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SPEARFISH, S.D.- Black Hills State fell behind 2-0 in the this match, but a dominant set three, four, and five allowed BHSU to control the rest of the game and use great play from Makayla Dorsey, Zoie Husman, and Peyton McLeod to help get them a crucial win in the RMAC Power Pod. The Yellow Jackets had 15 blocks and 15 aces compared to nine of each for WCU, which played a crucial part in the momentum switches.
 
QUICK DETAILS
Score: Black Hills State 3, Western Colorado 2
Team Records: Black Hills State (9-13 (4-6 RMAC)), Western Colorado (10-12 (4-6 RMAC))
Attendance: 123
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Western started the first set with an 8-2 run with seven kills and an ace. BHSU won three in a row to make it 8-5. After some back-and-forth, BHSU took four points in a row from two kills from Husman and two aces from Elena Atkinson to tie the game at 12-12. Western would respond by winning 13 of the next 18 points to take the first set 25-17.
• Makayla Dorsey started the second set on fire for BHSU as she had two kills and a solo block in a 5-2 run to begin the frame. Western would win three in a row to tie it at five and the game would remain tied at 7-7. Husman would get a kill and two aces and Dorsey would get three kills in a 6-1 run that put BHSU up 13-8. BHSU would continue to win as they got six of the next nine points off kills from Dorsey, Izabel Abril, and Husman to go up 20-13. Husman would get another kill to make it 21-15 before Western would go on a massive run of 7-0 that led to 11-3 to make it 26-24 and take set two for a 2-0 lead.
• The third set would start out as a close on as there were six ties in the first 22 points that led to it being tied at 11-11. BHSU would win three in a row to make it 14-11 and then Western would win four in a row to take the lead back at 15-14. An 11-4 run for BHSU with two blocks by McLeod and a kill and an ace by Husman would give BHSU the 25-19 win and close the set gap to 2-1.
• BHSU took all the momentum in the fourth set. With four blocks from McLeod and Husman, two aces from Dorsey and another ace from Emma Kruger, BHSU went on a 12-4 run to begin the set. Western was able to get a little swing as they cut the lead to four at 16-12 before BHSU won eight of the next 11 with kills by five different Yellow Jackets to take a 24-15 lead. After the WCU won three in a row to make it 24-18, BHSU got a kill from Mettler to win the set at 25-18 and tie the game at two sets a piece.
• Western started the set with a 3-1 lead before the Green and Gold went on an 8-2 run with everyone chipping in thanks to two kills and a block by McLeod and Husman and a kill and an ace for Dorsey, BHSU took a 9-5 lead. The Mountaineers won five of the next eight to cut the lead to two at 12-10 and kept it there at 13-11, but a kill by Mettler and a block by McLeod and Mianna Cardenas allowed BHSU to win the set 15-11 and the match 3-2.

 
BLACK HILLS STATE STATISTICAL LEADERS
Zoie Husman: 17 kills, 3 aces, 5 blocks, 11 digs
Makayla Dorsey: 14 kills, 3 aces, 11 digs
Peyton McLeod: 6 kills, 11 blocks
Keira Thompson: 22 digs
Elena Atkinson and Emma Kruger: 24 & 23 assists
 
UP NEXT
The Yellow Jackets will host their fourth and fifth games in a row next weekend as they host South Dakota Mines in the next edition of the Black Hills Brawl Rivalry Series presented by Ford on Tuesday and then host Colorado School of Mines for senior night on Saturday. It will be the Yellow Jackets final home games of the year before they end the season on the road.
 
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