Colorado Christian at South Dakota Mines
Saturday, February 13 | 2:00 p.m.
Rapid City, SD
No Fans Allowed

• The Cougars are 2-4 over their last six games against the Hardrockers
• The Cougars won the last contest 76-69 on December 19, 2020
• The Cougars average 62.17 PPG against South Dakota Mines

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Staying Flexible

Even though the season is still in its infancy the Cougars have experienced what COVID-19 can do to a season, as two games this season have been postponed due to COVID concerns and games have moved locations as well. The teams have done an excellent of finding time to reschedule the cancelled games as Colorado Christian will now play CSU Pueblo on Tuesday, February 16th at the CCU Event Center.  

Cougar Leader 

Brookelyn Hurlbut has been the leader for the Cougars this season as she has led the team in scoring for eight straight games and has been a constant on the court for the Cougars starting 40 games in a row. She is also leading the team in scoring currently averaging 12.4 points per game.


Production from the Newcomers

The Cougars are getting wonderful production from some first year transfers, Mara Kemmer is cementing herself in the line-up, averaging 20.5 minutes per game and 4.3 points per game. Kemmer also has the best 3-Pt Field Goal Shooting Percentage on the team as she is shooting 53.3% from three. Kemmer was a two-way player at UNLV her freshman year, playing on the softball team hitting .327, with 33 hits, made 15 pitching appearances with a 3-1 record.  

Christen Curry highlights how deep the Cougars are at the guard position this season averaging 19.5 minutes per game and 5.4 points per game.

Freshman Riley Wade and Grace Field are also working their way into the line-up more often, with Wade averaging 12.0 minutes and 2.9 points per game. Wade also recorded her first start in collage against Westminster. Field, who joined the team at the start of the new year has played in eight games with the team and is averaging 6.3 minutes per game. 

Head Coach – Corey Laster
The 2020-21 season will be Corey Laster's fifth at Colorado Christian.  

Laster has been a collegiate coach for the last 20 years, dating back to 2000 where he started his career at his alma mater, Taylor University (IN). Laster ran a successful program at Taylor from 2000-03 (51-31). After Taylor, Corey moved up to the NCAA DII level where he became an assistant coach for Saint Michaels (VT) from 2003-05. Laster was then able to take over his own program in the NCAA DIII level at Defiance (OH) from 2005-07.

From 2007-10 Corey Laster took the assistant coaching position at Bucknell in Lewisburg, PA, an NCAA DI program. Wanting to become a head coach once again, Laster claimed the University of Colorado Colorado Springs women's basketball program from 2010-14. Laster was a part of the RMAC for four years building a strong program for the Mountain Lions.

Ground Rules

In late November, the RMAC released information about the season structure and return-to-play guidelines for basketball. All teams will have a 22-game conference schedule (non-conference play being optional), and any game that is not played due to COVID-19 issues will be declared a "no contest." All student-athletes and team support staff must test negative within 72 hours of the game, and in the state of Colorado, everyone in the arena will wear a mask except for the 10 active players on the court. An RMAC champion will be declared if at least five teams complete 50 percent of their originally approved schedule (11 games). The champion and RMAC Tournament qualifiers will be determined by use of the NCAA Division II RPI system.