Women's Basketball Heads Back to Colorado for Single Game on Saturday
From January 4, 2023 post.
RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines women's basketball team will make the long trip back to Gunnison, Colo to play Western Colorado University on Saturday at 5:00 PM.
Series History
vs. Western Colorado
- This will be the 12th meeting between the Hardrockers and the Mountaineers
- The Mountaineers won the last meeting 56-54 in Gunnison on January 2, 2022
- The Rockers hold a 6-5 series advantage
- The Hardrockers are averaging 62 points against Western Colorado
Gold Nuggets
- Piper Bauer scored 48 points last weekend to bump her points per game to 13.9
- Savea Mansfield is 22-27 from the Free Throw line for a .815% to lead the Rockers
- Syndee Durtsche is 13th in the RMAC with 7.1 rebounds per game
- Madelyn Heiser is 14th in the RMAC with 36 total assists
Scouting Report
Western Colorado
- The Mountaineers are 8th in the conference with a 4-7 overall record and 3-3 in the RMAC
- WCU is averaging 54.1 points per game
- Rachel Cockman is scoring 14.5 points per game for the Mountaineers
- The Mountaineers are only allowing 59.3 points per game this season
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 10 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.
Original source can be found here.