SALT LAKE CITY - Westminster women's basketball (12-6, 11-3 RMAC) heads into the final three weeks of the regular season beginning with a trip to Colorado to play at CSU Pueblo (18-5, 14-3 RMAC) on Friday night followed by a trip to play at Adams State (9-12, 7-9 RMAC) on Saturday night, both games tipping-off at 5:30 p.m.
Game Info:
-Â 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.
- Live stats coverage of both games will also be available at westminstergriffins.com.
About the Griffins (12-6, 11-3 RMAC):
- Probable Starters:
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G #1 Â Abby Mangum:
        - SEASON: 11.6 PPG, 3.8 RPG, 3.5 APG, 33 steals, 23 blocks
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G #5 Â Rae Falatea:
        - LAST WEEK: 15.5 PPG, 3.5 RPG, 4 steals
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G #24 Ashley Greenwood:
        - SEASON: 18.1 PPG, 6.1 RPG, 3.0 APG, 28 steals
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F #23 Sarah McGinley:
        - SEASON: 14.4 PPG, 5.2 RPG, 2.6 APG, 14 steals, 14 blocks
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F #42 Hunter Krebs:
        - CAREER: 115 starts, 13.2 PPG, .535 FG PCT, .822 FT PCT
-Â Westminster split its two midweek games last week, finishing at 3-1 over a four-game home stand.
- The Griffins were out-rebounded 38-26 in last Tuesday's loss to Colorado Mesa but bounced back with a strong defensive effort on Thursday in which they held S.D. School of Mines to 24-of-68 (35 percent) shooting.
- Westminster averaged 74.5 ppg as a team last week and have reached the 70-point threshold in four of its last five games overall. The Griffins are 6-2 this season when scoring 70 or more.
- Westminster has held opponents to just 36 percent shooting overall, ranking fourth in the RMAC.
- The Griffins have held eight teams under 35 percent shooting and are 7-1 when holding teams below that mark.
- With 11 conference wins heading into the weekend, Westminster has matched its RMAC win total from last season. The Griffins have now reached 10 or more conference wins in five straight seasons.
About the Pack (18-5, 14-3 RMAC):
- CSU Pueblo has won four straight games and six of its last seven overall.
- The Pack went 5-1 in non-conference action to begin the season and won eight of their first nine conference games including an 11-point win over the Griffins back on Dec. 16 at Behnken Field House.
- CSU Pueblo has won 10 of its 14 conference victories by double digits and are third in the RMAC with a +13.4 ppg scoring margin so far this season.
- The Pack have five wins this season by 30 or more points including a season-high 60-point win over Adams State back on Jan. 4.
- CSU Pueblo has gone 2-0 each of the past two weekends but just escaped Sunday with a 77-74 overtime win at Chadron State.
- Alisha Davis leads the Thunderwolves in both scoring and rebounding with 16.6 ppg and 7.8 rpg.
- JaNaiya Davis leads the team with 3.4 assists per game and 2.3 steals per game while adding an average of 9.8 ppg.
- Series History:
    - CSU Pueblo knocked down 12 treys and held Westminster to just 19-of-51 (37 percent) shooting to win 65-54 back on Dec. 16 at Behken Field House.
    - The Griffins outscored CSU Pueblo by four in the second half but were unable to recover from a slow second quarter on offense.
    - Westminster had won four straight prior to December's matchup as the two teams have split the all-time series and are both 5-5 since the Griffins joined the RMAC back in 2015.
About the Grizzlies (9-12, 7-9 RMAC):
- ASU has dropped three straight, going 0-2 last weekend with an overtime loss at Black Hills State and a two-point loss at Chadron State.
- The Grizzlies had split a pair of home games the week before with a six-point win over Regis and a five-point loss to fifth-ranked Colorado School of Mines.
- ASU does not have a single player averaging double digit points but the Grizzlies rank seventh in the RMAC with 64.4 ppg as a team.
- ASU has won five RMAC contests by double digits so far this season but have also dropped five games by double figures including a season-high 60-point blowout loss at the hands of CSU Pueblo back on Jan. 4.
- Series History:
    - After dropping the first meeting all-time, Westminster has reeled off 11 straight wins and own an 11-1 edge in the series.
    - The Griffins are 6-0 all-time at home and 4-0 all-time on the road in Alamosa, picking up a 63-47 win in the last game at ASU back in Jan. of 2020.
- RMAC Standings (2/8):
Up Next:
Westminster will be back at home next week as it hosts a make-up game against MSU Denver on Tuesday, beginning at 5:30 p.m., before hosting Colorado School of Mines and Regis on Friday and Satruday, respectively, in the final two home games of the regular season.
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