SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills State women's basketball team (11-5, 8-4 RMAC) takes their three-game win streak to Rapid City on Wednesday for a midweek battle against the rivals from South Dakota Mines (5-13, 5-7 RMAC) at 5:30 p.m. from the King Center.
 
GAME INFORMATION
Black Hills State (11-5, 8-4 RMAC) at South Dakota Mines (5-13, 5-7 RMAC)
Date: Wednesday, January 31 // Time: 5:30 p.m.
Location: Rapid City, S.D. (King Center)
Watch: rmacnetwork.com // Listen: KDSJ (103.5 FM & 980 AM)
 
JACKET FACTS

• BH is 9-2 on the season when they hold their opponent to under 60 points
• When recording more steals than an opponent, BH is 7-3 on the season
• BH sits with an 8-3 mark when they control the opening tip
• Black Hills State is 8-3 when they put the first points on the board

RMAC RANKINGS

• The Yellow Jackets lead the RMAC in scoring defense (56.4 opponent ppg) and opponent FG% (.371).
• Additionally, BH sits third in rebounding (38.4rpg).
• Kalla Bertram sits 11th in steals in the league (37), while Ellie Moore sits T12^th in blocks (15).
• Jaylen Ostenson's 21 3-pointers sits T20th in the conference and Morgan Hammerbeck's 502 total minutes ranks 22nd.
• Hammerbeck also sits 23rd in total rebounds (84).

DEFENSIVE PROWESS

• BHSU continues to lead the RMAC in scoring defense at 56.6 points allowed per game.
• Additionally, the Yellow Jackets now lead the conference in opponent field goal percentage (37.1%).
• The opponent point per game mark is now one of two teams in the league to hold opponents to under 60 points a contest (Colorado Mesa, 59.3ppg).
• Seven times this season BH has held an opponent to under the scoring defense mark.
• The Yellow Jackets are 9-2 when they hold a team to under 60 points on the year.

LAST TIME OUT

• BHSU picked up their third-straight win, and fourth-straight home win, with a 66-64 win over CSU Pueblo.
• Kalla Bertram hit the game winner with two seconds left on the clock to complete the 13-point halftime deficit comeback.
• Raven Cournoyer notched a new career-high with 21 points and a career-best six 3-pointers made.
• Gracie Haneborg also recorded double-digit points with her 10.
• Morgan Hammerbeck and Bertram both grabbed five rebounds each to lead the team.

SCOUTING THE HARDROCKERS

• Entering with a 5-13 overall record, all five Mines wins have come in RMAC play.
• Mines has won three of their last five games, highlighted by a 67-62 win over then No. 22 Adams State on January 6.
• SDM holds a 4-2 record on their home floor this season, picking up 80 percent of their wins at home.
• Junior guard Piper Bauer has proven to be a lights out shooter for the Hardrockers; she leads the team in scoring (17.2ppg), FT% (.813), and 3FG% (.429).
• Her 3.3 3-pointers per contest sits tied for the league lead, while her ppg mark sits sixth.

SERIES HISTORY – SOUTH DAKOTA MINES

• Dating back to the 2003-04 season, BH leads the series against S.D. Mines 28-14.
• The Yellow Jackets have won the last three meetings.
• BHSU won the last meeting in Rapid City, 72-42, back on Nov. 28, 2022 and BH sits 12-8 in the span with games played at Mines.

Up Next: Black Hills State will continue their four-game road trip with a trek to Lakewood, Colorado for a match-up with the Cougars of Colorado Christian University (10-9, 6-7 RMAC) on Saturday, February 3 at 5:00 p.m.