THE GAME - CSU-Pueblo

• The two teams meet for the 12th time on the hardwood since BHSU has joined the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference in 2012. The Thunderwolves lead the all-time series 7-4.
• Tuileisu Anderson, Molly Rohrer and Katie Cunningham are the top three leaders for CSU-Pueblo. Anderson and Rohrer are the leading scorers averaging 18.6 and 14.6 points per game, respectively. Cunningham averages 9.5 rebounds per game. All three players have earned RMAC Player of the Week honors with Anderson owning two of them for Offense, Rohrer earned back-to-back defensive POTW honors and one offensive and Cunningham earned one defensive honor. Anderson and Rohrer were also selected for the Preseason All-RMAC team.
• CSU-Pueblo was picked as the Preseason favorite as selected by the RMAC Coaches and they currently hold an undefeated record and rank ninth and 11th respectively in the WBCA and D2SIDA polls.

THE GAME - Colorado Christian

• The two teams meet for the second time this season. CCU defeated BHSU 64-55.
• Alex Nelson and Claire Paxton are the top performers for the Cougars. Nelson averages 13 points per game with Paxton right behind with 11.7 points per game. Paxton leads the defense as well with 5.3 rebounds per game average.
• CCU currently sits in ninth place in the conference.

THE COACHES

• Black Hills State University head coach Mark Nore owns a 255-165 record over 15 seasons with the Yellow Jackets. He is the all-time wins leader for Yellow Jacket basketball. 
• Jim Turgeon enters his second season with the ThunderWolves. Turgeon made school history in his first season leading the Pack to a program record of 26 wins and earning a No. 2 seed in the NCAA tournament making that the highest seed ever in program history.
• Corey Laster enters his first season with the Cougars. Laster coached at UCCS prior to CCU for four years building a strong program for the Mountain Lions. Laster played for Taylor University and was inducted into the Hall of Fame and still is one of the top all-time leading scorers and rebounders.

RANKED OPPONENTS
Since joining the RMAC and in the NCAA era, Black Hills State is 1-0 against a ranked opponent. The Green and Gold defeated No. 14 Colorado Mesa, 86-81 in the 2014-15 season.

SCORING 70+ POINTS OR BETTER
The Yellow Jackets are 2-0 when scoring 70 or 80+ points in a game. The Green and Gold were one point shy of 80 against Chadron State and scored over 80 points defeating Colorado Mines but the Yellow Jackets shot 40 percent or better to earn both of those wins.

CAREER GAME FOR SWITZER
Abby Switzer recorded her best game yet as a true freshman. Switzer was one of the top leading scorers against Chadron State scoring 14 points alongside Sierra Toms. Switzer went 5-of-11 from the field and 4-of-7 from beyond the arc in 21 minutes of action.

SHOOTING 45 PERCENT OR BETTER
The Yellow Jackets are 1-0 when shooting 45 percent or better from the field. Against Colorado Mines, the Green and Gold shot 50 percent from the field and 85 percent from the line in their first victory of the season.