RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines women's basketball team will host its home opener Saturday afternoon in a Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference matchup after four-straight road trips to Colorado.  

Due to postponements, cancellations and flipping venue sites, the Hardrocker women have played every game so far this season on the road. Since starting back in December, the 'Rockers are 3-5 overall and 3-4 in RMAC competition.

The 'Rockers last saw action on Jan. 4 and 5, playing Western Colorado in back-to-back games, first falling in a non-conference bout, 79-72, followed by a big 72-68 RMAC win. The victory also broke the Mountaineers undefeated record.

As a team, the Hardrockers are averaging 66.4 ppg while opponents are averaging 69 ppg. South Dakota Mines is shooting just over 41 percent from the field and making good on three-pointers 38 percent of the time. They have cashed in on 59 goals from downtown so far this year while opponents have only scored 39 from behind the arch.

Individually, Ryan Weiss is having an outstanding season, leading the team in scoring and rebounding. She is averaging 17.6 ppg and 6.9 rpg. Naomi Hidalgo is starting to pick up steam and cashes in for 8.1 ppg and 5.6 rpg. Michaela Shaklee had a career game in the win vs. Western (24 points), and is now the team's third leading scorer, averaging 6.7 ppg.

The Hardrockers were originally scheduled to take on both Regis University and Colorado School of Mines this weekend, --- and that after the sites were flipped from the start of the season. But due to COVID issues, the Regis contest has been postponed. So South Dakota Mines will play host to Colorado School of Mines Saturday at Goodell Gymnasium in Rapid City, South Dakota.

The Orediggers come into game with a 5-2 overall record, with losses coming from Black Hills State on Jan. 4 (73-71, OT) and the Western Colorado University on Dec. 18 (57-51).  Colorado School of Mines makes good on 66.7 ppg while opponents are only scoring 57.7 ppg. They are shooting 39 percent from the field and 31 percent from behind the arch.

Individually for the 'Diggers, Denali Pinto lead the team in scoring averaging 15.3 ppg and Courtney Stanton adds 12.1 ppg. Ashley Steffeck is also scoring in double figures most night, averaging 12.1 ppg. Sammy Van Sickle leads the rebounding efforts, averaging 7.5 rpg.

The last time the Mines teams squared off was Dec. 4, where the Orediggers went on a fourth-quarter run to escape with a 68-53 win in Golden, Colorado.

Saturday's game is slated for a 2 p.m. start with no fans allowed in the gym, but the RMAC matchup will be steamed live and for free on the Hardrocker Network at www.gorockers.com along with live stats.