RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines volleyball team will be on the road to finish out the regular season this Friday and Saturday. On Friday, the Hardrockers will face off against the Eagles of Chadron State College. That match will begin at 6:00 PM. Then the Hardrockers will travel down to Golden, Colo., and play the Colorado School of Mines Orediggers on Saturday at 5:00 PM. The Hardrockers are looking to clinch a playoff berth with a win on either day. The Hardrockers go into the weekend in eighth place with a 7-9 conference record.
Series History
vs. Chadron State College
- This will be the 42nd meeting between the two teams and the second of the season.
- The Eagles have a slight win advantage in the series 24-18.
- In the last meeting, the Hardrockers dropped a heartbreaker 3-2.
- The Hardrockers are 4-6 in the last 10 meetings.
vs. Colorado School of Mines
- This will be the second meeting between the two schools this season, the Orediggers won the first match 3-1.
- The Hardrockers are 1-8 overall against the Orediggers.
- The Hardrockers lone win was a 3-2 match in 2019.
Gold Nuggets
- Jacey Koethe continues her dominant play with 3.50 kills per set (5th), 1.00 blocks per set (6th), and 4.44 points per set (2nd).
- Paisley Gibson is currently 11th with 3.05 kills per set and 14th with 3.35 points per set.
- Kiley Metzger is 5th (RMAC) with 9.11 assists per set and Anna Thomas is currently 2nd (RMAC) with 4.98 digs per set.
- The Hardrockers have 1365 points (7th), a .190 hitting percentage (7th), 11.31 assists per set (7th), and 12.26 kills per set (8th).
Scouting Report
Colorado School of Mines
- The Orediggers are sitting in fourth place in the RMAC with a 13-3 conference record.
- Colorado School of Mines is currently ranked 22nd in the latest AVCA DII Coaches Poll.
- The Orediggers have scored 1522 points to lead the conference.
- Rose Stuewe is 5th in the RMAC with 3.43 kills per set, Drew Stokes sits in 1st with 11.89 assists per set.
Chadron State College
- The Eagles are in 11th place in the RMAC with a 5-11 record in the conference.
- Aiyana Fujiyama is 5th in the RMAC with 1.02 blocks per set.
- Chadron State is 15th overall with 13.88 points per set.
GAME INFORMATION
Chardron State
Date/Time: Nov. 4 / 6:00 p.m.
Site: Chadron, Neb.
Arena: Chicoine Center
Capacity: 1,750
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacsports.com/sdmines
Colorado School of Mines
Date/Time: Nov. 5 / 5:00 p.m.
Site: Golden, Colo.
Arena: Lockridge Arena
Capacity: 3,000
Watch Live: RMAC Network | www.rmacsports.com/sdmines
You can read South Dakota Mines' complete game notes here (PDF).
