PUEBLO, Colo. (December 13, 2018) – Colorado State University – Pueblo Women's Basketball will look to remain unbeaten in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play when the ThunderWolves travel to Utah to face Westminster College Friday and Dixie State University Saturday. Both games start at 5:30 p.m.
The Starting 5 – The top five Pack storylines
1. The Pack beat Adams State 65-64 and knocked off Fort Lewis 70-53 last week to improve 5-4 overall. They are 3-0 in RMAC play for the seventh consecutive season. The ThunderWolves will look to begin RMAC play 5-0 for the sixth consecutive season with two wins this weekend.
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Khiya Adams (Jr., Falcon, Colo.) delivered 22.5 points per game for the Pack last weekend. Adams made 61.3 percent from the field 19-of-31. With 23-point and 22-point games last week, Adams put forth the two highest scoring games of her career.
3. Adams now ranks third in the RMAC in field goal percentage (52.7 percent). Her 13.2 points per game, lead the Pack. The junior is also the Pack's leading rebounder. Adams averages 7.5 rebounds per game, fifth-most in the RMAC.
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JaNaiya Davis (Fr., Hewitt, Texas) and
Jennah Knafelc (Sr., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) share fourth place in the RMAC in steals per game. They each average 2.1 steals per game. Davis ranks third in the RMAC with 4.2 assists per game.
5. The ThunderWolves have won their last 21 games played in the month of December. The Pack last loss in December came in 2014. They are 47-3 over their last 50 games played in December going back to 2010. The ThunderWolves are 61-8 (.884) over their last three seasons of RMAC play.
Series History
- The Pack leads the all-time series against the Griffins 4-1. The ThunderWolves won both contests last year including a 63-53 victory in Salt Lake City.
- This will be the Pack's first meeting with Dixie State since they joined the RMAC this season. The two teams have only met once before. The Trailblazers beat the Pack 67-61 on Nov. 24, 2012 in a neutral site game. This will be the Pack's first trip to St. George, Utah.
Scouting Westminster:
- The Griffins join the Pack as one of four teams that are undefeated in RMAC play. They upset No. 14 Black Hills State and beat South Dakota School of Mines last week. Westminster stands 5-2 overall.
- Denise Gonzalez and Hunter Krebs rank fourth and fifth in the RMAC in scoring with 18.4 and 18.3 points per game respectively. Gonzalez ranks second in the RMAC with 4.9 assists per game. She was named RMAC preseason Player of the Year.
- Westminster leads the RMAC with 5.14 blocks per game, ninth-most in D-II. Krebs leads the RMAC with 2.3 blocks per game.
Scouting Dixie State:
- The Trailblazers have started their first season of RMAC play 1-2. They are 4-2 overall with losses to the Griffins and Yellow Jackets.
- Dixie State owns the RMAC's best offense. They average 77.0 points per game. Their 14.2 steals per game also lead the conference.
- Morgan Myers averages a conference-best 3.7 steals per game. Mariah Martin is the Trailblazers' leading scorer, averaging 15.0 points per game. Martin also averages 2.0 steals per game.
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As a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, Colorado State University – Pueblo competes in 22 varsity sports in NCAA Division II intercollegiate athletics