RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines volleyball team will host a pair of RMAC matches this weekend at the King Center. On Friday, the Hardrockers will face off against Colorado State University Pueblo at 6 PM. On Saturday the Hardrockers will play the University of Colorado Colorado Springs at 6 PM. This will be the last home weekend for the Hardrockers. Seniors will be honored prior to the match Saturday. South Dakota Mines is currently 9-13 overall and 6-8 in RMAC play. The Hardrockers are sitting in a tie for seventh in the conference.
 
Series History
 
vs. CSU Pueblo

• This will be the ninth meeting between the two teams
• The Hardrockers have yet to win a match against CSUP (0-8)
• In the last meeting, the Thunderwolves won 3-0

vs. UCCS

• This will be the 11^th meeting since South Dakota Mines joined the RMAC
• The Hardrockers are 2-8 against the Mountain Lions
• The Hardrockers won the last match 3-0 last November
• The Hardrockers have a two game win streak against the Mountain Lions

 
Gold Nuggets

• Jacey Koethe is third overall in the RMAC with 287 kills
• Kiley Metzger sits fifth in the RMAC with 9.01 assists per set
• Anna Thomas has 389 digs for the Hardrockers for an average of 4.74 per set which is third in the RMAC
• The Hardrockers have 1258 points (7^th), .189 hitting percentage (7^th), 11.29 assists per set (7^th), and 12.27 kills per set (7^th).

Scouting Report

CSUP

• The Thunderwolves are currently 17-5 overall and 10-4 in RMAC (5^th)
• CSUP is 4^th in overall points with 1305.5 and 3^rd in Hitting Percentage (.262%)
• Jazzy Espinoza leads the conference with a .388 hitting percentage and 3^rd in blocks with 59.
• Payton Van Veen is 10^th in Kills with 237

UCCS
 

• The Mountain Lions are currently 10-12 overall and 5-9 in the RMAC
• The Mountain Lions are ninth in hitting percentage (.175) and assists per set (11.04)
• Hannah Ammerman is 12^th in the RMAC with 220 total kills
• Riley Babcock is eighth with 606 total assists.

 
GAME INFORMATION

CSU Pueblo
Date/Time: Oct. 28 / 6:00 p.m.
Site: Rapid City, S.D.
Arena: King Center
Capacity: 2,000
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacsports.com/sdmines
 
UCCS
Date/Time: Oct. 29 / 6:00 p.m.
Site: Rapid City, S.D.
Arena: King Center
Capacity: 2,000
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacsports.com/sdmines

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 10 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.