SPEARFISH, S.D. -  The Regis University women's basketball team celebrated a sweep this weekend as they easily routed Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference rival Black Hills State University 74-59 in Spearfish, South Dakota.

How it Happened: The Rangers opened the scoring on a pair of Alex Nelson free throws before Elly Walters strung together a jumper to 3-pointer combo that put Regis ahead 7-5. With just over 3:30 to play in the first, Walters knocked down a second triple then proceeded to find Whitney Jacob behind the arc to cash in her first three of the contest.

Trailing 16-15 going into the second period, Regis gave up a 9-1 run to the Yellow Jackets in the first five minutes. Emma Sterkel stepped up to stop the bleeding with a bucket from three-point range while Jaz'Myne Snipes completed a three-point play after being fouled under the basket. Sterkel and Walters continued to put on a shooting clinic, rising above the defense to drain a pair of threes that handed Regis a 28-25 advantage. Black Hills was able to notch a pair of baskets, but using a Snipes bunny, RU went into halftime leading 30-29.

Sterkel opened the third quarter dialing up a pair of treys before dishing out an assist to Shelby Espinosa, creating a 38-33 edge for Regis. Morgan Ducklow followed suite, getting in on the 3-point action as she nailed two triples herself with just over two minutes remaining. Nelson went on to cap the quarter singlehandedly scoring seven points to bolster the Ranger lead to 56-42.

Behind another set of Walters triples, RU extended their advantage to 63-46. At the 2:40 minute-mark, Ducklow hammered in the 14th three-pointer of the contest as well as the final nail in the coffin as they would go on to win 74-59.

Game Notes: Regis held the number one RMAC 3-point shooting team to just 22.2% on 2-for-9 shooting. The Rangers themselves shot lights out from behind arc, going 14-of-31 for 45.2%. From the floor they finished at 43.6%.

Walters paced all scorers with 23 points, knocking down five triples while adding three rebounds, two assists and a steal. Sterkel followed with 17 points on 4-of-11 shooting from 3-point range. She also handed out a team best four assists and two steals. Ducklow finished with 10 points, including three threes while Espinosa pulled down a game-high 15 rebounds.

Up Next for the Rangers: RU returns to the Regis Fieldhouse next weekend as they host Westminster College (Utah) on Friday evening at 5:00 PM.