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Basketball

Women’s basketball readies for regular season

Kristina Harter

The Chadron State women’s basketball team held the Black Hills State Yellow Jackets to an 82-79 exhibition-game victory Tuesday evening in Armstrong Gym.

Although she fouled out in the fourth quarter, senior Kaitlin Petri of Kearney, was a key player finishing a team-high of 28 points, seven rebounds, four steals, four assists, and two blocks.

Kattie Ranta, freshman of Rapid City, S.D., keeps the ball away from Black Hills State’s Kristi Ryan, junior of Highmore, S.D., Tuesday. The Eagles won 82-79 over the Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets for their second exhibition win for the season. — Photo by Kinley Q. Nichols
Kattie Ranta, freshman of Rapid City, S.D., keeps the ball away from Black Hills State’s Kristi Ryan, junior of Highmore, S.D., Tuesday. The Eagles won 82-79 over the Black Hills State University Yellow Jackets for their second exhibition win for the season. — Photo by Kinley Q. Nichols

Lexi Smidt, sophomore of North Platte, also played a stellar game, finishing with 21 points, 18 of which were 3-point shots.

Additionally, Kattie Ranta, redshirt freshman of Rapid City, S.D., and Rachael Smidt, sophomore of North Platte, added 11 and 10 respectively.

The Yellow Jackets put up a solid fight and outscored the Eagles 50-39 in the second half. But the Eagles took the lead 76-73 over the Yellow Jackets in the fourth quarter even after Petri fouled out.

Freshman Jazmyn Webster, of Cheyenne, Wyo., made six of the team’s eight final free throws. Webster had a crucial steal with 15 seconds left and passed to Lexi Smidt, who shot the game winning free throw.

The Eagles shot a team 55.8 percent while the Yellow Jackets shot a 34.5 percent. The Eagles play their first regular reason game against the University of Mary Marauders at 6 p.m. Monday in Armstrong.