GUNNISON, Colo. – Western State Colorado University men's basketball hits the road for two games against Regis University and Chadron State College this weekend. Following a comeback defeat of University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, Western looks for key conference wins Friday at 7:00 p.m. versus Regis University and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. versus Chadron State College.

Western (4-9, 2-5 RMAC) takes to the road after facing adversity and coming away with a win against UCCS at home in their last game. In the effort, the Mountaineers rallied in the second half to down the Mountain Lions 77-72.

Led by the efforts of Ben Beauchamp and Collin Smith, Western features a potent offensive attack. Beauchamp leads the Mountaineers with 16.2 points per game, while Collin Smith continues a strong season averaging 14.6 points per game. Averaging 81.2 points per game, the Mountaineers also average nearly 10 three-point buckets a game – good for second in the Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference.

Monroe Porter makes his presence felt defensively for the Mountaineers with a team leading 7.1 rebounds per game. Porter's rebounding efforts are in the top ten of the RMAC.

At Regis (10-3, 4-3 RMAC) Western faces a hot-shooting squad averaging 82 points per game on 46% shooting. Christian Little averages 16.3 points per game for the Rangers while Dexter Sienko shoots 56% from the floor – second best in the RMAC. After rolling through the preseason, Regis has faced some tough tests in the early stages of conference play.

Against Chadron State (3-11, 1-7 RMAC) Western finds a team struggling for wins. Chadron's last win came on December 4^th before the Eagles hit a six game slide. In their most recent outing, Chadron dropped a nail-biter against Adams State 74-75. Despite only putting up an RMAC low 66 points a game, the Eagles have held opponents to a respectable 75.2 points per game.

Statistically, Jaisean Jackson leads Chadron with 12.2 points per game while Jeremy Ruffin cleans up the glass with 6.6 rebounds per game.

A reminder to all fans that in additional to the web stream and live stats found here, the Western versus Regis game will be broadcast live on Comcast Entertainment Television Friday night. For Comcast subscribers, CET is available on Comcast channel 105 throughout the state of Colorado. This includes Denver Metro, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, Castle Rock, Boulder, Fort Collins, and other points North and West. CET also now airs Newsmakers ROS during some breaks throughout each month. 90% of CET content also goes to VOD under the Your Colorado Folder.