GUNNISON, Colo. – This weekend will be the final home games of the season for Western State Colorado University women's basketball. It will also be the final games of Taylor Mayes' (Sr., Hutchinson, Kansas) career in Paul Wright Gym.
 
Western (4-17, 2-17 RMAC) will host Colorado School of Mines (18-5, 16-3 RMAC) on Friday night at 5:30 p.m. before facing Colorado Christian University (17-6, 14-5 RMAC) on Saturday night at 5 p.m. in Paul Wright Gym.
 
Mayes will be the lone senior Mountaineer playing her final home game on Saturday night. Mayes came to Western after two years at Barton Community College in Great Bend, Kansas. Mayes appeared in 62 games for the Cougars, averaging over six points per game while shooting over 47 percent from the field. At Western, Mayes has appeared in 44 games. Mayes has scored 174 points and grabbed 134 rebounds in a Mountaineer uniform. Last season, Mayes led the team in blocks with 12 and has recorded 13 blocks this year.
 
As a team, Western sits sixth in the Mountain Division of the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference. Taylor Long (So., Moreno Valley, California) sits ninth among RMAC opponents in scoring. Long is averaging 14.3 points per game for the Mountaineers.
 
CSM and CCU have both clinched a conference tournament playoff spot. The Orediggers are also still in the running for the regular season RMAC title as they are tied with their Saturday night opponent, Colorado State University – Pueblo atop the Mountain Division. BHSU also has a 16-3 RMAC record as they sit first in the Rocky Division.
 
Courtney Martin leads CSM in scoring, averaging 11.6 points per game. The Cougars are led by the conference's sixth leading scorer, Kate Louthan, who is averaging 14.6 points per game.
 
The last time Colorado Mines was in Gunnison, the Mountaineers came away with a win. Western defeated CSM 55-44 on Jan. 2 of last year.
 
Wins over CCU have eluded Western recently as the last Mountaineer win over the Cougars came on Dec. 12, 2008 in Gunnison.
 
For fans unable to attend this weekend's games, live stats and free live streaming video will be available online by clicking the links above. Also follow Mountaineer Athletics on Twitter (@WSCUMountaineer) to receive live in-game updates.