PUEBLO, Colo. (January 30, 2020) – Colorado State University-Pueblo Women's Basketball begins its four-game road trip with a visit to Colorado School of Mines Friday at 6 p.m. The Pack will also face Steel & Silver Trophy rival University of Colorado Colorado Springs Saturday at 5:30 p.m.
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Starting 5 – The Top 5 CSU-Pueblo storylines
1. The Pack comes into the weekend following an impressive 69-63 victory over Black Hills State University. The upset win vaulted the Pack to 5-13 overall with a 4-9 record in Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference play.
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JaNaiya Davis (So., Hewitt, Texas) ranks fourth in the RMAC with 17.1 points per game. She stands fifth in the RMAC in scoring. Davis ranks in the top 10 in every statistical category in the RMAC except 3-point percentage. Davis
3. Davis leads the RMAC in minutes per game. She averages 37.9 minutes per game. Davis ranks ninth in D-II in minutes per game. Her 4.5 assists per game leads the RMAC. She scored 21.0 points per game last weekend.
4. The ThunderWolves lead the RMAC with 5.3 blocks per game. CSU-Pueblo ranks 10th in D-II in blocks per game. The Pack blocks 1.5 shots per game more than any other team in the RMAC. The ThunderWolves have led the RMAC in blocks every year since 2015-16.
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Sydni Williams (Jr., Little Rock, Ark.) ranks second in the RMAC with 1.7 blocks per game. With 30 blocks, Williams has more blocks than four teams in the RMAC. Williams ranks fourth with 8.2 rebounds per game.
Scouting Colorado School of Mines:
2019-20 Record: 12-6(4-7 RMAC)
Series History: The ThunderWolves lead the all-time series against the Orediggers 37-20. Mines swept the season series a year ago including a win in the first round of the RMAC Tournament.
Player to Watch: Denali Pinto leads the RMAC with 19.7 points per game. Pinto makes 90.2 percent from the charity stripe. She ranks 22nd in D-II in scoring and 12th in free throw attempts. The Pack held Pinto to just six points in two of the three meetings between the two squads last season.
Scouting UCCS
2019-20 Record: 4-15 (3-10 RMAC, tied for 13th n the RMAC)
Series History: The ThunderWolves lead the all-time series against the Mountain Lions 38-20. The Steel & Silver Trophy rivals split their two meetings last season. Davis led the Pack to a 73-67 win Feb. 15, 2019 with the Pack's first triple-double in 30 years.
Player to Watch: Abby Feickert is the only Mountain Lion averaging double figures this season. Feickert averages 11.1 points per game and makes 37.6 percent from downtown.
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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.