PUEBLO, Colo. (December 6, 2018) – Colorado State University-Pueblo Women's Basketball returns home for a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference showdowns starting Friday when Adams State University visits Massari Arena. The Pack's two-game homestand concludes Saturday with a test from Fort Lewis College. Both games will start at 5:30 p.m.
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Friday Pack Athletics will be hosting a Toy Drive to benefit Pueblo Cooperative Care Center. Pack Athletics will be collecting unwrapped gifts for infants, toddlers, and teens in the lobby of Massari Arena. Anyone who donates a gift receives $2 off ticket admission. Any CSU-Pueblo student who attends Friday's doubleheader will have the chance to enter a drawing. The winner will receive the opportunity to make a half-court shot to win $4,000 in tuition.
Saturday will be YMCA night at Massari Arena. All youth wearing a YMCA jersey receive FREE admission and YMCA members who show their ID get $2 off admission.
The Starting 5 – The top five Pack storylines
1. The Pack started RMAC play with a dominating 76-48 win over New Mexico Highlands University Saturday. Four ThunderWolves scored double-digit points as the Pack made 45.1 percent from the field. The Pack held a 48-32 advantage on the boards.
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Jennah Knafelc (Sr., Highlands Ranch, Colo.) ranks third in the RMAC with 2.4 steals per game. Knafelc also stands fifth in the conference with 3.9 assists per game. The senior leads the Pack with 16 3-pointers made and ranks second with 12.3 points per game.
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JaNaiya Davis (Fr., Hewitt, Texas) leads the Pack with 12.6 points per game. Davis ranks seventh in the RMAC with 3.7 assists per game.
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Sydni Williams (So., Little Rock, Ark.) makes 83.3 percent of her attempts at the line. This percentage ranks fourth in the RMAC. Her 51.2 field goal percentage stands eighth in the conference.
5.CSU-Pueblo went undefeated against RMAC competition at home last season. The Pack has not lost a regular season RMAC game at Massari Arena since Feb. 20,2016. They are 46-7 (.868) at home since the start of the 2015-16 season including a 38-3 record against RMAC opponents (.927). The ThunderWolves are 59-8 (.881) over their last three seasons of RMAC play. They are 82-21 overall over the last four seasons (.796).
Series History
- CSU-Pueblo leads the all-time series against the Grizzlies 55-27. The Pack has won each of the last 14 meetings by an average of 17.1 points per game.
- The Pack has won the last 11 meetings against Fort Lewis, giving them a 47-36 edge in the all-time series. They have beaten the Skyhawks by an average of 10.7 points per victory.
Scouting Adams State:
- The Grizzlies started RMAC play with a shocking 65-63 win over the Skyhawks. They are 1-2 overall.
- Adams State has struggled shooting the ball. They make just 23.0 percent from the field. Opponents average 70.7 points per game against the Grizzlies, second-most in the RMAC.
- Stephanie Ruiz ranks third in the RMAC with 19.0 points per game. Ki'asha Harris leads the RMAC with 9.0 rebounds per game.
Scouting the Skyhawks:
- The Skyhawks are 3-3 overall. Like the Pack, they lost to Eastern New Mexico University and beat NMHU in a non-conference game.
- Fort Lewis ranks second in the RMAC with 74.8 points per game. They average a RMAC-best 43.3 rebounds per game.
- Alyssa Yocky leads the Skyhawks with 13.8 points per game and 7.3 rebounds per game. Jordan Carter averages 13.7 points 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
