ALAMOSA, Colo. (December 26, 2016) – The calendar year concludes with a pair of road games for Adams State University against Colorado Christian University and Chadron State College. The Grizzlies face Colorado Christian on Dec. 20^th at 7pm followed by a 6pm meeting with Chadron State on Dec. 31^st.

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Last Time Out
In their final home games of 2016, the Grizzlies fell to No. 18 Fort Lewis College, 95-91, and Westminster College (Utah), 83-74.

Behind a 57 percent (36-63) shooting night, the Skyhawks got the best of the Grizzlies as a cold start plagued Adams State which allowed the Skyhawks to jump to an early 16-6 lead. With the Skyhawks owning a 42-33 halftime lead, the Grizzlies put forth a valiant second half effort to make matters interesting late. In the final 20 minutes of play, Adams State shot an impressive 61.8 percent (21-34) from the field but the Skyhawks countered with a 62.1 percent (18-29) shooting clip. Adams State cut the FLC lead to 93-91 with 49 seconds remaining. The single possession affair was made possible by a 16-7 ASU run in the final 4:56. After a Jarrett Givens layup to make it 93-91, ASU was unable to push ahead as FLC sank a pair of free throws in the final seconds to bring the game to a 95-91 final.

In the loss to Westminster, the Griffins shot a blistering 10-of-12 from three-point territory in the opening stanza to position the Grizzlies in an unfavorable spot of playing from behind for the duration of the contest. The Griffins cooled off after halftime but then relied on their tough defense to keep Adams State in the rear view mirror. The Griffins shot 50 percent (29-58) from the field and 52.2 percent (12-23) from three-point range.

Conference Glance
Fort Lewis stands atop the RMAC standings at 11-1 overall and 6-0 in the RMAC. Colorado Christian and Colorado State University-Pueblo are tied for second place with 5-1 RMAC records. Adams State remains in the middle of the pack at 5-7, 2-4 RMAC. Chadron State sits in last place at 1-9, 1-5 RMAC.

Scouting The Cougars
The Cougars are fourth in RMAC scoring at 83.7 ppg and 12^th in scoring defense at 80.8 ppg. The team yields a 50 percent field goal mark and shoots 44 percent from three-point range.  The program has three players ranked in the top 10 of RMAC scoring. Ty McGee owns a team-best 19.8 ppg with Dimitri Saliba and Brett Brady at 17.3 and 15.5 ppg., respectively.  Saliba is the team leader in rebounds (6.3) and assists (4.9). McGee ranks second in the RMAC with a 54 percent shooting clip from three. The Cougars are on a three-game winning streak after most recently defeating Metropolitan State University of Denver on the road, 87-75. It marked their first road win over Metro State since 1993.

Scouting The Eagles
Chadron State has the worst RMAC scoring margin (-11.7) with their lone win coming in overtime against UCCS, 75-71, on Dec. 9^th. The Eagles also rank last in rebounding margin (-7.7). Darius Polley leads the unit with 14.4 ppg with Warren Gordon adding 13.7 ppg.  Polley is also the defensive leader with 2.0 steals per game. The program is under the direction of first year head coach Houston Reed who came to Chadron State after 10 seasons as the head coach for Otero Junior College in La Junta, Colorado.

Last We Met
The Grizzlies took down Chadron State 94-78 at home last season on 1/29/16. Adams State went 2-0 last season against Colorado Christian via a 105-95 home win on 12/11/15 and an 89-77 road win on 1/9/16.

Looking Ahead
Adams State remains on the road next weekend at UCCS on Jan. 6^th at 7:30pm and at Metro State on Jan. 7^th at 7pm.
 
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