Black Hills State soccer enters its second week of games as the team heads to Billings, Mont. to play in the Seventh Annual Rimrock Classic in Memory of Trevor Wildberger.

At the tournament, the Yellow Jackets will face University of Mary on Thursday, Sept. 9 at 1 p.m., and then take on Montana State-Moorhead on Saturday, Sept. 11 at 12 p.m.

"Expect to see more Yellow Jacket players involved in the matches this weekend," said Head Women's Soccer Coach, Andrew Conniff. "We are still building our fitness levels and with this being our first weekend with two games it will be important that we rotate players and give opportunity to those who've not seen as much of the field."

Darby Whiteley and Avery Collison will be players to watch for the Yellow Jackets this weekend.

"Whiteley has stepped up as someone who can create scoring chances and link us from the midfield to attacking third," Conniff said. "I'm also excited to see how Collison continues to develop as an outside back since she has largely played center back in her youth and early collegiate career."
 

BLACK HILLS STATE  VS.  UMary   THURSDAY, SEPT. 9 // 1 P.M. // BILLINGS, MONT. // YELLOW JACKET SOCCER FIELD Live Stream / Live Stats

BHSU (0-1-0) vs. UMary (0-0-1)
UMary played its first game of the season on Monday, finishing in a 1-1 draw against MSU Billings. The Marauders were picked sixth in the NSIC preseason coach's poll.

"UMary has some incredibly talented individuals and a well-coached structure," said Conniff. "It is a great opportunity for us to play some high-level competition early in the season and is a challenge our ladies are eager to face."

 

BLACK HILLS STATE  VS.  msu-mOORHEAD   SATURDAY, SEPT. 11 // 12 P.M. // BILLINGS, MONT. // YELLOW JACKET SOCCER FIELD Live Stream / Live Stats

BHSU (0-1-0) vs. MSUM (0-0-1)
MSU Moorhead is also coming off of playing their first game of the season, falling to Nebraska Kearney 1-0 on Thursday, Sept. 10.

"Moorhead is a team with an experienced coach who knows the region," said Conniff. "It will be another game we need to be bold in how we play in order to see a result."

Last Time Out
Last weekend, BHSU fought hard but fell to Southwest Minnesota State 1-0. Gabbi Nowodworski took five shots and had two on goal, while goalkeeper Makayla Dannelly tallied four saves.

"We are still adding pieces to our style of play and building our identity," Conniff said. "Hopefully, we can play with confidence in our style regardless of who we face."