GUNNISON, Colo. --- The Western Colorado women's basketball team has a chance to clinch a postseason berth for the second consecutive year while move closer to securing a first-round home game for the RMAC Tournament as the Mountaineers host Regis and Colorado Christian this week.

WCU at 13-4 in RMAC play sits in a tie for second with Colorado School of Mines - with the Mountaineers holding the tiebreaker as they defeated the Orediggers 66-48 in Golden earlier this season. With the top eight teams making the RMAC Tournament, WCU holds a four-game lead on the No. 8 position in the conference with five games to go. The top four teams host in the opening round and the Mountaineers are two games up on the No. 5 spot.

If the Mountaineers clinch a postseason spot - it would be the first time WCU has made the postseason in back-to-back seasons since 1990. Another win would also set a program record for wins at 14 (the 2006-07 team also won 13 RMAC games).

PREVIOUS MATCHUPS THIS SEASON
The Mountaineers split on the road against these two teams earlier in the season, defeating Colorado Christian 60-49 on Jan. 31 before falling at Regis 56-52 on Feb. 1. 

MOUNTAINEERS HEADING INTO THE WEEK | SEASON STATS
WCU moved to 8-0 at home this season last week after defeating Dixie State 61-49 on Friday behind a career-high 18 points from Taytem Coleman (avenging a loss to the Trailblazers earlier this season) before beating Westminster 66-57 on Saturday at Paul Wright Gym behind a team-high 14 points from Coleman.

The Mountaineers continue to own a balanced attack with Samantha Coleman (9.6), Gabie Doud (9.5), Hannah Cooper (9.1), Katie Dalton (8.9) and Taytem Coleman (7.6) all averaging better than 7.5 points per game. Doud leads theteam in rebounding (6.0), Cooper leads the team in assists (3.2) and steals (1.6) while Dalton leads the Mountaineers lead the Mountaineers in blocks (1.0).

As a team, defense leads the way as the Mountainers are 11th in the nation and second in the RMAC in points allowed per game at 53.7 points per game. The Mountaineers are 21st in the country and second in the RMAC in field goal percentage defense at 35.1 percent while they are seventh in Division II and first in the RMAC in 3-point percentage defense at 25.4 percent.

REGIS HEADING INTO THIS WEEK | SEASON STATS
The Rangers enter Friday's contest having won three in a row - including winning a pair of home games last week, defeating Adams State 72-46 on Friday behind 19 points from Morgan Smith and edging Fort Lewis 55-52 on Saturday behind 15 points from Smith.

Whitney Jacob leads the Rangers in scoring at 13.3 points per game while also averaging 9.8 rebounds per contest. Emma Sterkel is averaging 9.2 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game while Jaz'Myne Snipes is averaging 8.1 points and 5.6 rebounds.

As a team, the Rangers are averaging 7.3 3-pointers per game - fifth in the RMAC. Regis is seventh in the RMAC in scoring at 63.1 points per game while they are 10th in points allowed at 64.2.

COLORADO CHRISTIAN HEADING INTO THIS WEEK | SEASON STATS
The Cougars are coming off a pair of home wins last weekend, defeating Fort Lewis in overtime 74-72 on Friday behind 20 points and six rebounds from Taylor Ferris and beating Adams State 52-44 on Saturday - getting 16 points, seven rebounds and four steals from Marie Tsoungui.

Sam Nunez leads CCU in scoring (12.8) and steals (1.6) to go along with 2.8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. Ferris is averaging 10.0 points and 5.0 rebounds per game while Lourdes Gonzalez is averaging 9.1 points and a team-best 6.3 rebounds per game.

As a team, the Cougars are 13th in the RMAC in scoring at 58.9 points per game while they are 11th in points allowed at 64.6.