PUEBLO, Colo.—Just days after falling to the University of Colorado Colorado Springs by 78-85, the Adams State University Grizzlies will look to rebound with a match up against the CSU Pueblo ThunderWolves inside Massari Arena on Tuesday night.
Adams State will then play at South Dakota Mines on Saturday (Dec. 11) at 4:00 p.m. and at Colorado Mesa next Friday (Dec. 17) at 7:30 p.m. before they take a mandatory Christmas Break.
The Grizzlies enter the game with a 1-1 Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference (RMAC) record and a 5-3 overall record. The ThunderWolves are 1-1 in the conference and 4-4 on the season while South Dakota Mines is 2-6 overall and 0-2 in the conference. As of this writing, Colorado Mesa is 1-1 in the conference after falling to MSU Denver. The Mavericks are 7-4 overall.
Rylan O'Brien is the leading scorer for the Grizzlies as he averages 15.9 points per game.
Jordan Notch is the top rebounder for the Grizzlies as he has 47 on the season while
Nykolas Lange and
Cole Arceneaux are threats on defense. They each have 11 steals on the season.
CSU Pueblo is led by Lian Ramiro and Elijah Moleon are the leading scorers as they average 13.4 points per game and 13.3 points per game, respectively. Moleon is an all around player that leads the ThunderWolves in the rebounding category with 73 total. Micah Lamberth has 11 steals to pace the ThunderWolves defensively.
Kolten Mortensen is the leading scorer for the Hardrockers as he averages 15.8 points per game. Mortensen is the top rebounder with 62 total rebounds while Alejandro Rama has nine steals.
The Mavericks are paced by Blaise Threatt as he averages 13.4 points per game. Trevor Baskin has 63 rebounds and is the top rebounder for the Mavericks while five different players have double digits in the steals category.