LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado State University Pueblo women's basketball team look to move up in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference standings as the Pack are back in action to take on Colorado Christian University on the road in Lakewood, Colo. tomorrow at 5 p.m. and on Saturday at 5:15 p.m. on the road in Chadron, Neb. against Chadron State College.

The Pack are coming off a 1-1 weekend, splitting games with Fort Lewis and Adams State. The 73-65 win last Friday against Fort Lewis was huge for Tommie Johnson's squad as it propelled CSU Pueblo ahead of the SkyHawks for the final spot in the standings for the postseason. The Pack suffered a heartbreaking 61-57 overtime loss to Adams State the following day to keep the RMAC postseason push in a tight race.

CSU Pueblo enters Friday's match-up with a 13-11 overall record and an 8-8 mark in the RMAC. The two games this weekend will give the Pack a chance to put themselves in prime position to make the postseason and jump up in the conference standings. CSU Pueblo sits in the eighth and final spot in the RMAC Postseason standings, half a game ahead of Fort Lewis (8-9 RMAC), and just a game back of Colorado Christian (9-7) for seventh place.

This will be the second time that CSU Pueblo has faced Colorado Christian and Chadron State this season.

ABOUT THE PACK
CSU Pueblo enters the weekend led by their fearless leader, redshirt junior forward Alisha Little (Aurora, Colo./Northern Colorado), who is one of the most dominant players in all of NCAA Division II. Little is second in the RMAC in scoring at 19.8 points per game. She leads the conference in rebounds at 11.5 per game, and in blocks at 3.4 per game. She is second in the nation in total blocks with 81, and is only one block short of Kim Good's record of most blocks in Colorado Women's Collegiate history (286). Most recently she broke a school record for the most blocks in a single season in the game against Adams State. Little, who earned her fifth RMAC Defensive Player of the Week accolade of this season on Monday, also leads the nation in double-doubles with 17.

The Pack may have found an offensive spark in their last outing with junior guard Landri Hudson (Aurora, Colo./Wyoming) as she scored 16 points on 6-of-12 shooting against Adams State. Hudson is a very capable scoring option as she has dipped into double-digits ten times this season.

Redshirt junior forward Autumn Watts (Centennial, Colo./McNeese State) has been on a tear as of late, scoring in double-figures in six out of her last seven games, recording two double-doubles. She joins Little as the other double-digit scorer on the squad.

Junior guard Tomia Johnson (Colorado Springs, Colo./Florida Gulf Coast) continues to be one of the best two-way guards in the RMAC. Her defensive presence and command of the offense is crucial to the Pack as she is fifth in the conference in assists at 3.6 per game and is eighth in the league in steals at 2.3 per game.

CSU Pueblo continues to rely on their strong defensive presence as they continue to be one of the better defensive units in the RMAC and in the nation. The Pack only allow 64.3 points per game and hold their opponents to just 37 percent shooting from the field.

The Pack continue to rally around the ball as they lead the conference in blocked shots at 5.6 per game and rank fifth nationally in that category. In addition, the Pack accumulate 10 steals per game and pull down an average of 38.2 rebounds per game, which is third best in the RMAC.

CSU Pueblo is led by Head Coach Tommie Johnson, who is in his fifth season at the helm. In his tenure as head coach, Johnson has put together a 61-67 overall record, and an RMAC record of 47-53. Johnson also spent 10 seasons as an assistant for the men's program from 2008-16, and played his college ball at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs.

ABOUT COLORADO CHRISTIAN
Colorado Christian comes into tomorrow's match-up winners of three in a row. The Cougars sit with a 13-9 overall record and a 9-7 RMAC record, one game ahead of CSU Pueblo.

Colorado Christian is coming off a road victory in Gunnison, Colo. defeating Western Colorado 71-59 last Saturday. The Cougars were paced by the conferences' leading scorer Maggie Hutka (20.4 ppg) as she poured in 30 points on 12-of-17 shooting. Hutka was joined in double-figures by Nicole Bowlin and Victoria Perez who each scored 10 points in the road victory.

In the first match-up between CSU Pueblo and Colorado Christian, the Cougars took home the victory on Dec. 2, defeating the Pack in Massari Arena 78-67. Hutka led the way for Colorado Christian as she scored 21 points that night. Hutka was complemented well by Bowlin as she scored 16 points, while Dasiya Jones scored 13 points for the Cougars.

Little and Hudson had solid performances for the Pack as Little recorded a double-double, scoring 21 points and pulling down 10 rebounds, while Hudson scored 14 points and had three steals.

The Pack struggled to shoot the ball from deep in the first go around for the two teams, shooting just 21 percent from three. The Pack were also held to 37 percent from the field and shot 62 percent from the free throw line.

Colorado Christian is led by Head Coach Diane Thompson, who is in her second season leading the Cougars. Thompson has a 22-27 record at the helm for Colorado Christian. Thompson previously was at CSU Pueblo from 2005-07 as the associate head coach. As a player, she was a three time All-American, three-year captain, and three year All-Conference player at Cal State Bakersfield from 2000-03.

ABOUT THE CHADRON STATE EAGLES
Chadron State comes into Saturday's match-up on a two-game losing streak. The Eagles sit in 12th place with a 6-14 overall record and a 4-12 mark in the RMAC.

Chadron State is coming off an 81-63 loss on the road last Friday at Western Colorado. The Eagles were led by Allison Olsen who scored 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting. The Eagles also got good production out of Awoti Akoi as she scored 16 points on 6-of-9 shooting.

Chadron State is led by Ashayla Powers who leads the team in scoring at 11.3 points per game and 5.9 rebounds per game. Powers has scored in double-figures 10 times this season, with a season high of 20 points against Westminster on Jan. 13.

In the first match-up against CSU Pueblo, the Eagles fell to the Pack 62-52 on Dec. 1 at Massari Arena. In the game the Cougars were led by Liberty Line as she scored 14 points in the contest. The Pack had three players in double-digits, led by Little who recorded a double-double, scoring 16 points and pulling down 13 rebounds. Watts scored 15 points and pulled down eight rebounds, while Hudson scored 14 points.

Chadron State is led by Travis Brewster who is in his first season leading the Cougars. Previously Brewster coached at Saint Xavier in NAIA in Chicago and put together an overall record of 45-16.

UP NEXT FOR THE PACK
After the two games this weekend, the Pack will be back in action at home as they will host Westminster on Friday, Feb. 23 at 5:30 p.m. and Colorado Mesa the following day at 4:00 p.m. Fans can listen to the games on 1350 (Fox Sports Pueblo), or stream the games on the RMAC Network.