GUNNISON, Colo. --- The Western Colorado women's basketball team looks to build off Friday's season-opening victory as the Mountaineers host Fort Lewis 5:30 p.m. Tuesday at Paul Wright Gym.

There will be no spectators allowed at the game - or at any Mountaineer home event indefinitely. The games will be available at GoMountaineers.com/live.

MOUNTAINEERS HEADING INTO TUESDAY | SEASON STATS
The Mountaineers opened their season Friday at home with an 81-74 victory over Black Hills State. Western was led by Hannah Cooper - last season's RMAC Freshman of the Year - as she had 34 points (including 10 of the team's final 13 points), 10 rebounds, five assists, two blocks and a steal. Her 34 points are the fourth most scored by a Mountaineer in program history while her 15-for-16 performance at the free throw line is tied for the most free throws made in a game in Western history. Emmery Wagstaff in her Mountaineer debut - a transfer from Utah State-Eastern - finished with 15 points off the bench, going 3-for-6 from 3-point range to go along with six rebounds. Taytem Coleman had 12 points and drained three 3-pointers while adding a team-high two steals.

The Mountaineers shot 44.4 percent from the field, including going 7-for-19 (36.8 percent) from 3-point range, while going 26-for-33 (78.8 percent) from the free-throw line. Western outrebounded BHSU 39-32, but will look to improve its turnover numbers as it committed 19 against the Yellow Jackets.

FORT LEWIS HEADING INTO TUESDAY | SEASON STATS
The Skyhawks opened their season with a heartbreaking 72-69 loss at home Saturday to Black Hills State where the Yellow Jackets drained a 3-pointer at the buzzer for the victory in a contest FLC trailed by 17 points with three minutes left in the third quarter. 

Jordan Vaquez led the team with 23 points to go along with eight rebounds while Bailey Osmer came off the bench for 11 points - going 2-for-2 from 3-point range.

The Skyhawks with 15-12 last sesason, including 11-11 in RMAC play - missing the RMAC Tournament by a game after dropping their final seven games of the season.

LAST SEASON VERSUS FORT LEWIS
The Mountaineers went 2-0 against Fort Lewis last season, defeating the Skyhawks 84-72 on Jan. 17 thanks to a career-high 28 points from Gabie Doud (24 coming in the first half) and then beating FLC 76-64 on Feb. 22 in Durango behind 24 points from Samantha Coleman and 19 points, six rebounds and six assists from Jessie Erickson.

WESTERN COLORADO NOTES

- MOUNTAINEERS IN THE REGIONAL RANKINGS, PICK UP VOTES IN NATIONAL RANKINGS
In the first regional and national rankings by D2SIDA this season, Western finds their name in both polls as the Mountaineers are No. 5 in the D2SIDA South Central Regional Rankings while they picked up votes in the Division II D2SIDA National Rankings.

- MOUNTAINEERS IN SEASON OPENERS
The Mountaineers are now 14-29 all-time in season opener after their win over Black Hills State on Dec. 4 at home - their first time starting the season at home since 2006-07 when the Mountaineers beat Chadron State, 80-54. The Mountaineers are 7-5 all-time when starting the season at Paul Wright Gym.

- MOUNTAINEERS PICKED TO FINISH SECOND IN RMAC (FULL STORY)
The Western Colorado women's basketball team was selected second in the RMAC Preseason Women's Basketball Coaches Poll. The Mountaineers - who picked up three first-place votes - finished behind defending RMAC champion Colorado Mesa in the preseason poll - the Mavericks getting eight first-place votes and 189 points total - while Western finished two points ahead of Westminster, which picked up four first-place votes. Westminster was followed by Colorado School of Mines, Black Hills State and then South Dakota Mines - the same exact order of finish the top six teams finished in the RMAC in 2019-20.

- ELEVATED SUCCESS FOR MOUNTAINEERS AT HIGHEST COLLEGIATE GYM IN THE WORLD SINCE 2019-20
The Mountaineers are 12-1 at Paul Wright Gym - the highest collegiate gym in the world at 7,723 feet - since the start of the 2019-20 season.

- THAT'S THE WAY TO START THE SEASON ... RECORD NIGHT FOR COOPER
It was quite the start to the 2020-21 season for Hannah Cooper as the sophomore from El Paso, Texas, scored 34 points, grabbed 10 rebounds and dished out five assists in the Mountaineers' win over Black Hills State on Dec. 4 in Paul Wright Gym. The 34 points is tied for the fourth most in Western history - behind Shannon Smart (41 versus Chadron State and 36 against Adams State - both during the 1992-93 season) and Laurie Nickolaus (40 against New Mexico Highlands in 1985-86). It's the most points a Mountaineers has scored in a game since Jen Knight scored 34 against NMHU in 1996-97. Cooper tied the school record for most free throws made in a game as well, going 15-for-16 from the line.

- S. COLEMAN RANKS FOURTH ON MOUNTAINEER 3-POINT ALL-TIME LIST
Senior Samantha Coleman continues to move up the Western all-time 3-pointer list as she currently has 154 - good for fourth in program history. Coleman is six 3-pointers behind Nikki Trujillo (160 - 2008-12), 15 behind Jen Knight (169 - 1993-97) and is 27 behind the all-time record of 181 set by Brooke Pendergraft (2008-12). 

Coleman - who is also fourth on the all-time 3-pointers attempted list with 427 - also has a chance to become the ninth player in Western history to reach 1,000 career points as she has 829 points. She can reach the top 10 in all-time scoring if she can surpass Taryn Brennan's 958 points. She also ranks in the top 10 in 3-point percentage (36.1 percent - sixth) and free throw percentage (76.8 percent - fifth).

- DALTON SITS TIED FOR SIXTH ON WESTERN ALL-TIME BLOCKS LIST
Senior Katie Dalton with two more blocks Friday now sits tied with Val Elliott for sixth on the Western all-time list with 67. Sitting in fifth place is Paula Stumbaugh (1980-84) with 78. Dalton can move up several spots on the list this season, but likely won't reach the school and RMAC record of 319 set by Kris Ellerby (1984-88).

- COOPER BECOMES FIRST WESTERN RMAC FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR IN WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Sophomore Hannah Cooper became the first Western Colorado women's basketball player in program history to earn RMAC Freshman of the Year since the conference started handing out the award in the sport in 1996-97. Cooper led the Mountaineers in assists (3.2) and steals (1.4), was second in scoring (9.7) and third in rebounding (4.3).

- WESTLING MOVING UP MOUNTAINEER WINS LISTS
As Lora Westling enters her fifth season at the helm of the Mountaineers, she's already cemented herself as one of the winningest coaches in program history. Her 53 career victories is fourth in program history, behind James Hahn (113 - 1982-92), Phile Swille (69 - 1978-82) and Latricia Trammell (65 - 2007-12). Her 43 RMAC wins rank third in program history - behind Hahn (62) and Trammell (48).

Westling currently has led the Mountaineers to back-to-back winning seasons - the first time the program has accomplished that since James Hahn did it in 1985-86 and 1986-87.