Black Hills State made six three-pointers in the first quarter and five different players scored in double figures as they defeated Chadron State 85-57 Saturday night.
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Three Eagle seniors,
Mickenzie Brennan,
Rebecca Stevenson and
Savannah Weidauer were honored after the conclusion of the game.
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"All of our seniors are great people with high character," Raymer said. "It was an honor to coach them and I'm going to miss them."
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Chadron State led 10-9 in the first quarter before the Yellow Jackets made three straight three-pointers and took the lead, two being by Julia Seamans. Seamans finished with 11 points in the quarter.
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Black Hills finished 25 of 60 from the field for 42 percent and made 12 of 28 shots from behind the arc for 43 percent. Â
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CSC shot 22 of 56 for 39 percent and made 12 of its 18 free throws. The Yellow Jackets finished 23 of 31 from the charity stripe, for 74 percent.
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The Eagles outrebounded Black Hills 39 to 35 but committed eight more turnovers with 24, which were turned into 38 Yellow Jacket points.
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Three players scored in double-digits for Chadron State. Sophomores
Taryn Foxen and
Jessica Harvey led the team with 16 and 13 points respectively. Weidauer had a season high 12 points and Foxen led with seven rebounds.
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Racquel Wientjes led Black Hills with 19 points, Seamans finished with 15, Morgan Ham scored 13 and Alyssia Martinez and Morgan Koepsell each had 11.
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Chadron state falls to 4-21 on the year and 3-16 in the RMAC. The Yellow Jackets improve to 14-9 and 10-9 in the conference.
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The Eagles return to action as they travel to Pueblo, Colorado, to face the Thunderwolves on Friday, February 22.
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