RAPID CITY, S.D. – Black Hills State volleyball swept the Hardrockers in three sets Friday night.

The Yellow Jackets (4-4, 3-4 RMAC) won set one 25-16, set two 25-16, and finished the three-set sweep with a 25-19 victory.

Sierra Ward led the team with 11 kills to go along with two blocks.

Karly Marx paced BHSU with 15 assists and had seven digs.

Haedyn Rhoades had 10 digs to lead the team while recording three assists.

Peyton Bodemann led the way in aces (2) and blocks (4).

BHSU took an early lead in set one, and led 10-7 before going on a 5-1 scoring run to extend it to a 14-8 lead. Points went back-and-forth until the Yellow Jackets took six of the final seven points to win the set.

Set two saw both teams trade points out of the gate, but BHSU would hold the slim advantage before out-scoring SD Mines 9-2 behind three kills from Emma Desanti to go up 19-12. Kills by Ward, Hoopman and Mariah Robinson down the stretch closed set two with a 25-17 win.

The Yellow Jackets jumped out to a 7-3 lead in set three using three kills from Hoopman. The Hardrockers would pull to within 11-10, but BHSU took advantage of some SD Mines errors to win the next five straight points, making it 16-10. The Yellow Jackets held that advantage the rest of the way, going on to win 25-19.

Up Next
The Yellow Jackets will head home for Senior Day with a pair of non-conference matches on Sunday, taking on UMary at 11 a.m. and MSU Billings at 5 p.m.