SPEARFISH, S.D. – The Black Hills State women's golf team looks to continue the strong season they had in the fall, when they start their spring season this weekend down in Pueblo, Colorado at the Southern Colorado Open. The Yellow Jackets will play their first of three tournaments before the conference championships this weekend and will be bringing six golfers there for the 14-team field. 

TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: Sunday, March 23 – Monday, March 24
Location: Pueblo, Colo.- Walking Stick Golf Course
Par: Par 72 

BLACK HILLS STATE STORYLINES
•    Black Hills State ended their fall season at the Yellow Jacket Fall Invite at MSU Billings. The Yellow Jackets finished with an over par score of 661 (+85), which was their second best 36 hole score of the fall. They finished sixth at the tournament and had two players in the top 20. BHSU broke the record for the best single-round score in program history, when they shot a 320 (+32) on day 2 of the tournament
•    The Yellow Jackets have totaled four of the best single round scores in the program's DII history this fall, recording the best single round score in program history on day two of the Yellowjacket Fall Invite with a 320 (+32). They recorded the third-best score in round one of Swan Memorial with a 326 (+38), the fourth-best score in round two of the Swan Memorial with a 327 (+39), tying for the ninth best score in round two of the Marauder Golf Invite with a 334 (+46), and tying for the 11th-best score in round one of the Black Hills State Classic with a 337 (+49). Additionally, BHSU has notched the program's best DII mark for a 36-hole tournament with a score of 653 (+77) at the Swan Memorial.
•    Following back-to-back career best finishes of third place at the Black Hills State Classic and the Marauder Golf Invite, Katie Jorgenson continues to be the top golfer in the Yellow Jacket team lineup. She finished third on the team and 21st overall at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite with a 166 (+22). She has posted a stroke average of 81.00 through ten rounds this year and has notched a career-low round score in the first round of the Black Hills State Classic with a 79 (+7). Her career-best 36-hole score of 160 (+16) at this year's Swan Memorial continues to be tied for the seven-best in the school's DII record book. Additionally, she became the first Yellow Jacket to ever be named the RMAC Women's Golfer of the Week earlier this fall on September 26.
•    Leyni Stavola is coming off a rough 33rd place finish at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite. She shot 177 (+33). Through eight rounds this fall season she has posted a stroke average of 86.60, to go along with a career-best round score of 81 (+9) and a 36-hole score of 166 (+22) that occurred in the Swan Memorial to begin the year.
•    Ava Kalanek is coming off an 18th place finish at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite, where she posted a season low score of 164 (+20). This season she has notched a stroke average of 88.25 through eight rounds of golf, in which she has recorded a season-low round of 79 (+7) and a season-low 36-hole score of 164 (+20) that all took place at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite.
•    Olivia McCandless is the #4 in the lineup this week and finished her fall season with a 32nd place finish at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite, where she shot 172 (+28), which included an 82 (+10) second round. She has averaged a 90.4 stroke average this year through eight rounds. She shattered her previous low round score by 17 strokes with an 81 (+9) at the Swan Memorial which added to a low 36-hole score of 167 (+23) in the first tournament of the season.
•    Jessica Folchert will be on the main team lineup for the first time this season after being an individual twice and on the BHSU "B" team at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite. At the MSUB tournament, she led the "B" team with a 178 (+34) This year she has a stroke average of 93.9 through six rounds and has posted a season-low round of 86 (+14) and a season-best 36-hole score of 178 (+33), which both occurred at the Yellowjacket Fall Invite.
•    Anna Talarico will make her second start on Sunday after posting a 184 (+40) at the Yellow Jacket Invite. A year ago she played 16 rounds for Black Hills State where she recorded a 94.4 stroke average. She held a season-low round score of 85 (+13) at the SMSU Classic and a season-best 36-hole score of 176 (+32) at the Yellowjacket Fall Invitational.
•    Randy Doran is in his first year officially as the head coach for Black Hills State, after serving as interim head coach a year ago.

BLACK HILLS STATE "A" TEAM LINEUP
Position    Name                   Tee Time
1.             Katie Jorgenson    10 a.m.
2.             Ava Kalanek          10 a.m.
3.             Leyni Stavola         10 a.m.
4.             Olivia McCandless 10 a.m.
5.            Jessica Folchert      10 a.m.

BLACK HILLS STATE INDIVIDUALS
Position    Name                Tee Time
1.              Anna Talarico    10 a.m.