Women lose home game, 78-69

Chadron State women’s basketball team fell to Black Hills State University Saturday in a 78-69 loss.

Chelsey Biegler, senior of Rapid City, South Dakota, led BHSU with a 25-point performance. BHSU’s supporting cast also helped contribute to the win against the Eagles.

Senior Logan Cowan, of Highmore, South Dakota, and freshman Jennie Scharn, of Rapid City, South Dakota, tailed 11 points. Senior Courtney Patterson, of Rock Springs, Wyoming, pitched in a solid effort with 10 points.

Chadron State (2-11, 2-7 RMAC) was a force in the paint in the first half, outscoring Black Hills State University, 20-12, including eight-second chance points.

Junior Stephanie Knowles, of Colorado Springs, Colorado, led the first half effort with six rebounds and five points. Turnovers were a problem for CSC in the first half leaving them trailing going into halftime, 38-31.

The Eagles had a hard time recapturing the lead once they lost it. Black Hills led by as many as 15 points.

The second half was nearly an even matchup, but CSC could never go on a solid run. The Eagles, however, outscored the Yellow Jackets in the paint, 36-28. The Yellow Jackets outscored CSC in the second half, 40-38.

Maka Daysh, freshman of Tauranga, New Zealand, led CSC with 15 points including six straight points in the first half. Emma Block, junior of Copenhagen, Denmark, helped with a 14-point effort and senior Kate Simonton, of Bakersfield, California, helped chime in with 11 points, shooting 4-6 from the field.

The Yellow Jackets outshot CSC from the field 52 percent to 41 percent. Yellow Jackets also outshot the Eagles from beyond the arc with 44 percent, while CSC went cold shooting three for 18 beyond the arc.

CSC will be traveling to New Mexico for their next set of RMAC games playing New Mexico Highlands on Friday and traveling to Western New Mexico Saturday.