GOLDEN, Colo. - Due to COVID-19 protocols, the 2021 RMAC/Under Armour Women's Basketball Tournament final between Colorado School of Mines and Black Hills State has been canceled and declared a no contest.

Black Hills State will receive the RMAC's automatic qualifying spot for the NCAA Tournament.

The RMAC released the following statement:
 

The Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) regretfully announces the cancellation of the #7 Black Hills State versus #1 Colorado School of Mines Championship contest in the 2021 RMAC/Under Armour Women's Basketball Tournament. The game is declared a no contest following the application of COVID-19 protocols involving the Orediggers.

Following the predetermined RMAC policy, Black Hills State has been crowned the Tournament Champions and will receive the automatic bid to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division II post season.

The premise of the RMAC COVID-19 policy as approved by the RMAC Presidents Council, from the very beginning of the current academic year, has been to rely on each institution's local public health authority to determine the status of a contest following COVID-19 screening protocols.
 
"The current health crisis brought on by the virus has presented significant challenges, the most significant being the tragic loss of life, health and way of living," said RMAC Commissioner Chris Graham. "In athletics it has created inequitable and unavoidable consequences. We have placed the basis of our decision-making with local health experts in the very best interest of student-athlete safety. The RMAC stands by our policy while acknowledging that the conclusions of our decisions can be difficult for some."

The remaining RMAC teams will now await the NCAA bracket release which is set for Sunday, March 7 at 8:00 p.m. 

All-RMAC Tournament Team
Racquel Wientjes, BHSU
Morgan Ham, BHSU
Megan Engesser, BHSU
Courtney Stanton, CSM
Sammy Van Sickle, CSM
Samantha Coleman, WCU
Kylyn Rigsby, CMU