Spearfish, S.D.- Black Hills State struggled to get their offense going as they fall to Colorado Mesa 57-41. Black Hills State will drop into a tie for first in the RMAC with a 11-5 (7-2 RMAC) record after the Yellow Jackets scored their lowest number of points of the season by 16.
Things started rough for the Yellow Jackets and really never got better as they allowed a very early 14-2 run in the first quarter and could never keep runs alive. It wasn't until midway through the fourth quarter that Black Hills State was able to get the lead under 10 for the first time since that first quarter run. However, CMU kept their foot on the gas, and the shots just weren't falling, specifically from the free throw line, where the Yellow Jackets went 7-21 from the charity stripe.
GAME DETAILS
Score: Colorado Mesa: 57, Black Hills State: 41
Team Records: Black Hills State: 11-5 (7-2 RMAC), Colorado Mesa: 12-4 (7-2 RMAC)
Attendance: 913
HOW IT HAPPENED
• A Schlabs turn around jumper started off the scoring for Black Hills State. Reed Thyne scored the next four points for the Mavericks, before a Haneborg offensive rebound putback tied it a 4-4 with 6:51 left in the quarter. The Mavericks then went on a 14-2 run with a four-point play and eight more points by Reed Thyne to take an 18-6 lead heading into the second quarter. Black Hills State went 3-17 in the first quarter.
• Haneborg made a layup to cut the lead to ten to start the second quarter. Colorado Mesa turned that into a 9-2 run that included four points from Thyne and a three pointer from Kylie Kravig to grow the lead to 27-9 with 5:29 left in the half. Black Hills State added four points from Schlabs and a layup from
Audrey Norville to get to 31-15 with 3:28 minutes left. Kravig went on a 3-0 run to bring the score at the half 34-15.
• Halftime leaders for the Yellow Jackets were Schlabs with six points, Haneborg and Weathersby with five rebounds each and Norville with 1 assist. For the Mavericks, Reed Thyne led the team in points with 18, rebounds with six, and assists with two.
• The second half started with and 8-0 run for Black Hills State to bring the lead to 11 thanks to
Morgan Hammerbeck hitting her first two shots of the game, both three pointers, and Black Hills State's first two threes of the game. Kravig immediately made two threes to answer and bring the lead to 19 with 2:13 remaining, 42-23. Black Hills State finished the quarter on a 4-0 run to bring the lead down to 14 at 42-28.
• Black Hills State started the 4th quarter on a 7-1 run to cut the lead to seven, which was the lowest since 4:12 left in the first quarter. However, CMU answered with a 7-0 run of their own, which put the game out of reach at 50-36 with only 4:55 left in the game. CMU drew a lot of fouls towards the end, and just piled on to finish the game at 57-41, which was BHSU's lowest scoring output of the year by 16 points.
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
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Bradie Schlabs: 11 points, four rebounds, one assist, two steals
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Morgan Hammerbeck: 10 points, two rebounds, three steals
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Gracie Haneborg: seven points, six rebounds, two assists
UP NEXT
Black Hills State stays at home to face another team ranked in the D2CSC South Central Region top 10 in Western Colorado, who is ranked seventh. The game will be held in A2 Arena in Spearfish, S.D. at 1 PM.
