RAPID CITY, S.D. --- After an 0-4 start, the South Dakota Mines women's basketball team has a split week with one at home and one on the road. First, they take on Wayne State on 11/24.

Series History
vs. Wayne State

• The Wildcats have won the three previous matchups in this series.
• Most recently, Wayne State was victorious in Rapid City, 78-65 (11/21/19)

vs. Sioux Falls

• These programs have met a total of 10 times, dating back to the first matchup on 11/15/02.
• Sioux Falls has been victorious 7 times, compared to three Hardrocker victories.
• The most recent matchup ended in a 64-49 victory for the Wildcat in Rapid City (11/16/18).

Gold Nuggets

• The Hardrockers return two all-conference selections from last season as Ryan Weiss is a 2x First Team All-Conference selection and Anna Combalia was named RMAC All-Conference Honorable Mention.
• Piper Bauer, a true freshman can shoot the rock and has made an immediate difference, averaging 13.3 points per game to tie for the team lead. She has done that on 45.5% shooting from three.
• Makenna Bodette has led the team in rebounding thus far, averaging 7.8 per game on top of tying Bauer for the team lead with 13.3 per game.
• Sydnee Durtschee also does a good job on the boards, averaging 7.3 per game.   

Scouting Report
Wayne State

• Wayne State has started off the season 2-1, with victories over Newman and Chadron State, but fell to Black Hills State on Nov. 19^th.
• Offensively, they are led by Kylie Hammer and Lauren Zacharias who each average 14.3 points per game.
• As a team, they are outscoring their opponents 69.67 to 60.33 on average.
• They are also out rebounding opponents by an average of over 4 per game.

Sioux Falls

• Sioux Falls has split their matchups thus far, winning two and losing two. Recently, they defeated Black Hills State 74-56.
• Sioux Falls is led by Megan Fannin, averaging 16.5 points per game. She shoots at a high level, shooting 49% from the field and 52.6% from three-point range.
• Joining her in double figures is post Krystal Carlson, averaging 11.8 per game on 53.5% shooting.

 
About South Dakota Mines
The South Dakota School of Mines & Technology is a member of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) and NCAA Division II offering 11 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members, as well as four associate members, located in the states of California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.