Box Score RAPID CITY, S.D. – South Dakota Mines women's basketball team looks to get back on the winning track with a road trip this week.
First up is Regis on Thursday evening, before a trip to MSU Denver on Saturday afternoon.
GAME INFORMATION
Regis
Date/Time: Feb. 13 / 5:00 pm
Site: Denver, Colo.
Arena: Regis Field House
Series Overall: Regis leads 16-0.
Streak: Regis Won 16
Series at Regis: Regis leads 8-0.
Streak at Regis: Regis Won 8
Watch Live: RMAC Network
MSU Denver
Date/Time: Feb. 15 / 1:00 pm
Site: Denver, Colo.
Arena: Auraria Event Center
Series Overall: MSU Denver leads 13-5.
Streak: MSU Denver Won 2
Series at MSU Denver: MSU Denver leads 8-1.
Streak at MSU Denver: MSU Denver Won 4
Watch Live: RMAC Network
DEFENDING THE THREE
South Dakota Mines does a great job defending the three-point arc. In conference play, the Hardrockers allow opponents to hit just 28.3% of their shots from downtown, fourth best in the RMAC.
CRASHING THE GLASS
As they have done all season, the women continue to rebound the ball well. They lead the RMAC in offensive rebounding, averaging 12.6 per game in conference play, and are +4.6 in rebounding margin, fifth in the RMAC.
STRONG SAVEA
Savea Mansfield has continued to improve as the year has gone on. She led the team in scoring in each of last week's contests, scoring 14 and 18 points, respectively.
Mansfield also added a total of nine rebounds and added five steals in Thursday's game against UCCS.
SCOUTING REGIS
Regis is in the middle of the RMAC pack, currently 9-12 overall and 7-7 in RMAC play.
The Rangers are also a strong rebounding team. They are first in the league in offensive rebounds and second in total rebounding.
They take care of the ball well and score at a high rate, sitting in third in the RMAC in assist/turnover ratio and scoring offense.
Erin Fry is one of their top players. She leads the team and is among the top five in the RMAC in points per game (18.2) and assists per game (5.8). The latter is ninth in NCAA Division II.
Athena Saragoza is also a potent scorer, averaging 17.8 points per game.
SCOUTING MSU DENVER
MSU Denver is 6-16 overall and 5-9 in RMAC play, but it is currently on a five-game losing streak.
Defensively, the Roadrunners force a good amount of steals and turnovers overall, as they average 10 steals and 17.05 turnovers forced per game, third and fifth in the RMAC.
Mikylah Espinosa is a catalyst for this, averaging 3.67 steals per game, best in the league and fifth in NCAA Division II.
Espinosa also leads the team, averaging 14.7 points per game.
LOOKING AHEAD
The women's road trip continues after this weekend as they battle Colorado Mesa and Western Colorado on road trips on Thursday, Feb. 20, and Saturday, Feb. 22.
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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 13 men's and women's varsity intercollegiate athletic programs. The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference is a premier NCAA Division II conference with 15 members and four associate members located in California, Colorado, Nebraska, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, and Utah.
