SPEARFISH, S.D. –
Morgan Hammerbeck made it to her career high in rebounds tonight in route to her first double-double of her career. She had 18 points and 12 rebounds in the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets (12-7 (8-4 RMAC)) 69-54 win versus the South Dakota Mines (5-14 (5-7 RMAC)) Hardrockers.
The game was tied at halftime and BHSU held a slim 52-50 lead heading into the fourth quarter, but a 16-4 run throughout the final frame gave BHSU the win that snapped their three-game losing streak. Hammerbeck had help from both
Kalla Bertram and
Bradie Schlabs, who scored 16 each.
QUICK DETAILS
Score: Black Hills State 69, South Dakota Mines 54
Team Records: Black Hills State 12-7 (8-4 RMAC), South Dakota Mines 5-14 (5-7 RMAC)
Attendance: 2,214
HOW IT HAPPENED
• The game started with a Spotted Bear steal and a runaway bucket to put South Dakota Mines up 2-0. Spotted Bear would make another layup to go up 4-0.
Gracie Haneborg, Miquedah Taliman, and
Haylee Weathersby traded baskets to turn the score to 6-4. Piper Bauer would make the next two shots to make it 10-5 with 4:55 remaining in the half. Hammerbeck hit two threes in the half including her first to make it 10-8 and another to make it 12-11 with 3:22 remaining in the quarter. Hammerbeck would make another layup to tie the game for the second time at 15-15, before Bertram had two three-point plays to give BHSU a 20-17 lead heading into the second quarter.
• Spotted Bear started the quarter with a jumper to bring the lead back to one and Bauer hit a three to tie it up at 22. Bertram and Hammerbeck each got a layup to up the lead back to four, before Spotted Bear hit an immediate layup to bring it back to two at 26-24 with 6:04 remaining in the half. The Hardrocker's Lauren Herman and Haneborg each hit threes to keep the lead at two, before Herman made a layup to tie it at 29 with 4:13 remaining. Herman would hit another three to take the lead at 32-30. Taliman and Weathersby would trade bucket to bring the score to 34-33, before Bertram would make a free throw to tie it and send it to the half at 34-34.
• Halftime leaders for the Jackets are
Morgan Hammerbeck with ten points, five rebounds, two assists and a steal,
Kalla Bertram with nine points, three rebounds, two assists, and a block, and
Gracie Haneborg with seven points, two rebounds, and an assist. The leaders for the Hardrockers are Spotted Bear with ten points, two assists, and two steals, Herman with eight points, and two rebounds, and Bauer with seven points and two rebounds.
• Black Hills State started the half on a 10-0 run thanks to six points from Schlabs, and BHSU held a 44-34 lead with 6:34 left in the quarter. South Dakota Mines answererd right back with a 16-4 run of their own with thanks to five free throws and a layup from Savea Mansfield to take the lead 50-49.
Kalla Bertram converted a three-point play to take the lead 52-50 and send it to the final frame.
• The Yellow Jackets started the fourth quarter on a 14-0 run that lasted 7:16. Spotted Bear had the first two points of the quarter for the Hardrockers with 2:44 remaining in the game. That run was fueled by eight points and two threes from Hammerbeck, before Schlabs hit the dagger three to put the Jackets up 17 with 1:25 remaining. The Yellow Jackets held the Hardrockers to four points in the half and took the win 69-54.
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS:
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Morgan Hammerbeck: 18 points, 12 rebounds, three assists
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Kalla Bertram: 16 points, nine rebounds, five assists, one block
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Bradie Schlabs: 16 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals
UP NEXT
BHSU welcomes CSU Pueblo, one of the teams tied with them for third in the RMAC to A2 Arena. Pueblo has lost four of their last six and will come to Spearfish after a blowout win versus Westminster.
