2007-08 Standings, Schedule & Results:

Friday, October 26
Montana Tech def. @ Dickinson State 75-60
Mayville State Classic – Mayville, ND (JC, MaSU)
  Winnipeg, Manitoba def. Jamestown 63-48
  Mayville State def. Brandon, Manitoba 76-52
Montana-Western def. @ Minot State 58-55

Saturday, October 27
@ Dickinson State def. Montana-Western 60-58
Mayville State Classic – Mayville, ND (JC, MaSU)
  Jamestown  def. Brandon, Manitoba 73-63
  Mayville State def. Winnipeg, Manitoba 75-59
@ Minot State def. Montana Tech 85-74

Sunday, October 28

@ Minot State def. Brandon, Manitoba 86-45

Monday, October 29
South Dakota Mines def. @ Rocky Mountain, MT 89-82

Tuesday, October 30
Valley City State def. @ Trinity Bible, ND 85-24

Thursday, November 1
Dakota State def. @ Hastings, NE 56-53

Friday, November 2
Dakota State def. Baker, KS @ Hastings, NE 82-55
@ Jamestown def. Dordt, IA 67-50
@ Great Falls, MT def. Minot State 90-69
Northwestern, IA def. @ Valley City State 95-62

Saturday, November 3
@ Black Hills State def. Mount Marty, SD 65-60
@ Great Falls, MT def. Dickinson State 75-71
Northwestern, IA def. @ Jamestown 86-63
@ Montana State-Northern def. Minot State 61-49
@ South Dakota Mines def. Dakota Wesleyan, SD 62-59
@ Valley City State def. Dordt IA 85-83 (OT)

Sunday, November 4
@ Black Hills State def. Dakota Wesleyan, SD 83-59
Mount Marty, SD def. @ South Dakota Mines 86-68

Monday, November 5
Trinity Bible, SD @ Mayville State - Postponed until January 7

Wednesday, November 7
@ Dakota State def. Morningside, IA 92-82

Friday, November 9
SD Mines Classic – Rapid City, SD (BHSU, SDM)
   Black Hills State def. Northwestern Washington 85-61
   South Dakota Mines def. Johnson & Wales, CO 87-26
@ Mount Marty, SD def. Jamestown 66-46
@ Minot State def. Great Falls, MT 83-70
@ Dakota Wesleyan, SD def. Valley City State 67-56

Saturday, November 10
SD Mines Classic – Rapid City, SD (BHSU, SDM)
   Black Hills State def. Johnson & Wales, CO 105-49
   South Dakota Mines def. Northwestern Washington 93-66
Great Falls, MT def. @ Dickinson State 64-56
Jamestown def. @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 70-61
@ Minot State def. Montana State-Northern 62-52
@ Mount Marty, SD def. Valley City State 74-66

Tuesday, November 13
@ Dana, NE def. Mayville State 74-61
@ Valley City State def. Sioux Falls, SD 75-71

Thursday, November 15
Dakota State def. @ Dordt, IA 63-47

Friday, November 16
Midland Lutheran Classic – Fremont, NE (BHSU, SDM)
   South Dakota Mines def. MidAmerica Nazazrene, KS 92-91
   Black Hills State def. Midland Lutheran, NE 91-62
Carroll College Tournament - Helena, MT (DiSU)
   Montana-Western def. Dickinson State 69-68
Northwestern Classic - St. Paul, MN (JC)
   Jamestown def. Grand View, IA 63-58

Grizzly Tip-Off Classic - Alamosa, CO

  UC-Colorado Springs def. Mayville State 78-71

Saturday, November 17
Midland Lutheran Classic – Fremont, NE (BHSU, SDM)
   Black Hills State def. MidAmerica Nazarene, KS 80-73
   South Dakota Mines def. Midland Lutheran, NE 87-58
Carroll College Tournament - Helena, MT (DiSU)
   Carroll, MT def. Dickinson State 74-57
Dakota State def. @ Dakota Wesleyan, SD 73-66
Northwestern Classic - St. Paul, MN (JC)
   Simpson, IA def. Jamestown 74-45
Grizzly Tip-Off Classic - Alamosa, CO

   Adams State, CO def. Mayville State 61-53
@ Minot State def. Rocky Mountain 70-69

Monday, November 19
Southwest State, MN def. @ Black Hills State 61-58

Minot State def. @ Brandon, Manitoba 74-60

Tuesday, November 20
@ Mount Marty, SD def. Dakota State 69-61
@ Minnesota-Crookston def. Valley City State 73-59

Friday, November 23
Black Hills State def. @ Sioux Falls, SD 79-64
Southwest State Classic – Marshall, MN (DaSU, MaSU)
   Northern State, SD def. Dakota State 68-54
   Southwest State, MN def. Mayville State 77-57
Sam Milanovich Classic – Dickinson, ND (DiSU)
   Dickinson State def. Minnesota-Crookston 62-58
@ Northwestern, IA def. South Dakota Mines 107-104 (OT)

Saturday, November 24
@ Northwestern, IA def. Black Hills State 99-79
Southwest State Classic – Marshall, MN (DaSU, MaSU)
   Dakota State def. Southwest State, MN 93-71
   Mayville State def. Northern State, SD 79-73
South Dakota Mines def. @ Sioux Falls, SD 81-68

Sunday, November 25
Sam Milanovich Classic – Dickinson, ND (DiSU)
   MSU-Northern def. Dickinson State 66-57

Tuesday, November 27
Mayville State def. @ Minnesota-Morris 80-74
@ Valley City State def. Presentation, SD 66-50

Thursday, November 29
@ Jamestown def. Minnesota-Morris 87-56

Friday, November 30
MSU-Northern Tournament - Havre, MT (DiSU)
   Carroll, MT def. Dickinson State 75-60
Minot State def. @ Montana Tech 80-76
@ South Dakota Mines def. Chadron State, NE 80-61

Trinity International Tournament – Deerfield, IL (VCSU)
   Cornerstone, MI def. Valley City State 70-47

Saturday, December 1
@ Black Hills State def. Chadron State, NE 68-51
Dakota State vs. Peru State, NE @ Auburn, NE - Postponed until December 2
MSU-Northern Tournament - Havre, MT (DiSU)
   MSU-Northern def. Dickinson State 68-46
@ Minnesota-Morris def. Jamestown 62-58
@ Montana-Western def. Minot State 69-54

Trinity International Tournament – Deerfield, IL (VCSU)
   Valley City State def. Trinity International, IL 70-59

Sunday, December 2

Dakota State def. Peru State, NE @ Auburn, NE 85-67

Wednesday, December 5
@ Mayville State def. Dakota State 62-58
Black Hills State def. @ South Dakota Mines 72-68
Jamestown def. @ Valley City State 67-49

Thursday, December 6
Minot State def. @ Dickinson State 71-60

Friday, December 7
@ Black Hills State def. Rocky Mountain, MT 74-65

Saturday, December 8
Dakota State @ Univ. of North Dakota (Exhibition) 4:00
@ Jamestown def. Trinity Bible, ND 99-24
@ South Dakota Mines def. Rocky Mountain, MT 77-60

Friday, December 14
Black Hills State def. @ Rocky Mountain, MT 64-58
@ Montana Tech def. Dickinson State 64-42

Saturday, December 15
Dakota State def. @ Bethany, MN 122-55
Dickinson State def. @ Montana-Western 61-55
Mayville State def. @ Presentation, SD 91-83
@ Rocky Mountain, MT def. Minot State 83-68

Sunday, December 16
@ Minnesota State-Mankato def. Dakota State 95-82

Wednesday, December 19
Hoop & Surf Tournament - Honolulu, Hawaii (SDM)
   South Dakota Mines def. Wheaton, MA 74-46

Thursday, December 20
Sioux Falls, SD def. @ Dakota State 87-81 (ot)
Hoop & Surf Tournament - Honolulu, Hawaii (SDM)
   South Dakota Mines def. Finlandia, MI 92-54

Friday, December 28
@ Minot State def. University of Winnipeg 90-55

Saturday, December 29
Dakota Wesleyan Classic – Mitchell, SD (BHSU, JC)
   Black Hills State def. College of St. Mary, KS 85-61
   Dakota Wesleyan, SD def. Jamestown 62-48
Northwestern, IA def. @ Dakota State 90-83
Las Vegas NAIA Shootout - Las Vegas, NV (DiSU)
   Westminster, UT  def. Dickinson State 71-60
@ Minot State def. University of Winnipeg 72-45
@ Concordia-Moorhead, MN def. Valley City State 75-67

Sunday, December 30
Dakota Wesleyan Classic – Mitchell, SD (BHSU, JC)
   Black Hills State def. Dakota Wesleyan 69-67
   Jamestown def. College of St. Mary, KS 86-55
Las Vegas NAIA Shootout - Las Vegas, NV (DiSU)
   Dickinson State def. Houston Baptist, TX 81-75

Wednesday, January 2
Bemidji State, MN def. @ Mayville State 90-83

Friday, January 4
@ Presentation, SD def. Valley City State 68-66

Saturday, January 5
@ Augustana, SD def. Dakota State 65-63

Monday, January 7
@ Mayville State def. Trinity Bible, SD 92-35

Minnesota-Morris def. @ Valley City State 71-67

Tuesday, January 8
South Dakota Mines def. @ Johnson & Wales, CO 74-61

Friday, January 11
@ Black Hills State def. Jamestown 61-44
@ South Dakota Mines def. Valley City State 83-51
Mayville State def. @ Dickinson State 62-60
Dakota State def. @ Minot State 90-84

Saturday, January 12
@ Black Hills State def. Valley City State 78-66
@ South Dakota Mines def. Jamestown 56-45
Dakota State def. @ Dickinson State 85-62
@ Minot State def. Mayville State 74-62

Friday, January 18
@ Dakota State def. Black Hills State 72-64
South Dakota Mines def. @ Mayville State 77-72
Minot State def. @ Jamestown 57-46
Dickinson State def. @ Valley City State 71-58

Saturday, January 19
South Dakota Mines def. @ Dakota State 79-65
@ Mayville State def. Black Hills State 70-58
@ Jamestown def. Dickinson State 78-55
Minot State def. @ Valley City State 71-54

Friday, January 25
@ Black Hills State def. Dickinson State 73-58
Minot State def. @ South Dakota Mines 82-79
Jamestown def. @ Mayville State 70-63
@ Dakota State def. Valley City State 91-48

Saturday, January 26
@ Black Hills State def. Minot State 72-65
Dickinson State def. @ South Dakota Mines 71-66
@ Dakota State def. Jamestown 68-56
@ Mayville State def. Valley City State 75-65

Friday, February 1
@ Minot State def. Black Hills State 75-63
@ Dickinson State def. South Dakota Mines 71-67
Dakota State def. @ Jamestown 64-57
Mayville State def. @ Valley City State 52-41

Saturday, February 2
Black Hills State def. @ Dickinson State 67-36
South Dakota Mines def. @ Minot State 72-70
Mayville State def. @ Jamestown 70-69
Dakota State def. @ Valley City State 78-53

Friday, February 8
Dakota State def. @ South Dakota Mines 87-67
@ Black Hills State def. Mayville State 76-66
Jamestown def. @ Dickinson State 68-67
@ Minot State def. Valley City State 81-65

Saturday, February 9
@ Black Hills State def. Dakota State 62-60
Mayville State def. @ South Dakota Mines 81-67
@ Minot State def. Jamestown 72-56
@ Dickinson State def. Valley City State 65-49

Friday, February 15
Black Hills State def. @ Valley City State 68-51
@ Jamestown def. South Dakota Mines 87-71
@ Dakota State def. Dickinson State 93-47
Minot State def. @ Mayville State 81-74

Saturday, February 16
Black Hills State def. @ Jamestown 73-66
South Dakota Mines def. @ Valley City State 83-67
@ Mayville State def. Dickinson State 71-60
@ Dakota State def. Minot State 91-66

Wednesday, February 20
@ Dakota State def. Mayville State 87-64
@ Black Hills State def. South Dakota Mines 86-67
@ Jamestown def. Valley City State 85-48
@ Minot State def. Dickinson State 88-64

Sunday, February 24
DAC Tournament - Quarterfinals

 @ #1 Dakota State def. #8 Valley City State 88-59

 @ #4 Mayville State def. #5 South Dakota Mines 85-52

 @ #2 Black Hills State def. #7 Dickinson State 86-64

 #6 Jamestown College def. @ #3 Minot State 67-54

Wednesday, February 27
DAC Tournament - Semifinals

 #4 Mayville State def. @ #1 Dakota State 72-66

 @ #2 Black Hills State def. #6 Jamestown College 67-48

Sunday, March 2
DAC Tournament – Championship

  #2 Black Hills State def. #4 Mayville State 75-65

NAIA Division II Tournament– Sioux City, IA

First Round

Wednesday, March 12

  Minot State def. Shawnee State, OH 94-82

Thursday, March 13

  Dakota State def. Ohio Dominican 76-73

  Black Hills State def. Rio Grande, OH 63-61

Second Round

Friday, March 14

  Bethel, IN def. Dakota State 70-67

  Minot State def. William Jewel, MO 94-93 (2 ot)

  Black Hills State def. Eastern Oregon 63-48

Quarterfinals

Saturday, March 15

  Morningside, IA def. Minot State 87-86

  Northwestern, IA def. Black Hills State 91-69

2007-08 Women's Basketball Players of the Week:

For the Week of February 25-March 02, 2008:

Women: Lacey Haughian; Black Hills State; Senior; Forward; Terry, MT

Haughian had 19 points, eight rebounds, four steals, two blocks and an assist in leading the Yellow Jackets to a 75-65 win over Mayville State in the DAC tournament championship game, earning BHSU a trip to the national tournament. In a 67-48 semifinal round victory over Jamestown, she had 20 points, eight rebounds, two steals, three blocks and two assists. In the two contests, Haughian was 13 of 28 from the field and 13 of 16 from the free throw line.

For the Week of February 18-24, 2008:

Women: Lacey Haughian; Black Hills State; Senior; Forward; Terry, MT

Haughian had 29 points, 15 rebounds, nine assists, two blocks and a steal in leading the Yellow Jackets to wins in the regular season finale and DAC tournament quarterfinal match-up. For the week, she was 13 of 19 from the field and 3 of 5 from the free throw line.

For the Week of February 11-17, 2008:

Women: Kendra Meyer; Minot State; Senior; Guard; Prior Lake, MN

Meyer scored 42 points, grabbed six rebounds handed out 11 assists and added six steals and a pair of blocks in helping the Beavers to a split of a pair of road contests against nationally ranked opponents.  For the week, she was 14 of 26 from the field, including 4 of 7 on 3-poitn attempts and hit 10 of 13 from the free throw line.  Meyer also surpassed the Minot State women's career scoring record of 1620 points as she has compiled 1623 points.

For the Week of February 04-10, 2008:

Women: Jessica Van Loy; Dakota State; Senior; Forward; Wabasso, MN

Van Loy recorded 43 points, 17 rebounds, ten assists, ten steals and two blocked shots as the Lady T’s split a pair of road contests.  For the week, she was 15 of 22 from the field, including 4 of 6 on 3-point attempts and hit 9 of 10 from the free throw line.

For the Week of January 28-February 03, 2008:

Women: Laura Big Crow; Mayville State; Senior; Center; Pine Ridge, SD

Big Crow recorded 36 points, 16 rebounds, two assists, three steals and a block in helping the Lady Comets to a pair of conference victories on the road.  For the week, she was 14 of 27 from the field and 8 of 13 from the free throw line.

For the Week of January 21-27, 2008:

Women: Laura Big Crow; Mayville State; Senior; Center; Pine Ridge, SD

Big Crow recorded 48 points, 25 rebounds, one block and two steals as the Comets split a pair of conference home games.  In the two contests, she was 22 of 30 from the field and 4 of 10 from the free throw line. 

For the Week of January 14-20, 2008:

Women: Melanie Vedvei; South Dakota Mines; Senior; Guard; Lake Preston, SD

Vedvei recorded 43 points, 14 rebounds, nine steals, 11 assists and one blocked shot as the Hardrockers swept a pair of conference road games.  In the two contests, she was 13 of 30 from the field, including 3 of 10 from the 3-point arc and hit on 14 of 19 from the free throw stripe.  During the week, Vedvei broke the school record for steals in a career with 416 and moved into second place on the schools’ all time scoring list with 1949 points.

For the Week of January 07-13, 2008:

Women: Melanie Vedvei; South Dakota Mines; Senior; Guard; Lake Preston, SD

Vedvei scored 62 points, grabbed 16 rebounds, handed out 14 assists and picked up 19 steals in leading the Hardrockers to a 3-0 record for the week.  In the three games, she was 19 of 48 from the field, including 6 of 16 from the 3-point arc and connected on 18 of 23 from the free throw line.

For the Week of December 31, 2007-January 06, 2008:

Women: Cassie Leraas; Mayville State; Senior; Guard; Hunter, ND

Leraas had 29 points, two rebounds and three assists in the Comets’ 90-83 setback to NCAA Division II Bemidji State, MN.  In the lone contest of the week, she was 11 of 20 from the field, including 7 of 14 from beyond the 3-point arc.

For the Week of December 24-30, 2007:

Women: Snjezana Dojcinovic; Black Hills State; Senior; Forward; Zagreb, Croatia

Dojcinovic recorded 34 points, 15 rebounds, five assists, three blocks and six steals in leading the Yellow Jackets to a 2-0 record at the Dakota Wesleyan Classic.  For the week, she was 14 of 22 from the field and 6 of 8 from the free throw line.

For the Week of December 17-23, 2007:

Women: Melanie Vedvei; South Dakota Mines; Senior; Guard; Lake Preston, SD

Vedvei scored 26 points, grabbed 11 rebounds, handed out seven assists and picked up seven steals in helping the Hardrockers to a pair of wins at the Hoop & Surf Tournament in Hawaii.  In the two contests, she was 11 of 22 from the field, including 1 of 5 from 3-point range and connected on 3 of 7 from the free throw stripe.

For the Week of December 10-16, 2007:

Women: Jamie Wheeler; Mayville State; Senior; Guard Grand Forks, ND

Wheeler scored 27 points to go along with five rebounds and a pair of assists in the Comets’ 91-83 victory over Presentation College. For the game, Wheeler was 9 for 10 from the floor including 3 of 4 from behind the arc and 6 for 7 from the free throw line, as the Comets won their fourth game in a row.

For the Week of December 03-09, 2007:

Women: Melanie Vedvei; South Dakota Mines; Senior: Guard; Lake Preston, SD

Vedvei had 54 points, 16 rebounds, eight assists and seven steals as the Hardrockers split a pair of games.  For the week, she was 17 of 27 from the field and 20 of 28 from the free throw line.  Vedvei also moved into third place on the Hardrockers’ career scoring list with 1815 points, passing her older sister Stacie.

2007-08 All DAC teams and Post-Season Awards:

2007-08 Statistics:

Team Stats: