The Donald E. Young Center plays host to the debut of RMAC play for the men's and women's basketball teams on Friday and Saturday nights, with Black Hills State men's and women's doubleheaders this weekend. The Yellow Jacket ladies are set to take on the Regis Rangers at 5 p.m. on Friday, then the UCCS Mountain Lions on Saturday night at 4 p.m.
 
BHSU (5-1, 0-0 RMAC) will head into conference play this weekend on a four-game winning streak that started with a win at home against UMary on Nov. 16, as they defeated the Marauders 77-67 in a game that followed the only loss on the young season for the Yellow Jackets.
 
Most recently, BHSU traveled to Rapid City on Monday night for a non-conference duel with rival South Dakota Mines, defeating the Hardrockers 72-42. As a team, the Yellow Jackets shot 45.3 percent from the field and hit a 64.3 percent clip from long-range.
 
Danica Kocer continues to lead the BHSU ladies' squad in points on the season, sitting at 94 total points after a 16-point game against the Hardrockers. On Monday, the senior guard drained six of her ten shots from the field, including a perfect four-for-four from beyond the arc. She also recorded four rebounds and a steal in the 21 minutes she logged against South Dakota Mines.
 
As a defensive unit, BHSU nabbed 21 steals and forced 25 turnovers against the Hardrockers and as a team they rank fourth in the conference in OPP points per game allowed, holding opposing teams to an average of 56.8 so far this season.
 
The Yellow Jackets currently sit second in the RMAC standings and are only behind the 6-0 overall New Mexico Highlands.
 

BLACK HILLS STATE vs regis university  FRIDAY, DEC. 2 // 5 P.M. // SPEARFISH, S.D. // DONALD E. YOUNG CENTER Live Stream / Live Stats

Black Hills State (5-1, 0-0 RMAC) vs. Regis (3-3, 0-0 RMAC)
The Rangers currently sit at an even 3-3 overall record on the season, coming off a pair of Thanksgiving weekend losses at home. They fell in a tight game against Seattle Pacific University (L, 63-66) on Friday evening, then fell to Central Washington University on Saturday evening (L, 66-90).
 
Regis currently sits as a middle-of-the-pack team as they are eighth in the conference. Their offense averages 69.3 points per game, led by junior guard Erin Fry. Through the first six games of the season, Fry has led Regis with 81 points scored (13.5 per contest), including a 41.1 percent clip from the field, a 45.8 percent mark from three, and 45.8 percent from the free throw line.
 
On the defensive side of the court, Regis ranks third in overall rebound totals as they've raked in 255 rebounds, which crunches into 42.5 rebounds per contest.
 
The Rangers and the Yellow Jackets last faced off on New Year's Eve in 2021 which saw the Yellow Jackets pull a decisive 62-46 victory over Regis. Dating back to 2012, the Yellow Jackets own a 10-6 record against the Rangers.
 

BLACK HILLS STATE vs UCCS  SATURDAY, DEC. 3 // 4 P.M. // SPEARFISH, S.D. // DONALD E. YOUNG CENTER Live Stream / Live Stats

 
Black Hills State (5-1, 0-0 RMAC) vs. UCCS (1-5, 0-0 RMAC)
The Mountain Lions' lone win came from a 72-60 victory during a three-game series hosted by UCCS. In recent days they have lost their last three that included a loss to Emporia State in Pueblo, Colorado. The Mountain Lions fell 64-80 in the contest, shooting an even 40 percent from the field and making 22.2 percent from downtown.
 
Despite the loss, sophomore guard Amyah Moore Allen was two points shy of a season high after scoring 19 points versus Emporia State. The Colorado Springs native clocked in for 34 minutes and hit nine field goals out of 24, nabbed five offensive rebounds, a pair of assists, a block, and a deuce of steals versus Emporia State.
 
Within the RMAC, the Mountain Lions sit fifth in team rebounds as they average 38.3 boards per game.
 
The last time these two squads met was Feb. 11 during the 2021-22 season, and the Yellow Jackets got the win in a thrilling 55-52 final score. Despite BHSU carrying a 9-11 record against UCCS, the Yellow Jackets are 8-2 in the last ten matchups versus the Mountain Lions.
 
-BHSUAthletics.com-