UC COLORADO SPRINGS at WESTERN COLORADO
5:30 p.m., Thu., Jan. 29 | Paul Wright Gym | Gunnison, Colo.
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COLORADO CHRISTIAN at WESTERN COLORADO
1 p.m., Sat., Jan. 31 | Paul Wright Gym | Gunnison, Colo.
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GUNNISON, Colo.  Winners of their last three, Mountaineer women's basketball looks to extend that streak this week with visits from UC Colorado Springs and Colorado Christian University for a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference games at Paul Wright Gym.

THE HISTORY

• To extend the current win streak, Western will need to end losing streaks to both the Mountain Lions and the Cougars.
• UCCS has a 34-19 historical edge and has won the last five games against the Mountaineers, while CCU is 21-13 all-time against Western and has won the last two – including the RMAC season opener for both teams this season.

WESTERN COLORADO HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2025-26 Stats

• At 7-3 in the RMAC and with the win streak against RMAC teams, the Mountaineers (9-7 overall) sit in a tie for fourth place in the conference standings with Thursday's opponent, UCCS.
• Western's Ivey Schmidt is second in the conference in scoring with a 19.1 PPG average, 0.6 points shy of the conference leader. Her 7.0 RPG leads Western and is fifth best amongst the league's rebounders.
• Jayda Maves, 13.4 PPG, is the RMAC leader in both made 3-pointers, with 46, and 3-point field goal percentage (.484).
• Joining the duo in scoring in double figures is Alyssa Eckroth, who adds 12.3 PPG and is third in the RMAC in free throw percentage, hitting 70-of-85 for an 82.4% average.
• Western leads the conference in 3-point FG% (0.386) and is third in the RMAC in rebounding margin (+6).
• The Mountaineers post a +6 rebounding margin this season, but that figure is sometimes offset by a minus-6 turnover margin.

UCCS COMING INTO THE GAME | 2025-26 Stats

• Tied with Western in the RMAC standings (7-3), the Mountain Lions (11-7 overall) had a five-game winning streak halted by New Mexico Highlands but got right back in the win column in the next game, a road win at Fort Lewis as they head into Thursday's showdown with the Mountaineers.
• Amyah Moore Allen leads the team in scoring with an 18.8 PPG mark, but she's popped in at least 25 points in the team's last three games.
• Not only is Moore Allen the scoring leader, she also sets up the offense, leading the Mountain Lions with 46 assists.
• While Moore Allen has 17 3-pointers, the team leader from long range is Jayla Jackson-Allen with 23 triples.
• The team's rebounding leader, Ayianna Johnson at 6.3 RPG, does her damage from in close, also scoring in double figures at a 13.6 PPG rate.

COLORADO CHRISTIAN HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND | 2025-26 Stats

• The Cougars are 4-14 overall and 1-9 in the RMAC, that lone conference win coming in their RMAC season opener against Western.
• CCU travels to Westminster University in Salt Lake City for an RMAC game before continuing to Paul Wright Gym. The Cougars will look to end a six-game losing streak in that Thursday game, or, what would be a seven game losing streak heading into the game with the Mountaineers.
• At 58 PPG, CCU ranks 13th of the 15 RMAC teams in scoring and their minus-6 point scoring margin also sits 13th in the team rankings.
• Jordan Heckert is the spark plug of the offense, at 12.2 PPG, the only player in double figures, and does a lot of damage from long range, sharing the team's lead in made 3-pointers (30) with Hayley Luther.
• Heckert is also the team's leading rebounder at 5.7 RPG.
• The Cougar attack is generally set up by Ja'Shelle Johhnson, who has dished out 58 assists on the season.

UP NEXT
The Mountaineers will be on the road next week, taking on host Colorado School of Mines on Feb. 5 followed two days later by an afternoon date at MSU Denver.