The Black Hills State women's basketball team rounds out its season at home taking on Colorado Christian and MSU Denver.
 
The Yellow Jackets (16-9, 14-5 RMAC) tip off against the Cougars at 5:30 Friday night as the team celebrates Culture Night and Belle Fourche Day before tipping off against the Roadrunners at 4:00 p.m. Saturday. Saturday afternoon the team will celebrate it's two seniors 
Ashlee Beacom and 
Ashley Davis in Senior Night while also welcoming residents from Lead and Deadwood for Lead-Deadwood Day.
 
The Yellow Jackets are coming off a week split which saw the team take down the Chadron State Eagles, 58-46, on Tuesday and fall to their rival South Dakota Mines, 61-58, Saturday night in Rapid City.
 
Due to weather the Yellow Jackets Monday afternoon contest at Western Colorado was cancelled.
 
Danica Kocer led the Yellow Jackets last week scoring 50 total points and making her way into the 500-point club early in the night against South Dakota Mines.
 
Currently the Yellow Jackets are tied for fourth in the RMAC with Westminster with a 14-5 record in RMAC play. The Yellow Jackets will need to hold the fourth-place spot at the end of play this weekend in order to host in the RMAC Tournament.
 
	
		
			   BLACK HILLS STATE  vs  COLORADO CHRISTIAN    
			FRIDAY, FEB. 25 // 5:30 P.M. // SPEARFISH, S.D. // DONALD E. YOUNG CENTER 
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BHSU vs CCU
Colorado Christian (8-17, 5-14 RMAC) is coming off a weekend split in which they fell to UC Colorado Springs on Friday, 72-51, before defeating New Mexico Highlands, 74-58, on Saturday. The Cougars are currently ranked 13th in the RMAC having only won five conference games.
 
The Yellow Jackets and Cougars last faced off January 28. In that match-up the Yellow Jackets came out on top 70-59 on the Cougars home court. BHSU had three double digit scorers in that contest as 
Haylee Weathersby, 
Danica Kocer, and 
Ashley Davis each had more than 10 points on the night.
 
As a team the Yellow Jackets are outshot by the Cougars from the field as CCU shoots 38.1% while BHSU shoots 37.2%. From the free throw line the Cougars make 62.4% of all free throw attempts compared to the Yellow Jackets' 70.8%. However, the Yellow Jackets hold an edge over the Cougars from the three-point line making 33.7% of their shots from downtown while the Cougars only make 27%.
 
	
		
			   BLACK HILLS STATE  vs  msu dENVER    
			SATURDAY, FEB. 26 // 4:00 P.M. // SPEARFISH, S.D. // DONALD E. YOUNG CENTER 
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BHSU vs MSUD
MSU Denver (18-7, 14-6 RMAC) is coming off a weekend split in which they defeated New Mexico Highlands, 88-51, Friday night before falling to UCCS, 82-78 Saturday night in an overtime contest. MSU Denver is currently ranked 6th overall in the RMAC as they sit one game behind the Yellow Jackets in the overall standings.
 
The Yellow Jackets were able to secure a road victory over the Roadrunners on January 29 which allowed BHSU to take control of the number four seed at that point. Three Yellow Jackets scored in double digits against the Roadrunners as 
Danica Kocer, 
Megan Engesser, and 
Morgan Hammerbeck each had 10 or more points.
 
The Roadrunners are shooting very well from the floor making 43% of the shots they take from the field compared to the Yellow Jackets 37.2%. BHSU holds the edge in three point percentage making 33.7% of shots from beyond the arc compared to the Roadrunners 29.4%. MSU Denver shoots well from the free throw line making 75.2% of all free throw attempts.
 
-BHSUAthletics.com-
 
 
 
 
 
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