RAPID CITY, S.D. – Yellow Jacket volleyball snapped their losing streak on Tuesday night against the Hardrockers, beating South Dakota Mines in three straight sets.
 
Senior middle hitter Mariah Robinson recorded her 500^th career kill in the third set, finishing the night at a seven-kill total while raking in a pair of blocks.
 
Madison Hoopman led the Yellow Jacket attack with 13 kills, a service ace, a block and a dozen digs on the night. Kindra Cerrone also had an impressive performance, recording a season-high .385 hitting average on 11 kills, an assist and 11 digs. Karly Marx added another 34 assists on her stat sheet and nine digs. Haedyn Rhoades hit the trenches with 24 digs and seven assists in the Yellow Jacket win.

Set One: (W, 25-20)
The Yellow Jackets would start even with the Hardrockers into a 7-7 score, but BHSU would score five in a row to jump to a 12-7 scoreboard. The Yellow Jackets did not let up on their attack, going into multiple scoring runs to expand to a 21-14 lead. South Dakota Mines would turn their momentum around, creeping back to a 23-18 score at the first Yellow Jacket timeout, but the deficit would be too large for the Hardrockers to overcome and BHSU would take set one.
 
Set Two: (25-17)
The Yellow Jackets quickly acquired a 7-2 lead over the Hardrockers off a five-score run that expanded past a South Dakota Mines timeout. BHSU did not let up, going up 10-2 before the Hardrockers gave a response. The Yellow Jackets kept the Hardrockers at bay, only allowing a pair of scoring series for South Dakota Mines. The Hardrockers would record a four-score series to close the gap at 20-15, but BHSU continued to keep them contained, only allowing two Hardrocker scores before closing out the set.
 
Set Three: (25-22)
The Yellow Jackets would start out hot, going up 4-0 before the Hardrockers scored four straight to tie the game at 4-4. BHSU regained the lead once again with four scores of their own, but the Yellow Jackets would keep the throttle down and not give up their lead. South Dakota Mines stayed within reach of the Yellow Jackets, later racking up a pair of three-score series to bring the game within one at 22-21. The Yellow Jackets, however, dug deep and made a final push, with Hoopman recording the final two kills needed to put the Hardrockers away.
 
Up Next
Volleyball will hit the road once more, heading to Denver, Colo. for a matchup against Regis on Saturday, Sept. 24 at 3 p.m.