Black Hills State women's basketball hosted their turnaround rematch against the Fort Lewis Skyhawks on Friday night from the Donald E. Young Center, defeating the Skyhawks 70-48 to complete their season sweep of Fort Lewis.
 
The Yellow Jackets completed the game with a 23-of-58 (39.7 percent) shot outlook from the floor, 9-of-28 (32.1 percent) from beyond the arc, and 15-of-22 (68.2 percent) from the charity stripe. BHSU held a solid defensive night with seven steals and three blocks while nabbing 31 defensive boards (40 total).
 
The leading scorer for BHSU was Danica Kocer as she held 14 points in her 23 minutes on the hardwood. She was 5-of-10 from the floor, 3-of-7 from three, and 1-of-3 at the free throw line. Kocer also held a team-leading seven rebounds on the night.
 
Niki Van Wyk was the other double-digit scorer for BHSU as she racked up 13 against Fort Lewis. She was 4-of-11 in shooting including 2-of-7 from downtown and 3-of-4 on her free throws. Van Wyk also recorded an assist and a steal on the night with four defensive boards.

Tough BHSU defense created three Skyhawk turnovers to start the game, which helped BHSU hop in front on an early 5-2 lead. The Yellow Jackets held the Skyhawks to only one more layup while laying down nine of their own to lead 16-4 by the end of one.
 
FLC opened the second quarter on a 6-2 run to catch up with the Yellow Jackets, bringing the scoreboard to 18-10 with 7:23 to go in the half. However, a technical foul on the Skyhawks gave Engesser two freebies to keep the eight-point gap intact. BHSU stayed hot on offense, commanding the rest of the quarter on a 15-5 stretch to lead 38-17 at halftime.
 
The Yellow Jackets were back on the pedal at the start of the second half as Van Wyk and Moore reintroduced BHSU with a trey and layup, respectively, to go up 43-17 inside the first few minutes of the new half. Fort Lewis was able to strum up a 6-2 run down the stretch, but BHSU went on the attack once again with a 9-2 run to end the quarter on top 57-25.
 
Once again, a 6-2 run gave the Skyhawks a strong start in the final quarter, shrinking the gap to 28 off a pair of three-pointers from Tayla Nez and Brooke McGee. Fort Lewis lit up and brought their run to 15-4 across the halfway point in the quarter, drawing closer to BHSU at a 62-40 scoreboard.
 
Despite the Skyhawks' best quarter of the game, which saw them outscore BHSU 23-13, the Yellow Jackets went on to win by a 22 point, 70-48 score to complete the sweep over Fort Lewis.
 
Up Next
BHSU returns to the Young Center Court for the final time in the regular season on Saturday afternoon against the Adams State Grizzlies, with tipoff slated for 4 p.m.