went as follows: 25-17, 25-23, 25-18, 25-20.

In the third set, the Yellow Jackets gained momentum as they were down 2-0.  The Skyhawks battled tough trading points with BHSU until 14-all.  From there, the Yellow Jackets maintained the lead and ended up scoring six straight points.  With the Yellow Jackets leading 19-18, FLC's Ally Dell'Amico had an attack error to give BHSU a two-point lead.  Lacy Stevens served five straight times with kills by Kenzie Kazmer, Sierra Stugelmeyer and Cheyenne Palu.  Both Cheyenne Palu and Stugelmeyer registered block assists at 22-18.  BHSU won the set at 25-18. 

On the offense, both Sierra Stugelmeyer and Cheyenne Palu each registered 10 kills with Palu recording a .269 hitting percentage.  Brynn Eckhardt recorded a double-double with 34 assists and 19 digs. The team registered a total of 16 kills in the third set averaging a .343 hitting percentage.

On the defensive side, Lacy Stevens registered 30 digs.  Alongside Stevens, Palu recorded 11 blocks, four of them solo, and Fehrin Ward registered six blocks.  The team as a whole recorded 18 blocks.
The Yellow Jackets fall to 2-7 on the season and 0-2 in the conference. Fort Lewis improves to 3-7 on the season and 3-0 in the RMAC.

Black Hills State travels on the road to CSU-Pueblo and New Mexico Highlands on September 23 and 24.  First serve on Friday is at 7 p.m. and on Saturday at 6 p.m.