SPEARFISH, S.D. – South Dakota Mines Volleyball earned their 18 th win of the season, taking down Black Hills State 3-1 on Tuesday night. Black Hills State won a tightly contested first set 25-21 over the Hardrockers. In the second set, the Rockers responded with a 25-23 victory. After the Yellow Jackets went up 5-4, the Hardrockers went on a five-point run to go up 9-5. Black Hills State would a late 21-19 lead over the Rockers. However, South Dakota Mines put up six of the remaining eight points to tie the match at 1-1. The Hardrockers went up 2-1 following a 25-16 third set win. Black Hills State held an early 4-2 advantage until the Rockers picked up seven straight points to go up 9-4. That lead turned into an 18-11 advantage later in the set. An ace from Hannah Joseph would end the set with a 25-16 Hardrocker victory. South Dakota Mines dominated the third set, winning 25-10 to defeat Black Hills State 3-1. They started out the set with an 11-1 advantage over the Yellow Jackets. A 5-2 run would increase their lead to 16-3 midway through the set. Both teams went back-and-forth the rest of the way as the Hardrockers defeated the Yellow Jackets 25-10. Cate Warren led South Dakota Mines with 14 kills with a .344 hitting percentage and three blocks. Joy Aburto , Maria Bouman and Ivy Vindivich all recorded seven kills. Bouman also collected five blocks, three digs and a .364 hitting percentage. Emily Henderson put up 23 assists, while Hannah Joseph added 15. Campbell Sheffield collected 21 digs and five assists for the Hardrockers. Joseph, Vindivich and Allison Nowak all recorded two aces in the match. As a team, the Rockers had 48 kills, 47 digs, 44 assists, nine blocks and eight aces. They held the Yellow Jackets to a .090 hitting percentage in the match. The Hardrockers improved to 18-5 overall and 8-3 in the RMAC with the win. Their 18 th win ties them with the 2023 and 2024 teams with the team record for wins in a season in the NCAA DII era. They also improved their winning streak to seven games and improved their road record to 6-1. What's Next South Dakota Mines will host #22 Colorado School of Mines on Saturday at 3 p.m. for a Blackout matchup. They will close out the regular season next weekend at Westminster and (RV) Colorado Mesa. Read Full Article