Box Score Black Hills State women's basketball secured their second victory of the season on Wednesday night, defeating the UMary Marauders 77-67.
 
The Yellow Jackets shot 36.3 percent from the field, including a 41.2 percent clip from beyond the arch. As a unit, BHSU also recorded their first six blocks on the season against UMary.
 
Danica Kocer led in scoring against the Marauders, knocking down five of twelve shots, a pair of three-pointers, and six good shots from the charity stripe. The senior guard also pulled in five defensive rebounds and six steals on the night.
 
Ellie Moore and Morgan Hammerbeck each made five out of nine field goals on the night, including a 50 percent mark for Hammerbeck from three. Moore and Hammerbeck also combined for three blocks and six more steals for the Yellow Jackets.
 
Niki Van Wyk also had a great game against UMary as she made 44 percent of her shots and 50% from long-range, holding a tie for the block lead with a pair of blocks on her stat line.
 
The contest's first points came from a single free throw made by UMary with 7:38 to go in the first quarter. A Kocer three-point shot kickstarted the Yellow Jacket offense as they went on to take an 8-3 lead. Aided by plays in the paint and four free throws from Moore, the Yellow Jackets took a 22-11 lead at the end of quarter one.
 
The Marauders drained a three to start the second quarter, but the Yellow Jackets knocked down a jumper and a three-point shot to take the lead by 14. Most of the scoring down the stretch came courtesy of the charity stripe, but the quarter ended on a Marauder long ball and a Kalla Bertram jumper to give the Yellow Jackets a 10-point advantage heading into the locker room.
 
Out of the halftime intermission, BHSU held up their lead as each team exchanged scoring plays to start. The Yellow Jackets maintained the pressure as they held a point margin of seven or better, looking at a 57-46 lead heading into the final quarter.
 
Down the stretch in the fourth, which saw a combined 16 fouls, UMary closed the gap to 70-65 on a four-point play with 37 seconds left in the game. After a missed BHSU free throw later on, Moore would get fouled on the rebound and put up another two freebies that all but guaranteed the Yellow Jacket win.

Van Wyk scored the last basket for the Yellow Jackets with a three-point shot with 14 seconds left as UMary hit one last jumper before the horn sounded.
 
Up Next
The Yellow Jackets host one more at the Donald E. Young Center on Thursday, Nov. 17, heading into a matchup with the Minot State Beavers at 6:30 p.m.