Women's Basketball | 2/16/2017 8:51:00 AM

THE GAME - Colorado Mesa
» The two teams meet for the second time this season on the hardwood with tipoff slated for 5:30 p.m. Saturday. BHSU leads the season series, 1-0.
 
» The two teams previously met in the Young Center where Black Hills State defeated the Mavericks 64-56 and held the leading scorer in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Bryanna Adams, to just one point.
 
» Bryanna Adams is the leader in scoring and rebounder for the Mavericks. Adams averages 17.4 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game. Adams has earned two RMAC offensive Player of the Week honors. Nicole Archambeau is right behind Adams averaging 5.5 rebound per game.
 
» Colorado Mesa sits in third place in the conference with three games left to go before the RMAC tournament while BHSU just claimed the eighth place spot after defeating South Dakota Mines 61-57.
 
» The Mavericks claimed the Number 10 spot in the Official NCAA Regional Poll with a 16-6 record.
 
THE COACHES
» Black Hills State University head coach Mark Nore owns a 262-171 record over 15 seasons with the Yellow Jackets. He is the all-time wins leader for Yellow Jacket basketball.
 
» Taylor Wagner is in his fifth season with the Mavericks. He reached the 100-career game win mark in just 118 games last season on February 19, 2016 against Chadron State. In 2013, he led the Mavericks to the NCAA Elite Eight for the first time in program history after finishing 31-2 on the season. He was named Region IX Coach of the Year in 2011 and three-time South Sub-Region Coach of the Year in 2006, 2011 and 2012 while coaching at Otero Junior College. In 2012, the Lady Rattlers were crowned Region IX Champions and advanced to the National Tournament and finished in eighth place.
 
WHAT'S AT STAKE
» The Yellow Jackets are looking to claim a spot in the RMAC Tournament and they are sitting one game ahead of Colorado Christian. The top eight teams make it and BHSU is right on the edge.

LAST TIME OUT
Black Hills State defeated South Dakota Mines 61-57 on Saturday for Senior Night. It honored its past wearing throwback purple and gold uniforms to go 2-0 for two seasons in a row wearing them.
 
The Yellow Jackets led by 21 points at halftime but the Hardrockers threatened a comeback in the second half out scoring BHSU 35-23 but it was not enough for the victory.
 
Rachel Erickson led the offense scoring 18 points in 21 minutes of action going 4-of-7 from the field, 1-of-3 from downtown and 9-of-10 from the line. Cheyanne Balster was right behind tying her career-high 16 points in 22 minutes of play.
 
Taylor Trohkimoinen grabbed a team high seven rebounds and three steals in 36 minutes of action. Trohkimoinen also tallied five assists.

60+ POINTS
When scoring over 60 plus points, Black Hills State is 5-2 overall and 3-0 on the road. The Yellow Jackets look to continue that streak at Colorado Mesa this weekend.

A LOOK AROUND THE RMAC
With only three games left in the season, Black Hills State is looking to claim a spot into the RMAC Tournament. The top eight teams make it into the tournament and the Yellow Jackets are currently in eighth place after defeating South Dakota Mines to move ahead in the standings. CSU-Pueblo leads the conference with a 18-1 conference record and a 24-1 overall record. Westminster defeated CSUP for its first loss on the season. Regis, Colorado Mesa, UCCS, Fort Lewis, MSU Denver and Colorado Mines are among the other eight teams that could make the tournament.