SPEARFISH, S.D. – Chadron State men's basketball fell on the road to Black Hills State University 89-69 in an RMAC men's basketball game played Saturday afternoon in South Dakota.
 
Three Eagles scored in double figures on Saturday. John Jenkins had a total of 19 points and also led the team with nine rebounds while Zach Smith added 16 points and Dalton Peterson totaled 10. Zy Wright, Jalen Thomas, Darrius Miles, Peterson, and Smith were all 100 percent from the free-throw line, part of a 22-for-24 day from the stripe overall for Chadron State. 
 
The Eagles made 26 points from the paint, had 23 of their 69 points came from off the bench and scored 18 of their points off turnovers. The Eagles shot 36.2 percent from the field and 26 percent from beyond the arc for the game. In the first half, the Eagles were 38.7 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from three and 100 percent from the free throw line, making all eight attempts.
 
Darrius Miles started the scoring for the Eagles in the first half with a jumper, giving them a 2-0 lead. After the Yellow Jackets returned with a 3-pointer, Dalton Peterson gave the Eagles back their lead with two free throws, making the score 4-3. 
 
After that, however, the Yellow Jackets went on a 9-0 run and kept the lead the rest of the half. In the final minutes of the half, CSC had a 5-0 run with two free throws from Miles combined with a three-point play from Zach Smith. At the end of the half, the score was 45-35, Yellow Jackets.
 
The Eagles mostly relied on their free throw abilities to keep them in the second half by going 14-of-16 from the line. Chadron State had a three-point percentage of 20 percent and a field goal percentage of 33.3 percent in the second half.
 
In the first two minutes of the second half, Dalton Peterson made a jumper in the paint to lower the deficit to 10 points, making the score 47-37. John Jenkins later gave the Eagles a 4-0 run with two free throws and a layup, putting the score to 54-44.
 
With 10:20 to play in the half after two made free throws from Smith, the Eagles changed to a full-court pressure defense. This led to multiple turnovers from the Yellow Jackets and the Eagles took advantage, with Jenkins making a quick three and a jumper to decrease the Yellow Jackets lead to 66-51. Ultimately, those turnovers wouldn't be enough for the Eagles to strike back and the Yellow Jackets finished the game on a 7-0 run to make the final score 89-69. 
 
The Eagles are now 4-5 overall and 1-1 in the RMAC. The team will be back in action on December 12 at 7:30 p.m. in Massari Arena to take on the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves. The ThunderWolves are 7-1 overall and 2-0 in the RMAC. 
 
Chadron State— John Jenkins 19, Zach Smith 16, Dalton Peterson 10, Darrius Miles 9, Jalen Thomas 6, Treyson Neff 3, Zy Wright 2, Julio Phipps 2, Jaylen Davis 2. Totals: 21-58 FG, 5-19 3PT, 22-24 FT. 69 points, 29 rebounds, 8 assists, 14 turnovers.
 
Black Hills State—Caelin Hearne 21, BJ Woodruff 15, Jaeton Hackley 13, Cam Lowe 13, Jack Haggett 10, John Shanklin 6, Tristan Hurdle 6, Joel Speckman 5. Totals: 35-70 FG, 13-38 3PT, 6-8 FT. 89 points, 44 rebounds, 23 assists, 14 turnovers.

Eagles' Second-Half Rally Falls Short At BHSU

SPEARFISH, S.D. – Chadron State women's basketball overcame a halftime deficit with a big third quarter run to take the lead, but the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets steadied the ship enough to defeat the Eagles 60-52 in Spearfish Saturday afternoon.

The Eagles trailed by as many as 14 in the first half and were down by eight at the break but came out of the locker room on fire and opened the second half with a 16-3 scoring run to take a lead in the third quarter. The home team responded, however, retaking the lead for good with 49 seconds left in the third period and leading for the entirety of the fourth.

Camren Morris continued her breakout season, leading the Eagles once again with 15 points and three made three-pointers. Allison Richards scored 12 points and Kyra Tanabe finished with 11 to give CSC three players in double figures. Ashayla Powers finished with eight points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes played. 

Kylie Krise finished with a team-high nine rebounds for the Eagles. The nine boards are the second-highest single-game total in Krise's career behind only Thursday, when she set a collegiate career high in rebounds during a 23-point, 10-rebound double-double.

Black Hills State won despite shooting just 30.2 percent from the field, 30 percent from three and 57.1 percent from the line. The Yellow Jackets did out-rebound Chadron State 49-41 and had three players with over 10 rebounds. 

Chadron State had a better shooting night than the Yellow Jackets, as the Eagles shot 30.9 percent from the field, 46 percent from three and 86 percent from the stripe. CSC was plagued by turnovers, committing 19 compared to 14 by BHSU.

Although the Eagles trailed 31-23 at halftime, they instantly flipped the script as the second half began. The Eagles a trio of made threes from Morris, Richards and Morris again among their first five field goal attempts of the second half to instantly take a 32-31 lead. 

BHSU went 1-for-2 from the line for its first second-half point three minutes into the third quarter, and CSC went down to the other end and got a basket from Allison Richards to take the lead again. Another three by Tanabe and a fastbreak layup from Richards completed the 16-3 run and gave Chadron a 39-34 lead halfway through the third quarter.

Black Hills State did have an answer, however, using a 9-0 scoring run of its own to pull ahead 44-42 with 49 seconds to play. The Yellow Jackets continued to expand the lead in the fourth, going up by as many as 13 before two free throws from Morris and a three-point play from Richards trimmed the score to the final margin of 60-52.

The Eagles are 2-6 overall and 1-1 in the RMAC. Black Hills State improved to 6-3 overall and 2-0 in conference with the win. Chadron State will play on the road next week, visiting CSU Pueblo on Thursday and UCCS next Saturday, both in Colorado.

Chadron State— Camren Morris 15, Allison Richards 12, Kyra Tanabe 11, Ashayla Powers 8, Kylie Krise 3, Bati Assefa 3. Totals: 17-55 FG, 6-13 3PT, 12-14 FT. 52 points, 41 rebounds, 9 assists, 19 turnovers.
Black Hills State— Kalla Bertram 19, Haylee Weathersby 14, Morgan Hammerbeck 13, Bradie Schlabs 7, Gracie Haneborg 4, Emily Cooper 3. Totals: 19-63 FG, 6-20 3PT, 16-28 FT. 60 points, 49 rebounds, 13 assists, 14 turnovers.