SPEARFISH, S.D.- The Yellow Jackets set the record for wins in a row in the D2 era today by beating Fort Lewis 59-52 in a defensive battle to win their ninth straight game. The Yellow Jackets scored the lowest points in a win this season with 59 passing the 61 needed to beat UCCS. The two teams both shot less than 38 percent from the field and combined for four total threes in this low scoring affair. Also, for the 15^th straight game, the Yellow Jackets won the offensive rebounding and total rebounding battle.

QUICK DETAILS
Score: Black Hills State 59 , Fort Lewis 52
Team Records: Black Hills State 10-5 (7-1 RMAC), Fort Lewis 11-5 (4-4 RMAC)
Attendance: 1022
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

•  The Skyhawks took the early 4-2 lead with a jumper from Makayla Porter before BHSU hit the next two baskets with Taylin Serlen and Brinlee McRae each hitting jumpers to take a 6-4 lead. Katie Lamb would hit a three and McRae would hit another jumper to keep the Jackets in front 8-7 before FLC went on a 5-0 run to take a 12-8 lead. Maureen Ulrich and Alli Glasscock would both make jumpers down the stretch to send the game into the second quarter tied at 12.
• The Green and Gold started the second quarter hitting the first two baskets to take a four point lead before Lamb hit another three to cut it to one. After Bradie Schlabs hit two free throws, FLC would get back-to-back jumpers to take the lead back at 19-18 before Glasscock gave it right back to BHSU with a jumper. Porter got an and-one to take a 22-20 lead and then Serlen tied it up with a layup at 22. The Skyhawks would end the half on a 5-1 run to take a 27-23 lead going into the break.
• The halftime leaders for BHSU included Serlen, who had eight points and two rebounds. McRae and Glasscock both had four points and combined for three rebounds. Makayla Porter had 13 points and two blocks in the first half, while Katie Lamb had eight points and two steals for Fort Lewis.
• The third quarter has been the Yellow Jackets quarter as of late and it was no different tonight as they started the half on a 10-2 run that had five different players find the bottom of the net including a Sawyer Stoebner jumper to give BHSU the lead and then a Serlen layup to put them up 33-29. FLC hit a three before the Green and Gold went on a 10-4 run to end the period that included four points from Schlabs and another four points from Audrey Norville to put BHSU up 43-36 going into the final quarter.
• BHSU started the fourth on a 5-2 run with Emily Cooper hitting BHSU's first and only three of the game to put the Yellow Jackets up ten at 48-38. Ulrich hit a jumper to put BHSU back up ten after a layup by Josie Davis and then BHSU did not hit a field goal the last four minutes of the game and just relied on free throws to keep their lead which worked to perfection as the closest the Skyhawks got it to was five points, when a Davis layup made it 57-52 with 17 seconds to go, however Cooper hit both her free throws after that and the Yellow Jackets held on to win 59-52. The two teams combined for 9-27 from the field in the fourth quarter.

 
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS:
Taylin Serlen: 12 points, 4 rebounds, 2 blocks
Bradie Schlabs: 10 points, 4 assists, 2 steals
Maureen Ulrich: 8 points, 8 rebounds

UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets matchup with the top team in the conference in Colorado Mesa next Friday as CMU just moved into the top ten in the country and are undefeated in conference play. BHSU will meet them in Grand Junction for a battle of two of the top teams in the RMAC.
 
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