Mines vs. Fort Lewis, Friday, 5 p.m. [Live Video] [Live Stats]
Mines vs. New Mexico Highlands, Saturday, 5 p.m. [Live Video] [Live Stats]
 

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ON THE RMAC NETWORK
Every Mines game can be seen live and for free on the RMAC Network at minesathletics.com/tv. The RMAC Network can also be found on Apple TV, Roku, Amazon Fire, and Android TV devices by going to the app store and searching "RMAC".
 
FRONT RANGE BROADCAST
Friday's men's and women's games will also be seen live on Comcast Entertainment Television (CET) on Front Range Comcast systems. CET is located on channels 900 (HD) and 105 (SD).
 
COMING DOWN THE PIPE
The Colorado School of Mines women's basketball team hosts Fort Lewis Friday at 5 p.m. and New Mexico Highlands Saturday at 7 p.m. in its last weekend of 2018 inside Lockridge Arena. Friday is Rock The Lock night and Saturday will be Senior Night.
 
THE WEEK THAT WAS
The Orediggers went 1-1 last week with a 60-44 win Tuesday at Colorado Christian and a 57-65 loss Saturday at South Dakota Mines. Senior guard Emily Bailey scored the 1,000th point of her career in the win over Colorado Christian and Nicole Archambeau tallied her eighth double-double of the season. Archambeau came just shy of her ninth double-double in South Dakota as she scored 21 points and grabbed nine rebounds against the Hardrockers.
 
SECOND TIME AROUND
Friday is Mines' only regular-season meeting against Fort Lewis, but the Orediggers are 1-0 this season against their Saturday opponent, New Mexico Highlands. Mines dominated the Cowgirls 74-54 on Jan. 18 in Las Vegas, N.M. Nicole Archambeau scored 12 points and grabbed 14 rebounds. Heidi Hammond also scored 12 while Cassidy Budge added 11.
 
SENIOR NIGHT
Saturday evening will be the last regular-season home game for six Orediggers. Emily Bailey, Paige Husa, Caitlyn Smith, Katie Kuhn, Amy Kleynhans and Elizabeth Tomon will all be honored at halftime of the men's game. As a group, the seniors have combined for more than 2,500 points in over 450 games and helped bring Mines its first RMAC Regular-Season Championship in the 2015-16 season.
 
POSTSEASON OUTLOOK
With four games remaining in the regular season, Mines is 15-9 overall and 12-6 in the RMAC and sits sixth in the league standings. Just two games separate the No. 2 team from the No. 8 team. The top eight teams go onto the RMAC Tournament and the Orediggers can finish as high as second or fall out of the running. CSU-Pueblo (19-6, 17-2 RMAC) currently holds the top spot with MSU Denver (18-7, 14-5 RMAC) in second. Black Hills State, Fort Lewis and Regis are all tied for third at 13-6 in conference play. Colorado Mesa and Westminster are a half game behind Mines at 12-7. With Westminster ineligible for the postseason, South Dakota Mines currently owns the No. 8 spot at 15-10 and 10-9. UCCS is right behind the Hardrockers at 9-15 and 9-10.
 
RMAC LEADERS
As a team, Mines continues to lead the RMAC on the boards this season, generating 41.8 total rebounds per game. The Orediggers also lead the league in defensive rebounding at 29.3 boards per game. Mines also boasts the fewest turnovers in the league with just 296 on the season. Individually, Nicole Archambeau leads the RMAC with 9.7 rebounds per game including a league-best 189 defensive boards.