GOLDEN, Colo.- The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets were unable to grab an upset win in Golden as they drop their fourth straight match 3-0 to the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers. The Yellow Jackets got 21 points in the third set, but lost the other two 25-14 and 25-10. They were led by Emily Freeland with six kills, three digs, and two aces, but also got another double-digit dig game from Ellie Thomas.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Score: Black Hills State 0, Colorado School of Mines 3
Team Records: Black Hills State (6-17 (2-9 RMAC)), Colorado School of Mines (18-5 (8-3 RMAC))
Attendance: 243
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• The first set started close with the Yellow Jackets taking an early 3-2 lead. Mines would then win five of the next seven to take a 7-5 lead before BHSU kept it close and cut the lead to 9-8. The Orediggers won three straight to grow their lead to four and BHSU answered back by winning four of the next six to only be down two at 14-12. Jenna McLaughlin got a kill for Mines that started an 11-2 run to give Colorado School of Mines the 25-14 set win.
• The second set was all Mines. They started the set 11-3 making it a now 22-5 run and then split five points with the Yellow Jackets to keep it at 13-6 before Mines won eight straight points to make it 21-6. BHSU would win four of the next seven to make it 24-10 before McLaughlin ended it with a kill to take the set 25-10. In what turned into a 36-12 run.
• The third set was a lot like the first with BHSU starting the set up 3-2 before Mines won five of six points to take a 7-4 lead. BHSU would win three in a row with kills by Randi Wellhoefer and Freeland and a block by Carsyn Mettler and Peyton McLeod. After tying it up, Mines would win seven of the next nine points to take a 14-9 lead before BHSU bounced back winning five of the next six with two solo blocks by Jaeda Davis-Golliher and Mianna Cardenas and an ace by Freeland to make it 15-14. The Orediggers would answer by winning eight of the nine points to take a 23-15 lead on six kills and a block. BHSU would then win five in a row with two kills and a block by Mettler. CSM would end it winning two of three points to give them a 25-21 set win and the 3-0 match win.

 
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Emily Freeland: 6 kills, 3 digs, 2 aces, .313 hitting percentage
Ellie Thomas: 11 digs
Elena Atkinson: 9 assists, 7 digs
Carsyn Mettler: 6 kills, 2 blocks, .300 hitting percentage
 
UP NEXT
Black Hills State will head to Rapid City on Tuesday for their last road game of the year in the first of three matchups next week to end their regular season. The game will be at 7 PM in the King Center.
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