ALAMOSA, Colo. – The Adams State Grizzlies Men's and Women's Basketball teams prepare for their conference opening matchups against the CSU-Pueblo Thunderwolves on Friday, December 6th and the New Mexico Highlands Cowboys Saturday, December 7^th at Plachy Hall. The Women will start first both nights at 5:30 PM, while the men are set to tip off at 7:30 both evenings. The Grizzly Women sit at 0-6 on the year and our looking for their first conference victory as well as their first victory overall, while the Men sit at 2-4 overall, but are looking to make it four-straight victories against their foes from just up the road.
 
Friday's game will include Adams State's Annual "Toys for Tots" drive, where fans who bring an unwrapped, new toy for donation will receive free entry into both games. Adams State Athletics encourages fans to participate in this campaign, and help to give less fortunate children around the San Luis Valley a great Christmas this year. Santa Claus will be making an appearance at the game between the Women's and the Men's games, and is expected to be there at 7 PM.
 
On the Men's Side
The Adams State Grizzlies Men's Basketball team is currently coming off of what was a tough road trip in Montana, but they hope that now that they are finally back on their home floor, that they can have a nice home stand this weekend and get to 2-0 in RMAC play. CSU-Pueblo comes into Friday with an identical 2-4 record, and will be opening up their conference schedule as well. The Thunderwolves have not beaten the Grizzlies at home or on the road since the 2016-17 season, and Head Coach Russ Caton's squad will hope to extend this win streak against their rivals to four games on Friday night. Tip-off is set for 7:30 PM with live stream and live stats available through ASUGrizzlies.com. Saturday, they prepare to take on an undefeated Highlands squad, who is riding high so far this season having gone unbeaten in their nonconference schedule. The Cowboys will take on Fort Lewis in Durango on Friday before making their way down to play the Grizzlies Saturday night.
 
On the Women's Side
The Adams State Grizzlies Women's Basketball team has gone through a tremendous amount adversity thus far due to injuries that have sidelined five key players, three who are out the remainder of the season. That being said, they hope to continue to push forward and have a "next man up" mentality the rest of the way. Unlike the men, the women's team has not fared so well against the Thunderwolves in recent years, and take a 16-game losing streak against CSU-Pueblo into Friday night. They hope to shatter this streak and come away with their first victory of the season in spite of their injuries and recent luck with the Thunderwolves. Tip-off for the women is set for 5:30 PM at Plachy Hall, with live stream and live stats available through ASUGrizzlies.com. Saturday against Highlands, the Grizzly women hope to take down a Cowgirls squad that they matchup very well against, having lost in a tight one last season 66-62. They enter the weekend at 1-4, squaring off against Fort Lewis Friday before coming down to Alamosa to face the Grizzlies.