RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota School of Mines women's basketball team remains one of the hottest teams in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference, winning it's ninth-straight and 10 of its last 12 as the Hardrockers take their momentum on a final road trip of the season as the team heads to Colorado for RMAC rematches against University of Colorado Colorado Springs and Colorado School of Mines.

The Hardrockers are currently tied for fifth place in the RMAC standings with Black Hills State as both squads have identical 12-7 conference records. They are two games behind fourth place Westminster (14-5) and one game ahead of Dixie State and Fort Lewis College (11-8) both tied for seventh place currently.

Ryan Weiss is an impressive offensive player for the 'Rockers, averaging 31 minutes a game and ranking in the Top 5 of four different RMAC categories. Weiss is currently second in the RMAC and leads her team in scoring with 17 points per game and third in field goal percentage, shooting 46.2 percent.  Weiss is also first in three-point percentage at 48 percent making her the leader in the conference in three-pointers made per game with 84 for the season (a school record) which is (3.8 per game).

Anna Haugen has been a good compliment to Weiss ranking first in the RMAC and on her team in rebounds with 9.8 per game.  Haugen also ranks No. 15 and leads the Hardrockers in steals with 34 for the season. Haugen is also closing in on 1,000 points, needing just 25 more to reach that milestone.

Haugen will then join Sami Steffeck, who accomplished that feat earlier this season. Steffeck, who continues to add the school record for three-pointers made all-time heads into the weekend with 237.

First up for the 'Rockers is UCCS. Last time out, SD Mines defeated the Mountain Lions, 74-58, on Jan. 18 in Rapid City which began the winning streak.

UCCS has a 7-12 conference record and 8-17 overall record, which places them 12^th in the conference. They are led by Abby Feickert, who averages 10.3 PPG and 3.9 RPG. Madi Gaibler also adds 7.7 PPG and 5.1 RPG. The team sits second in the league for offensive rebounds, averaging 13.3 per game.

The game is set for 5:30 p.m. on Friday night. The game will be streamed live at: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uccs/ and livestats will be available at: https://gomountainlions.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary .

On Saturday the Hardrockers get another crack against the only team in the conference on a better winning streak as a good matchup will be held in Golden, Colorado against the Colorado School of Mines.

In the first installment, the Orediggers narrowly escaped Rapid City with a 77-75 overtime victory. Things are shaping up for another quality basketball game in this version.

The Orediggers are sitting second in conference standings, with a 15-4 conference record and 18-6 overall record. Denali Pinto leads the team, averaging 20.2 PPG, 5.5 RPG and 2 APG. Courtney Stanton and Liz Holter also average double-figures, while Sammy Van Sickle averages 9.6 PPG and 9.4 RPG. The Orediggers lead the conference in offensive scoring, averaging 69 PPG. They also have the second-highest field goal percentage in the league at 36 percentage.

Saturday's game is slated for a 5 p.m. tipoff and it will be streamed live at: https://portal.stretchinternet.com/sdsmt/#ondemandtab and livestats will be provided at: https://csmorediggers.com/sidearmstats/wbball/summary .