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MRI confirms the worst for SDM hoops standout Vedvei (1-27-08 RAPID CITY — The MRI on the left knee of South Dakota Mines’ Melanie Vedvei dealt a possible knock-out blow to the Lady Hardrocker guard’s senior season.
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SDM women's hoop team come up short vs. Dickinson (1-27-08) RAPID CITY --- Dickinson State nearly tripled its scoring output in the second half to overcome a 19-point deficit and top South Dakota Mines 71-66 in Dakota Athletic Conference women’s basketball Saturday at Goodell Gymnasium.
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Lady Hardrockers fall to Beavers, 82-79 (1-26-08) RAPID CITY — Tenth-ranked South Dakota Mines lost a critical Dakota Athletic Conference women’s basketball game and possibly much more on Friday when the Lady Hardrockers fell to Minot State 82-79 at the King Center.
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SDM women's hoops team ranked 10th this week (1-24-08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team moved up three more spots this week in the NAIA National Top 25 poll, coming in at No. 10. after being rated 13th the last two weeks.
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Vedvei breaks NAIA national career steals record (1-22-08) RAPID CITY --- South Dakota School of Mines senior Melanie Vedvei has been committing grand larceny and getting away with it for the past four years but it finally caught up with her --- on the basketball court that is.
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Lady 'Rockers earn big road win over Dakota State (1-20-08) MADISON — No. 13 South Dakota Mines broke the game open late in the second half and scored a 79-65 Dakota Athletic Conference win over No. 18 Dakota State in women’s college basketball.
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Lady 'Rockers have tough test on road this weekend (1-17-08) RAPID CITY --- The South Dakota School of Mines women’s basketball team is hoping to ride the momentum of a six-game winning streak all the way to the far reaches of North Dakota this weekend as the Lady Hardrockers travel to Mayville for a Dakota Athletic Conference showdown with the Comets on Friday. SD Mines then has to hustle down to Madison on Saturday to square off with Dakota State --- a taxing trip to say the least.
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Lady 'Rockers remain at No. 13 in latest Top 25 polls (1-17-08)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team earned the No. 13th NAIA National Top 25 ranking this week after two impressive Dakota Athletic Conference wins last weekend at the King Center in Rapid City, S.D.
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SDM's Melanie Vedvei earns DAC Player of Week honor for third time this season (1-14-08) RAPID CITY --- South Dakota School of Mines senior Melanie Vedvei, Lake Preston, earned Dakota Athletic Conference Player of the Week honors for the third time this season.
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Lady 'Rockers edge out aggressive Jamestown squad (1-13-08) RAPID CITY — South Dakota Mines used an 18-4 second half run to break away from a physical Jamestown, N.D., ball bclub, as the 13th-ranked Lady Hardrockers grabbed a 56-45 decision Saturday at the King Center.
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Lady 'Rockers start quick against Valley City State (1-12-08) RAPID CITY — The South Dakota Mines Lady Hardrockers held Valley City State scoreless for almost the first eight minutes of their Dakota Athletic Conference game on Friday night en route to an 83-51 win at Goodell Gymnasium.
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Lady 'Rockers taking it one at a time during DAC push (1-11-08) RAPID CITY --- The South Dakota School of Mines women’s basketball team return to Dakota Athletic Conference action this weekend riding a four-game win streak along with a No. 13th NAIA National Top 25 ranking.
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SDM women earn 13th spot in latest NAIA Top 25 poll (1-9-07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team moved up the ranks in the latest NAIA Top 25 poll. After spending the holiday break with the No. 18th ranking, the Lady Hardrockers have moved back into the 13th spot after a four game winning streak.
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Lady Hardrockers record 23 steals in win over JWU (1-9-07) DENVER, Colo. --- The South Dakota School of Mines women’s basketball team improved its overall record to 12-3 on the season with a 74-61 win over the Johnson and Wales University Wildcats Tuesday evening in Denver, Colo.
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Hardrocker Vedvei earns second consecutive DAC Player of Week honor RAPID CITY --- South Dakota School of Mines Lady Hardrocker senior Melanie Vedvei continues o earn the accolades during her final season as SD Mines women's basketball player.
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Lady Hardrockers "hang 10" at Hoop and Surf Classic HONOLULU, Hawaii — No. 18 South Dakota Mines wrapped up a 2-0 record at the Hoop ‘n Surf Classic with a 92-54 win over NCAA Division III opponent Finlandia, Mich., during college women’s basketball action on Thursday.
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SD Mines women's hoops team remains in NAIA Top 25 poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. --- The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team remains in the NAIA Div. II Top 25 this week, sharing the 18th position with Aquinas College of Michigan.
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Longtime Lady 'Rocker fan celebrates 107th birthday (12-12-07) RAPID CITY --- Min Quarnberg of Rapid City recently celebrated her 107th birthday. Minnie is a contributor to the Hardrock Club and has established a women's scholarship for the basketball program. She enjoys listening to the Lady Hardrockers compete on the radio.
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Melanie Vedvei passes older sister Stacy on SDM all time scoring list (12-12-07) RAPID CITY --- Growing up in a small town like Lake Preston, Melanie Vedvei always took comfort in the fact that her best friend in the world was her sister. Older sister Stacie was someone Melanie always admired. The sisters played pick-up basketball games in their back yard on their parents’ ranch.
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Hardrockers sweep first DAC Player of the Week awards
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Coach Felderman earns 400th win with Lady Hardrockers (12-8-07) RAPID CITY — It was just another day at the office for Barb Felderman on Saturday as she watched her South Dakota Mines basketball team dominate the Rocky Mountain Lady Bears 76-61 at Goodell Gymnasium for her 400th career win as the Hardrockers’ head coach.
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Lady 'Rockers come up short after late Jacket rally RAPID CITY — No scoreboard advantage is apparently safe when archrivals Black Hills State and South Dakota School Mines take to the court. The Black Hills State Yellow Jackets stormed back twice from double-digit deficits, the second time erasing a 12-point shortfall in the second half to sting the Mines Lady Hardrockers 72-68 in women’s college basketball Wednesday night.
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SD Mines women's hoops team 13th in latest Top 25 poll
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team earned a ranking of 13 in the lastes NAIA Div. II Top 25 national basketball poll.
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Lady 'Rocker hoops team starts DAC play Wednesday RAPID CITY --- With identical 8-2 records, the South Dakota School of Mines and the Black Hills State women’s basketball teams are currently at the top of the Dakota Athletic Conference standings.
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Lady Hardrockers ground Chadron Eagles, 80-61 (12-3-07) RAPID CITY — Melanie Vedvei staged a women’s basketball clinic in the first half, racking up 22 points and five steals to lead the South Dakota School of Mines to an 80-61 non-conference win over Chadron State on Friday night at Goodell Gymnasium.
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Lady Rocker cruise past Cougars (11-25-07)
SIOUX FALLS - Coming off a tough 107-104 overtime defeat at the
hands of Northwestern (Iowa), No. 16 South Dakota School of Mines
cruised to an 81-68 victory over the University of Sioux Falls
during non-conference women's basketball action on Saturday
afternoon at the Stewart Center.
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'Rockers fall in OT thrill against Red Raiders (11-24-07) ORANGE CITY, Iowa — In a battle of two of the premier NAIA Division II players, Northwestern College’s Deb Remmerde got the best of South Dakota Mines and its star Melanie Vedvei in the Red Raiders’ 107-104 overtime victory on Saturday over the Hardrockers. |
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Vedvei moves up to fourth on all time scoring list (11-25-07) RAPID CITY --- South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball standout Melanie Vedvei, a senior Industrial Engineering major from Lake Preston, S.D., moved from sixth to fourth on the Lady Hardrockers 'all time scoring list after her performance this past weekend in Fremont, Neb., at the Midland Lutheran Women’s Basketball Classic.
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Hardrockers earn two victories at Midland Lutheran tournament (11-18-07) FREMONT, Neb. — No. 16 South Dakota Mines picked up another win at the Midland Lutheran Classic on Saturday, downing the host Warriors 87-58 in a women’s college basketball game. |
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SDM earns another lopsided victory at home tournament (11-10-07) RAPID CITY --- The South Dakota School of Mines women’s basketball team posted another lopsided victory Saturday night, defeating the Northwest Washington Eagles, 93-66, during the SD Mines Lady Hardrocker Classic at the King Center in Rapid City. |
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Lady Hardrockers put a 61-point hurt on Wildcats (11-9-07) Rapid City --- The South Dakota School of Mines women’s basketball team put quite a hurting on the Johnson and Wales University out of Denver, Colo., hanging a 61-point loss on the Wildcats, 77-26, to open the SD Mines Lady Hardrocker Classic Friday at the King Center in Rapid City. |
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Hardrockers split against old SDIC foes (11-5-07) RAPID CITY — South Dakota Mines shook off 28 turnovers and got several key stops in the late minutes as the Lady Hardrockers stopped Dakota Wesleyan 62-59 in non-conference women’s basketball action Saturday at Goodell Gymnasium. |
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SD School of Mines women's basketball team ranked 16th in preseason poll (10-31-07)
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team got things started out in the right direction Wednesday, as the Lady Hardrockers were listed in the Top 25, taking the 16th spot in the NAIA preseason poll. The Hardrockers are 1-0 on the season after defeating Rocky Mountain College Oct. 29 in Montana.
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Rockers rally to spoil Rocky Mountain's opener (10-30-07)
BILLINGS, Mont. --- Melanie Vedvei
was an All-America guard for South Dakota Mines last year -
and it looks like more of the same accolades are in store
for this season.
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Lady Hardrockers have good mix of veterans and rookies for 07-08 campaign (10-18-07) RAPID CITY ---- Last season the South Dakota School of Mines women’s basketball team accomplished a lot of things. They finished the season with a winning record of 20-11, took second in the Dakota Athletic Conference standings, earned a Top 25 NAIA ranking in the final poll of the season, won two postseason games, made an appearance in the DAC tournament title game and was just short of advancing to the national tournament.
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The King Center locker rooms receive facelift. Check out the progress here (9-20-07)
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