Lady T's Hold Off Yellow Jackets

By the Journal Staff
The Rapid City Journal


MADISON - Dakota State used an 11-0 run during the early portion of the second half and went on to defeat No. 18-ranked Black Hills State 69-62 in Dakota Athletic Conference women's basketball play Friday.

The Lady T's trailed 32-31 with 17:44 to play in the game but scored 11 unanswered points to take a 42-32 with 12:16 to go on a Nicole Geraets bucket.

Black Hills State scratched back into the game and tied the contest at
47-all when Brittney Klipfel sank a pair of free throws with 6:40 remaining.  Dakota State scored eight straight points to go up 55-47 with 5:20 to play.  The Yellow Jackets crawled within 57-55 on Jaime Bentley's 3-point field goal, but Black Hills State could not regain the lead the rest of the way.

Angela Carr sank 13 of 14 free throw attempts on her way to scoring 19 points, high for the Lady T's. Dakota State went 30-for-36 from the charity stripe, while Black Hills State made 11 of 18 free throws.

Geraets finished with 11 points and Alyssa Kirk chipped in 10 for Dakota State (9-8, 2-2 DAC).

Klipfel scored 23 points to lead Black Hills State, which held a 22-11 lead at the 8:39 mark of the first half after going on a 12-0 run.  Bentley and Lacey Haughian scored 10 points each for the Yellow Jackets (11-7, 2-2 DAC).

Dakota State hosts South Dakota Mines at 3 p.m. today. The Lady Hardrockers lost to Mayville State 74-57 on Friday.       
 

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