Fort Lewis FLC 9-16,6-13 RMAC

Black Hills St. BHSU 19-6,14-5 RMAC

Fort Lewis FLC

9-16,6-13 RMAC

Final

Feb. 17, 2023

Black Hills St. BHSU

19-6,14-5 RMAC

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	F
Fort Lewis FLC	4	13	8	23	48
Black Hills St. BHSU	16	22	19	13	70

Summary
Box Score

Fort Lewis will play its final road game of the season tomorrow at 4:00 p.m. versus South Dakota Mines

Game Recap: Women's Basketball | 2/17/2023 7:29:00 PM | Angela Roberts, Assistant AD - Communications

Women's basketball falls in road-opener versus BHSU

SPEARFISH, S.D. – Facing one of the league's top teams for the second time in five days, the Fort Lewis College women's basketball team fell in a 70-48 final to Black Hills State University in its road opener on Friday.

Fort Lewis dropped to 9-16 overall and 6-12 in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference while Black Hills State improved to 19-6 on the year and 14-5 in league play to maintain second-place position.

The Skyhawks shot 29.2 percent (14-of-48) from the field, led by sophomore Avery Evans at 14 points on the night. Fort Lewis struggled from three, going just 3-of-25 compared to nine makes for BHSU. Freshman Kate Gallery was the Skyhawks' second-leading scorer at seven points, followed by sophomore Sadie Misner's six-point night.

The Yellow Jackets scored the first bucket of the game, followed quickly by a layup from junior Kelsey Sorenson to tie it at 2-2 after three minutes of play. BHSU went on to score 12-straight before a layup from Gallery got the Skyhawks to four points. The Yellow Jackets got the final score of the quarter to hold a 16-4 advantage after 10 minutes of play. The Skyhawks were held to a 20 percent clip from the field compared to a 35.3 percent mark for the home team.

Sorenson and graduate student Kaitlyn Bell combined for four points early in the second quarter to close the gap at 18-10, followed by a bucket from Billy to bring it to 20-12 with 7:06 remaining. The Yellow Jackets went on to drain four threes to extend the edge to 34-12 with two minutes remaining in the half. Avery Evans knocked down Fort Lewis' first three off a steal from sophomore Samantha Wattawa, and sophomore Sadie Misner ended the half with two made free throws to make it 38-17 heading into the break.

Fort Lewis was just 1-of-15 from three in the opening half compared to a 6-of-18 three-point mark for BHSU. The Skyhawks were plagued by 13 turnovers in the half but mirrored the Yellow Jackets with four steals.

The Yellow Jackets kicked off the third quarter with a corner three, followed by a driving layup to extend the lead to 26 points. Bell got Fort Lewis on the board out of a media timeout with a layup, and Gallery followed with a turnaround jumper to make it 48-21. The Skyhawks' defense held the Yellow Jackets scoreless for three minutes, but the home squad closed out the quarter on a 9-2 scoring run to carry a 57-25 lead into the final 10 minutes of play.

Seniors got in on the scoring action early in the fourth with back-to-back threes from Tayla Nez and Brooke McGee bringing the score to 59-31. The teams exchanged free throws to follow, including four makes from Misner, to bring the score to 62-38 with five minutes remaining. Evans scored eight-straight for the Skyhawks down the stretch, but the effort could not make up for the early hole as the Skyhawks fell in a 70-48 final.

Fort Lewis (9-16, 6-13 RMAC RMAC) closes out the road portion of its regular-season schedule tomorrow against South Dakota Mines (3-21, 3-15 RMAC) at 4:00 p.m.

The Skyhawks bested the Hardrockers in the first meeting between the programs this season by a 77-67 final at home. Billy recorded 24 points in the win while Sorenson recorded a double-double at 13 points and 10 rebounds. Fort Lewis holds a 5-3 advantage in the all-time series, dating back to a series-opening double overtime win (75-69) in 2015.

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