Date/Time/Location: Saturday, January 31 / 4 p.m. / Spearfish, S.D. / A2 Arena
Tickets: Tickets can be purchased online at the link above.
RMAC Network: Beginning in the 2025-26 season the RMAC Network will now move to Pay-Per-View. Fans can purchase a single game pass ($10), monthly ($25) or annual subscription ($130). Individuals with bhsu.edu or yellowjackets.bhsu.edu email address can still take advantage of the Peak Pricing Promotion by using the code Y26-RMACEDU.

Promotions: It's Stingers and Shields weekend in Spearfish. All Spearfish High School students attending the game will receive free admission with student ID.

Linear TV: Due to prior schedule arrangements the men’s basketball game between Black Hills State and Fort Lewis will not be available on linear tv, KNBN-2 and KSFL, on Saturday.

KDSJ Radio: Black Hills State women's basketball continues to air live on KDSJ Radio with the voice of the Yellow Jackets, Steve Ammerman, giving the play-by-play for all the action.

• The Yellow Jackets are 11-7 and 8-3 in the RMAC and started their 2026 5-2 with wins over Regis, MSU Denver, New Mexico Highlands, Fort Lewis, and Chadron. The Yellow Jackets were able to hold on for a tight win over Chadron State, who played a gritty, slow-paced game of basketball that kept them in the game. A 23-11 run in the third quarter got BHSU enough separation to win the game, however, for the first time this season, BHSU lost the rebounding battle. The Eagles outrebounded BHSU 29-28 and out-offensive rebounded them 10-8. 
• Through the first 17 games of the season BHSU is averaging 69.4 points, 43.3 rebounds, 15.5 assists, 9.5 steals, and 2.0 blocks per game, while shooting the ball 40.9 percent from the field, 27.5 percent from 3-point range, and 69.0 percent from the free throw line. Their opponents are averaging 53.9 points, 30.0 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 6.9 steals, and 2.6 blocks per game, while shooting the ball 37.1 percent from the field, 27.4 percent from 3-point range, and 68.8 percent from the free throw line.
• BHSU is ranked in the top 20 in the country in five different stats so far this year. They are fourth in rebound margin (14.1), 12th in scoring defense (53.9), 15th rebounds per game (41.28), 18th in offensive rebounds per game (15.9), and 19th in scoring margin (15.4).
• The Yellow Jackets are a brand-new team. They only have seven returning players and only two saw meaningful minutes last year with only one starter returning in Bradie Schlabs. Last year the Yellow Jackets went 18-11 (13-7 RMAC) and finished fourth in the conference and won a game in the RMAC Tournament. They bring in three transfers and six freshmen, while getting two girls back from injury.
• The Yellow Jackets were picked to finish sixth in the conference in the RMAC Preseason Coaches' Poll with 127 points and one third place vote. They are currently 7-3 in the RMAC and in a tie for third in the conference with Colorado School of Mines, Western Colorado, and UCCS.
• The Yellow Jackets have won the rebounding battle in 17 of their first 18 games to begin the season. They just had the longest streak in BHSU's RMAC history that they've won the rebounding battle and the first time that they've not lost it in 17 straight to begin the season snapped in the win over Chadron.
• The Yellow Jackets are averaging 15.9 offensive rebounds per game and for the first time in BHSU's RMAC history have won the offensive rebounding battle in 17 of 18 games this season, which just snapped the longest streak in program's D2 history of 17 straight games winning the offensive rebounding battle and the streak for longest streak to begin a season.
• The nine game win streak that just ended in a loss to Colorado Mesa is the longest streak in Yellow Jacket's D2 history. It just past an eight-game win streak in 2017-18, when BHSU started the season 8-0 before losing to Colorado School of Mines. 
• The Yellow Jackets have six wins this year by 20 points or more. They only did so five times in all of the 2024-25 season.
• .The Yellow Jackets were in a defensive battle with FLC with BHSU winning 59-52 in what has been their lowest scoring win of the year. Both teams shot less than 38 percent from the field during the game with BHSU barely edging out FLC with 37.5 percent from the field and FLC shooting 37.3 percent. The two teams also combined for 4-31 (.129) from three-point range, which was the first time since BHSU's opening D2 game that the two teams have combined for less than four threes on more than 30 attempts
• Against PUCPR, The Green and Gold set the record for most rebounds in a single game in BHSU's RMAC history (61), most offensive rebounds in a single game in BHSU's RMAC history (29), least fouls in a single game in BHSU's RMAC history (4), and it was the first time since 2019 that the Yellow Jackets scored 90 points in a game (91), and the most assists in a game since 2017 (26). The Yellow Jackets used all of this to set the biggest win margin of the season and the biggest since 2017 (58).
• They won three games in a row by 50 or more points, which is the first time in program history. They beat PUCPR by 58 and then beat UPR Mayaguez by 51. Just last night they beat Regis by 53 to keep the 50-point streak alive.
• They defeated the Chadron State Eagles by 49 in what is now the second largest RMAC margin of victory in program history. The Yellow Jackets held a 51-10 lead at halftime. This held the record for largest RMAC margin of victory for just over a month before the Yellow Jackets broke it with a  53-point win over the Regis Rangers.
• . The win over Western Colorado was the first time this season that BHSU had three players score over 15 points in a game. Bradie Schlabs had 18, Brinlee McRae had 16, and Audrey Norville had 15.
• The Yellow Jackets shot 25-31 from the free throw line in the win versus UCCS. It was only the second time since 2021 that BHSU made 25 free throws in a game. It was also only the fourth time in the program's D2 era that they made 25 or more free throws in a game and shot over 80 percent from the line.
• On the other hand, the 38.9 percent from the charity stripe (7-18) that UCCS shot was the lowest free-throw percentage by an opponent who shot over 15 free throws in BHSU's D2 history.
• In the matchup versus Regis, the Yellow Jackets set the season record for steals in a game with 21. They outrebounded the Rangers 50-22 and outrebounded them offensively 20-2. They shot 47.2 percent from the field on 35-74 and held Regis to 31.0 percent from the field and .67 percent from the three-point line. The Yellow Jackets held opponents to 2-30 from three in their matchups versus Regis and UPR Mayaguez combined.
• Reigning All-RMAC Second Team Bradie Schlabs is the only starter returning this year. She was named to the Preseason All-RMAC Team. She has started the year averaging 10.3 points per game, which leads the team, 3.8 rebounds and 5.1 assists. After becoming the first player in BHSU history to have 300 points, 100 rebounds, and 100 assists in a season last year, the sophomore has reached ten points in 11 of the 18 games this season and in three straight. Schlabs is now ranked fifth in the RMAC in assists/turnover ratio (1.44), 18th in the country and first in the RMAC in total assists (92), and is 14th in the country and is leading the conference in assists per game (5.1). She has had two assists in every game this year and has had four in 15 of 18. She also has two steals in ten of the last 14 games. She had a career-high nine assists in the win versus PUCPR and added seven more versus UPRM. In the matchup versus Regis, she had 11 points, eight rebounds, six assists, and three steals in one of her better all-around games of the season. In the win over Highlands, she had a team-high 14 points and then put up ten points in the win versus Fort Lewis. She was the only player in double-digits against Mesa with 13 points, six rebounds, and four assists. Against Western she had 18 points and 6 assists which led the team in both categories. She had her best all-around game of the season against Chadron. She put up 12 points, 8 assists, and had a career-high four steals. The eight assists was the most she’s had in an RMAC game in her career.
• Sawyer Stoebner is second on the team in scoring with 9.2 points per game and had three ten plus point outing in a row against CSC, UCCS, and CCU. She is also leading the team with 6.5 rebounds. Stoebner is second in the RMAC in offensive rebounds per game (3.2). She went out and put 15 points on the Cougars and shot 7-7 from the free throw line. This was just after she had her first 20-point game of her career versus Minnesota Crookston. She also had 14 rebounds during the East/West Challenge with a career-high eight versus Sioux Falls. Stoebner had 11 points, five rebounds, and six steals in the dominant win over the Eagles. Then turned it around and had 10 points and 5 rebounds versus the Mountain Lions. Finally, she finished 2025 RMAC play by scoring 11 points and grabbing eight rebounds against the Cougars. Stoebner has now reached ten points in three straight games and had her first double-double of her career against MSU Denver when she put up 11 points and 13 rebounds, which was a career high. She followed that performance with another near double-double with 13 points and nine rebounds against NMHU.
• Taylin Serlen has made a massive impact as of late for the Yellow Jackets. The Regis transfer, after only playing a combined 40 minutes in the first six games of the season has averaged 21.4 minutes over the last 11 games. She is averaging 8.2 points per game and is shooting a team-high 53.3 percent from the field on 57-107 shooting. She has entered the starting lineup and made her presence known. Against UCCS, she was tasked with guarding one of the RMAC's top scorers the entire game and held her to eight points. She also shot 6-8 from the free throw line in that game en route to eight points, four rebounds, and a block. Against CCU, she had her best RMAC game of her career on Saturday. She had an RMAC career-high 17 points on 7-12 (.583) from the field and 3-4 (.750) from the line, she also had five rebounds and a block. In the two games in Puerto Rico, she averaged 15 points per game reaching 16 versus PUCPR with 7 rebounds and then 14 versus UPR Mayaguez with four rebounds. Serlen went 12-17 (.705) from the field in the two games. She had 14 points and eight rebounds versus MSUD including eight points in the first quarter. Serlen led BHSU in scoring against FLC with 12 points to go along with four rebounds and two blocks.
• Brinlee McRae has been on a tear recently. She is averaging 8.2 points per game and 3.0 rebounds per game, but she averaged 17.0 points per game in Puerto Rico scoring 19 and 15 in the two games there, while coming back and scoring eight points with four assists against Regis. She has 18 of her 29 assists in the last nine games. She had the best game of her career against MSU Denver, where she dropped a career-high 27 points and six rebounds. She shot 11-17 (.647) from the field and 5-8 (.625) from three. It was the most points, field goals made, and threes made by any Yellow Jacket this season. After a few rough games, McRae bounced back against Western putting up 16 points and three steals while shooting 6-13 (.461) and 2-5 (.400) from three in the comeback attempt. She had 12 points and two assists versus Chadron.
• Alli Glasscock is making a massive impact as a freshman. She has only been averaging 16.5 minutes per game but has averaged 7.4 points and 4.4 rebounds. She is shooting 43.2 percent from the file don 41-95 shooting. She is also shooting 72.9 percent from the charity stripe making 19 of 24 free throws. She nearly had a double-double versus Northern State, where she had 12 points and nine rebounds which were both career-highs. Against CSC, she had eight points, six rebounds and four steals. Coming back to the lineup against Regis, she had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and three steals in 15 minutes of action. 12 of those 14 points came in the fourth quarter and she shot 6-10 (.600) from the field. She had eight points and six rebounds versus the Roadrunners. She had her third ten-point game of the season against the Cowgirls. She also had six rebounds, which she has reached seven times in her last 11 games that she has had at least five rebounds. She is coming off a 12 point game versus Chadron, where she went 8-8 from the free throw line including 6-6 in the fourth quarter.
• Audrey Norville has turned into a solid player for BHSU. She played a lot of minutes last year and has now been thrown into the starting lineup. She is second on the team in rebounds with 5.8, while averaging 6.7 points per game. After not scoring in the first game versus SEU, Norville had a stellar second start, where she had her first career double-double with 12 points and 10 rebounds. Each of those were career highs. She had the best game of her career offensively against Western Colorado, where she put up career-high 15 points, five rebounds, and three assists. She went 4-6 from the free throw line in that game. Norville has had five or more rebounds in 13 of 18 games this year. She had six points to go along with the eight rebounds versus CCU and shot 2-2 from behind the arc. She had 17 combined points in P.R. and then had ten rebounds versus UPR Mayaguez. In the game against MSUD, she had a career-high six assists beating her previous career-high of two. She had six points and six rebounds versus NMHU. She then matched that with six points and seven rebounds versus the Skyhawks. She had one of her better games this season against Mesa with nine points, eight rebounds, and two assists. She then put up 15 points and five rebounds versus Western. In the win versus Chadron, she had eight points, five rebounds, and four assists.
• Maureen Ulrich has started 12 of 18 games this season and is starting to come on as of late this season. She is averaging 6.6 points per game and 3.8 rebounds per game while shooting 47-97 (.485) from the field. She has scored double digits five times this year including 12 in the win versus Chadron State and a season-high 13 points in the win versus Regis on January 8. She shot 6-8 (.750) from the field in the game. She had eight points and an RMAC-game high of eight rebounds versus Fort Lewis, which she matched with eight rebounds in the loss to the Mavericks. She added another 12 points in the second game versus Chadron with six rebounds, where she went 4-7 from the field and 4-4 from the free throw line.
• Emily Cooper is in the midst of a breakout sophomore campaign, the Eau Claire, Wisconsin native is averaging 6.6 points, 3.2 rebounds, and 3.2 assists this year. She is ranked 20th in the country and second in the RMAC in assists/turnover ratio (2.00). Cooper had a great game earlier in the season where she had 14 points versus Sioux Falls. She shot 5-12 from the field and 3-10 from the three-point line. While also adding three rebounds and three assists. Cooper beat that with a career-night versus UCCS, where she had a career-high 19 points, with 12 of them coming in the fourth quarter. She shot 4-8 from the field, 4-8 from three, and 7-8 from the charity stripe including making three of four in the final 18 seconds. She had nine points, four rebounds, and three assists versus the Roadrunners and went 3-5 (.600) from three-point range.
• Head coach Kelly Kruger is in the midst of his first season as Interim Head Coach of the BHSU Yellow Jackets. He is 11-7 in his time with the Green and Gold. He is in his 35th season as a head coach, however, and has a record of 542-453 with programs across all levels of college basketball including Northwestern College, Southwest Minnesota State, Adams State, Ashford University, and Iowa Central Community College.

• South Dakota Mines currently sits at 7-12 and 5-6 in the RMAC. They started the season roughly, winning one of the first seven games, before starting RMAC play 4-1. They have then turned that insane RMAC start into a five-game losing streak that just ended last night versus Chadron. The Hardrockers are looking to go 2-0 on the Yellow Jackets this year and get back to .500 in the RMAC.
• In the five-game losing streak, the average margin of defeat was 16.2 this includes a 37-point loss to Adams State, who is now receiving votes in the WBCA Coaches’ Poll. The Hardrockers are coming off a win over Chadron, where they beat the Eagles by 17 points at 76-59. SDM had an incredible showing shooting. They shot 48.1 percent from the field making 26 of 54 shots. They even were incredible from three going 13-28 (.464). They also made 11 of 14 free throws. It was almost a perfect day for SDM who had three players reach double digits.
• Through the first 19 games of the season SDM is averaging 66.4 points, 30.2 rebounds, 13.7 assists, 8.3 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game, while shooting the ball 40.3 percent from the field, 31.6 percent from 3-point range, and 77.6 percent from the free throw line. Their opponents are averaging 70.3 points, 36.1 rebounds, 14.1 assists, 8.2 steals, and 3.2 blocks per game, while shooting the ball 42.3 percent from the field, 32.0 percent from 3-point range, and 74.3 percent from the free throw line.
• SDM is ranked top 75 in the country in six stats. They are 23rd in free throw percentage (77.6), 50th in turnovers per game (14.3), 52nd in fouls per game (15.1), 57th in assist/turnover ratio (0.96), 70th in free throws made per game (13.84), and 75th in three pointers per game (7.0). 
• South Dakota Mines was predicted to finish 11th in the RMAC with 56 points just ahead of Fort Lewis and just behind Colorado Christian.
• Savea Mansfield is the scoring leader so far for SDM this season. The senior is averaging 18.2 points per game, 5.3 rebounds a game and is shooting 122-232 (.526) from the field and 85.7 percent from the line. She ranks first in free throw percentage, second in total free throws (90), third in free throw attempts (105), fourth in field goal percentage (52.6), fifth in points per game (18.2), and sixth in total points (346). Mansfield has reached double figures in all but one game this year, she has reached the 20-point mark eight tines, the 30-point mark twice, and has a career-high of 32 versus Colorado School of Mines. She had a stretch midseason, where she reached 15 points in nine straight games. Mansfield was named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week on January 12 for her performances against MSU Denver and CSM, where she averaged 30 points over two games. This past weekend was one to forget for Mansfield, however. She only put up a total of 19 points and had her first single digit game of the season putting up eight against Westminster.
• Morning Grace Spotted Bear is once again having a great season so far the Hardrockers. She's second on the team in points per game with 13.3, but is leading the team in rebounds with 6.9 and is second in assists with 2.6. Spotted Bear is fourth in the conference in defensive rebounds per game (5.6), and is sixth in rebounds per game (6.9). She started the year off with 46 points in the first three games averaging 15 points per, but after a couple of rough games on the offensive end, she bounced back versus Minot by putting up her first double-double of the season with 15 points and 10 rebounds on 6-18 from the field. Since that Minot game, she has made it to double figures in all but two games and has four double-doubles. She put up back-to-back 20 point games versus Crookston and MSUD, including 27 versus UMC. She’s reached double-digits in five straight games coming into this one. This past weekend, she averaged 13.5 points per game, including a double-double in last night’s win versus Chadron, where she had 11 points and 12 rebounds.
• Freshman Addison Miranda has emerged as one of the top three-point shooters in the RMAC. The freshman is averaging 9.6 points per game while shooting 34.6 percent from behind the arc and 35.9 percent from the field. She is third in the conference with three pointers (47), second in three-point attempts (136), and third three-pointers per game (2.47), while ranking fifth in three-point percentage (34.6). After a blistering start to her career, where she had seven ten-point games in her first 11 games, she had a stretch of six in a row, where she didn’t reach that mark, but she found her rhythm again last weekend when she dropped 12 points on Westminster and a career-high 24 points on Chadron going 8-13 from the field and 5-10 from three.
• Head Coach Kyley Bachand is entering her first season with South Dakota Mines and her third season as a NCAA head coach. Bachand is 1-5 at SDM and is 21-52 overall after going 14-40 at William Jewell College over two seasons there.

SERIES HISTORY

• BHSU is dominating the all-time series versus the Hardrockers, currently holding a 36-20 record over SDM. They have won six of seven games dating back to the 2021-22 season and have won their last three in Spearfish.
• Last year, the Green and Gold went 2-0 versus SDM and won each game by a combined 29 points.
• Schlabs put up 16 points in their last game versus South Dakota Mines in Spearfish last year, while Stoebner, Schlabs, and Norville combined for 17 points in Rapid last year.
• They met earlier this season, where SDM shocked BHSU in Rapid City beating them 64-62, which is the closest margin of victory since the 2020-21 season. Bradie Schlabs had 15 points and six assists in that game.