| Gm. 9: Black Hills State (6-2) vs. Western (5-1) |
Black Hills State women's basketball will host the Western University Mountaineers on January 16th at 4:00 P.M.
The lady Yellow Jackets are coming off a road loss to Colorado Mesa after putting together a six-game winning streak. The yellow Jackets currently hold a 6-2 record with their only other loss coming from the Mountaineers in the first game of the season 81-74. This game is the only game the Yellow Jackets have allowed an opponent to score 81 points with the defense heating up in the ensuing weeks following the loss.
In their last outing Saturday night versus the Mavericks the Yellow Jackets had three double digit scorers on the night including
Racquel Wientjes (14),
Danica Kocer (10), and
Morgan Ham (10). Wientjes led the team in boards with 7 total boards pulled down with
Megan Engesser close behind pulling down 5 of her own. Engesser also led the team in steals sneaking the ball away from the Mavericks 2 times on the night.
As a team the Yellow Jackets shot 35.1% (20-of-57) from the field and 34.6% (9-of-26) from beyond the arc on the night. The team struggled at the free throw line with their lowest free throw percentage of 69.2% (9-of-13) at the charity stripe.
Morgan Ham was the only Yellow Jacket that made 2 or more free throws on the night.
Meanwhile the Mountaineers are coming off a 72-42 win against Colorado Christian. This contest saw the Mountaineers shoot 66.7% from the field in the second half to lock up the contest.
Saturday night the Yellow Jackets will look to split the series and avenge their season opening loss against the Mountaineers.
-BHSUAthletics.com-
