RAPID CITY, S.D. --- The South Dakota Mines women's basketball team will play host this weekend against the Colorado State University Pueblo Thunderwolves and the New Mexico Highlands Cowgirls. On Friday December 16, the Hardrockers will face the Thunderwolves at 5:30 PM. Then on Saturday December 17, the 'Rockers will square off against the Cowgirls at 4:00 PM.
 
Following this weekend, the Hardrockers will have a break as they don't play again until Dec. 30.
 
Series History

vs. CSU Pueblo
vs. New Mexico Highlands

• This will be the 12^th time these two teams have met.
• South Dakota Mines has never lost to New Mexico Highlands (11-0).
• The Rockers dominated the last meeting winning 71-54 at NMH.
• The Hardrockers are averaging 75 points a game against the Cowgirls.

Gold Nuggets

• Piper Bauer and Madelyn Heiser have led the way for the 'Rockers in scoring this season, Bauer is averaging 10.8 points, while Heiser is scoring eight points a game.
• Syndee Durtsche is crashing the boards with authority racking up 74 total rebounds on the year. She is ninth in the RMAC with 7.4 rebounds per game.
• Heiser is 7th in the RMAC with 3.5 assists per game.
• The Hardrockers sit in the 5th spot (RMAC) in Total Team Rebounds with 37.8 per game.
• Last weekend, the Hardrockers recorded 23 offensive rebounds in each game, something that hadn't been done since 2012.
• On Saturday, the Hardrockers recorded a total of 52 rebounds, the most since 2/7/15.
• Sydnee Durtsche grabbed 7 offensive rebounds on Saturday, the most in a game since 11/17/17.
• Naomi Hidalgo scored 16 points in 16 minutes on Saturday.

Scouting Report

CSU Pueblo

• The Thunderwolves' are 6-4 on the year and 3-1 in the RMAC.
• CSUP is 1-2 on the road.
• The Thunderwolves' are coming to town after winning two straight last weekend against Adams State and Fort Lewis.
• Charisse Fairley is averaging 14.3 points and Landri Hudson is scoring 10.6 points per game.

New Mexico Highlands

• The Cowgirls are 8-2 overall and 2-2 in RMAC.
• They split at home last weekend against Fort Lewis (W) and Adams State (L).
• The Cowgirls are averaging 66.4 points per game.
• Juliana Aragon is leading the Cowgirls with 12.8 points per game.

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.