CHADRON – The Chadron State College women's basketball team will host a pair of Rocky Mountain Athletic Conference foes this weekend when they host Colorado State University-Pueblo and the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs Friday and Saturday.
 
Both games tip off at 6 p.m.
 
The Pueblo women are one of the RMAC's top teams. They are 11-4 overall and 8-3 in the conference.
 
Their leader is 6-foot senior Laurel Kearsley, who is averaging 14.6 points and 10 rebounds. Next in line is 5-10 senior Erica Hicks, who is shooting 39 percent from 3-point range and is averaging 13 points.
 
The Colorado Springs women are also playing well. They are 11-4 for the season and 8-3 in the league. One of their losses was to Pueblo, 66-54.
 
The Mountain Lions' main threats are guards Abby Kirchoff, who is shooting almost 50 percent from the field and averaging 14 points, and Jeri Pikul, who is hitting about 48 percent from the field and is averaging 10.7 points. Both are also claiming about 5.5 rebounds a game.
 
Chadron State is 3-12 overall and 3-8 in the RMAC. Kattie Ranta leads the Eagles in scoring (15.7) and rebounding (8.0) but two others average over nine points a game. Dallas Shaw, who has had two double doubles in the last three games, averages 10.9 points and Kate Simonton is next at 9.6.