The Black Hills State University women's basketball team played their best defense of the season in route to a 60-50 victory over Colorado Mesa University.
 
After at close first half that saw the Mavericks up 29-25 over the Yellow Jackets, the defense kicked it up a notch coming out of the break allowing the Mavericks to score only 13 points in the 3^rd quarter while scoring 18 themselves and taking the lead 43-42. In the fourth quarter the defense was relentless allowing the Mavericks to score only 8 points compared to the Yellow Jackets 17, while grabbing 11 defensive rebounds compared to the Mavericks 7.
 
On the night, the Yellow Jackets hit 18-60 (30.0 percent) including 9 three pointers shooting 32.1 percent from beyond the arc. At the charity stripe, the team shot 83.3 percent hitting 15 of 18 free throws. The Yellow Jackets recorded 8 steals on the night which helped them control the game for most of the second half.
 
The Yellow Jackets were led by senior Racquel Wientjes who recorded 28 points shooting 7-16 with 3 three pointers and hitting 11 of 12 free throws. Megan Engesser was also a double digit scorer recording 10 of her own points and shooting an impressive 66.7 percent with 2 three pointers of her own.
 
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets take on Westminster tomorrow afternoon at 4:00 pm at the Young Center. No fans are permitted at home games throughout the month of December.