PUEBLO, Colo. --- After earning a split on Saturday and Sunday of last weekend, the Hardrockers are headed to Colorado to take on CSU Pueblo on Friday night and UCCS on Saturday night. Those games are scheduled for 7:00 Friday night, and 5:00 Saturday night.
 
MATCH INFORMATION

CSU Pueblo
Date/Time: Nov. 5, 2021 / 7:00 p.m. MT
Site: Pueblo, Colo.
Stadium: Massari Arena
Capacity: 3,900
Series Overall: CSU Pueblo leads 7-0
Streak: CSU Pueblo Won 7
Series at CSU Pueblo: CSU Pueblo leads 4-0
Streak: CSU Pueblo Won 4
Last Meeting: CSU Pueblo Won 3-0 in Salt Lake City, Utah (3/6/21)
Television: None
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacnetwork.com/sdmines
Radio: None
 
University of Colorado – Colorado Springs
Date/Time: Nov. 6, 2021 / 5:00 p.m. MT
Site: Colorado Springs, Colo.
Stadium: Gallogy Events Center
Capacity: 1,250
Series Overall: UCCS leads 8-1
Streak: South Dakota Mines Won 1
Series at UCCS: UCCS leads 4-1
Streak: South Dakota Mines Won 1
Last Meeting: South Dakota Mines won 3-2 in Colorado Springs (3/18/21)
Television: None
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacnetwork.com/sdmines
Radio: None

FIVE THINGS YOU NEED TO KNOW

1. The series against both teams started in 2014 when South Dakota Mines joined the RMAC. The Hardrockers have never defeated CSU Pueblo in 7 matchups, while having a record of 1-8 against UCCS, winning the most recent matchup on 3/18/21)

2. The Hardrockers have had a strong defense thus far this season, sitting in 5^th in the conference in opponent hitting percentage.

3. In addition to forcing errors, the Hardrocker defense keeps balls off of the floor, with 1,478 digs in 86 sets, to place 2nd in the conference with 17.19 digs per set.

4. The Hardrockers continue to be very balanced offensively with 5 women having over 120 kills. Jacey Koethe leads the way with 177. Following her are, Sydney Crites, Dejah Behrend, Lily Bartling and Victoria Zagorski with 172, 167, 132, and 127.
 
5. Koethe, Behrend and Bartling lead the team with 72, 60, and 48 blocks.

You can read South Dakota Mines' complete game notes here (PDF).
 
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.