SALT LAKE CITY - Westminster women's basketball (7-4, 6-1 RMAC) will play its first games since New Year's Day this weekend as it heads to Denver to take on Regis (9-6, 5-4 RMAC) on 13th-ranked Colorado School of Mines on Friday night beginning at 5 p.m.  The Griffins will then play 13th-ranked Colorado School of Mines (13-1, 8-0 RMAC) on Saturday night, also tipping off at 5 p.m., before finishing off the road trip at Chadron State (5-10, 4-6 RMAC) on Monday afternoon at 2 p.m.

Game Info:
- Per local COVID-19 safety protocols in the Denver metro area, all spectators in attendance will be required to wear face coverings at this weekend's games at Colorado School of Mines and Regis.
-  All Westminster basketball games are available to stream for free on the RMAC Network. Viewers can watch live or on-demand online at rmacnetwork.com/Westminster or on the RMAC Network app, available on all major app stores.

About the Griffins:
- Probable Starters:
    - G #1   Abby Mangum:
        - SEASON: 11.8 PPG, 4.7 RPG, 3.9 APG, 19 steals, 13 blocks
    - G #5   Rae Falatea:
        - SEASON: 7.3 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 14 steals
    - G #24 Ashley Greenwood:
        - SEASON: 18.1 PPG, 6.0 RPG, 3.7 APG, 15 steals
    - F #23 Sarah McGinley:
        - LAST 5: 19.0 PPG, 6.8 RPG, 34-of-52 FG (65 pct), 13-of-24 (54 pct)
    - F #42 Hunter Krebs:
        - CAREER: 108 starts, 13.6 PPG, 5.5 RPG, .537 FG PCT, .829 FT PCT
-  Westminster has had its last three games postponed due to COVID-19 safety protocols and see game action for the first time since New Year's Day this Friday night at Colo. School of Mines.
- Westminster will see a three-game road swing this week as it gets set for a Monday afternoon contest at Chadron State, the first of three upcoming make up games for the Griffins.
- The Griffins went 2-0 on New Year's weekend with wins at N.M. Highlands and UC-Colorado Springs.
- Westminster has won six of its last seven to begin the conference season and sit in a tie for second-place in the RMAC standings heading into the weekend.
- The Griffins beat UC-Colorado Springs in their last game with lockdown defense in a second half in which the Mountain Lions were held to just 8-of-26 shooting overall.
- Westminster committed a season-high 22 turnovers in its nine-point win over UCCS but tied its season-high with 10 steals on the defensive end.

About the Rangers:
- Regis has won two of its last three but fell, 66-64, in overtime to UC-Colorado Springs at home on Tuesday night.
- Regis is fourth in the conference in scoring at 68.0 ppg and are third in the conference shooting 41.5 percent from the floor overall as a team.
- The Rangers are led offensively by Josey Ryan who averages 13.3 ppg and Tashika Burrell who is second on the team at 10.5 ppg.
- The Rangers are 5-4 at home so far this season and have dropped two of their last three at the Regis Field House after Tuesday night's overtime loss to UCCS.
- Series History:
    - Regis took the first four all-time matchups and but it is Westminster that has controlled the series as of late with the Griffins now leading the series, 7-6.
    - Westminster has won four of the last five and seven of the last nine matchups but fell to the Rangers by three, 81-78, last February in Denver.
    - The Griffins are 3-3 all-time on the road against Regis and have won three of the last four games at the Regis Field House.

About the Orediggers:
- Colorado School of Mines remained at No. 13 in the latest WBCA NCAA Division II Top-25 Coaches' Poll.
- The preseason favorites to win the RMAC, Colorado School of Mines has started the conference season a perfect 8-0 with double-digit wins in its last seven games.
- School of Mines leads the RMAC with a +22.1 scoring margin this season.
- The Orediggers have 12 double-digit wins on the season including eight wins by a final margin of 25 or more.
- The Orediggers broke a two-week, competition hiatus last Saturday with a 91-62 victory at South Dakota Mines in Rapid City.
- Highlighting the win was Sammy Van Sickle who achieved perfection by shooting 9-for-9 from the floor and 6-for-6 from three, finishing with 24 points to go along with four boards, four steals and three blocks.
- Van Sickle was named RMAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season after her performance last week.
- Series History:
    - Westminster is 4-5 all-time against Colorado School of Mines after winning the last matchup, 67-62, on the road in Golden.
    - The Griffins have won each of the past two games played in Golden where they are now 3-2 all-time.
    - Westminster's 61-50 win over Colorado School of Mines back in Jan. of 2019 was the biggest win for the Griffins over Mines all-time.

About the Eagles:
- Chadron State dropped its midweek contest to Black Hills State, 57-45, on Tuesday night in Spearfish, S.D.
- Chadron State fell, 83-80, in overtime on the road at Western Colorado last Sunday and following Tuesday's loss are now 0-10 in road games.  The Eagles are a perfect 5-0 at home including 2-0 in RMAC  games.
- The Eagles have dropped four straight games, each road contests, heading into a weekend with a pair of home RMAC tests.
- Westminster defeated Chadron State, 77-59, back on Dec. 10 with the help of a 22-point night from Sarah McGinley and a 21-point effort from Ashley Greenwood.
- Series History
    - Westminster has won five straight and six of the last seven after the double-digit home win back in December.
    - Westminster is 1-2 all-time in Chadron, winning by 29 points in the last road game at Chadron State back in January of 2020.
    - Westminster held Chadron State to just eight points on 4-of-16 shooting from the floor in the final quarter at the Behnken Field House back in December.

Up Next:
Westminster will be back at home for a four-game home stand beginning next weekend as it hosts Western Colorado on Fri., Jan. 28, and Fort Lewis on Sat., Jan. 29. 

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