SPEARFISH, S.D. – The month of March has arrived, bring on the madness of tournament basketball. The No. 6-seeded Black Hills State women's basketball team (17-9, 14-8 RMAC) travels back down to Alamosa, Colorado for the Quarterfinals of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) women's basketball tournament to face the No. 3-seeded Grizzlies of Adams State University (23-7, 18-4 RMAC) Tuesday night at 6:00 p.m.
 
GAME INFORMATION
(6) Black Hills State (17-9, 14-8 RMAC) at (3) Adams State (23-7, 18-4 RMAC)
Date: Tuesday, March 5 // Time: 6:00 p.m.
Location: Alamosa, Colo. (Plachy Arena)
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JACKET FACTS

• Black Hills State is 2-0 in the month of March and 1-0 in games played on Tuesday.
• BH is 10-2 on the season when they hold their opponent to under 60 points.
• When committing fewer turnovers than their opponent, BH is 10-2 this season.
• BH sits with an 11-4 mark when they control the opening tip.
• The Yellow Jackets are 6-1 when they shoot 45% or better from the floor.
• BHSU sits 11-4 when recording more steals than their opponent.
• The Jackets are 6-1 this season when they score between 70-79 points.

BHSU IN THE RMAC TOURNAMENT

• BHSU is 7-8 all-time in the RMAC tournament, all under HC Mark Nore.
• The Yellow Jackets have one tournament title to their name (2021).
• In their NCAA Division II era, BH has made three appearances in the RMAC championship game (2014, '18, '21).
• The Jackets look for their first win in the conference tournament since the 2020-21 season.

RMAC RANKINGS

• The Yellow Jackets sit second in scoring defense (59.4ppg), just behind Colorado Mesa's 55.9ppg.
• They also sit second in rebounding margin (+5.8).
• Additionally, BH sits third in rebounding (38.3rpg).
• Kalla Bertram cracked the top-10 (8th) in steals in the league (61), while Ellie Moore sits T13^th in blocks (19).
• Freshman Jaylen Ostenson ended the regular season 17^th in 3FGM (37).

BERTRAM SHOOTING FOR THE STARS

• Junior Kalla Bertram has been on fire the last couple of weeks, posting double-digit scoring games in six of the last seven games (averaging 16.7ppg in that span).
• She posted a career-best 27 points and 10 FGM in the big win over Colorado Christian on Friday night.
• She now has had her three-best career scoring games all this season (19, 20, 27 points).
• Bertram now leads the team in scoring at 10.0ppg entering the RMAC tournament.

LAST TIME OUT

• Black Hills State concluded the regular season with a weekend sweep with wins over Colorado Christian (73-68) and Chadron State (61-41).
• The win over CCU clinched the No. 6-seed in the RMAC tournament, as both teams entered tied for sixth-place.
• It also marked a win over the No. 10 ranked team in the NCAA Division II South Central Region.
• Kalla Bertram continued to be on fire, posting a career-high 27 points in the win over the Cougars.

SERIES HISTORY – ADAMS STATE

• Black Hills State leads the all-time series, 10-4.
• But it's been the Grizzlies of late, winning both regular season meetings this season.
• BH is 3-3 in games played down in Alamosa.
• The Jackets are 6-4 in the last 10 meetings of the series.

RMAC TOURNAMENT SCHEDULE
QUARTERFINALS – TUESDAY, MARCH 5
(8) CSU Pueblo @ (1) Colorado Mesa
Grand Junction, Colo. | 5:30 PM
 
(5) Colorado Mines @ (4) UCCS
Colorado Springs, Colo. | 6:00 PM
 
(7) Colorado Christian @ (2) Regis
Denver, Colo. | 6:00 PM
 
(6) Black Hills State @ (3) Adams State
Alamosa, Colo. | 6:00 PM
 
SEMIFINALS – FRIDAY, MARCH 9
CSU Pueblo/Colorado Mesa v. Colorado Mines/UCCS
Location TBD | Time TBD
 
Colorado Christian/Regis v. BHSU/Adams State
Location TBD | Time TBD
 
CHAMPIONSHIP – SATURDAY, MARCH 10
Semifinal #1 Winner v. Semifinal #2 Winner
Location TBD | Time TBD
 
Up Next: The winner of tomorrow night's contest will advance to play the winner of (2) Regis and (7) Colorado Christian on Friday, March 9. Location and time is yet to be determined.