CHADRON, Neb. – After a split on a conference-opening homestand, Chadron State women's basketball will hit the road for the first time in RMAC play when they take on a pair of undefeated conference opponents.

The Eagles (2-6, 1-1 RMAC) will face CSU Pueblo (6-3, 2-0 RMAC) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. before they take on UCCS (4-3, 2-0 RMAC) on Saturday at 1 p.m. CSU Pueblo and UCCS ranked second and third, respectively, in the preseason RMAC Coaches Poll for women's basketball.

Fans can stream both of this week's games on the RMAC Network or follow along via live stats. Both contests will be broadcast live on Double Q Country 97.5 and 105.9 FM or doubleqcountry.com, with Dave Collins on the call. 

Looking Back
Chadron State opened its conference season against a pair of regional rivals. The Eagles earned a 71-67 home victory over South Dakota Mines on Thursday before losing on the road to Black Hills State 60-52 on Saturday.

RECAPS: South Dakota Mines | Black Hills State

The Eagles held South Dakota Mines to 31.1 percent shooting from the field and Black Hills State to 30.2 percent from the field over last week's games.

Killer Kylie
Kylie Krise turned in the best performance of her college career against South Dakota Mines at the Chicoine Center Thursday. 

The junior guard finished with 23 points and 10 rebounds off the bench for the Eagles to compile the first double-double of her career. Krise shot 7 of 9 from the field, including 5 of 6 from three-point range, and eight of her 10 rebounds were defensive boards.

The 10 rebounds were a career-high for Krise, and the 23 points matched a career high from January 6 of last season. Krise followed up that performance with a nine-rebound effort against Black Hills State, which also bested her career-high of seven boards entering the week. 

The junior is averaging 9.8 points (fourth on the team) and 4.8 rebounds per game (second on the team). She also leads the team with seven blocks. 

All Buckets
Junior transfer guard Allison Richards has been a welcome addition to the team. A junior college star for Northeast CC over the past two seasons, Richards put up 23.3 points per game last season to rank fifth in the nation at the junior college level. 

In seven games with the Eagles, Richards has scored 88 points to average 12.6 points per game, second on the team. Her 88 points in a Chadron State uniform have taken her over the 1,000 career points mark in her career combined with her junior college scoring prowess. 

Richards has scored double-figures in six of the seven games she has played at CSC, led by an NCAA career-high 21 against York University of November 25. She is shooting 39.2 percent from the field, 33.3 percent from the line and 89.5 percent from the free-throw line.

More-Ris
Junior Camren Morris is one of the breakout stars for Chadron State in 2024-25. Morris played in 25 games for the Eagles last season, but made only start and averaged 11 minutes per game. 

This season, Morris has been in the starting lineup for every game except the opening game of the season against Wayne State. Morris set the tone by scoring a career-high 16 points in that Wayne State matchup and set a new career high on November 30 with 18 points against Nebraska-Kearney. 

Morris continued to score last weekend, finishing with 12 points against South Dakota Mines and 15 points against Black Hills State. Across both games, Morris shot a combined 50 percent from both the field (10-20) and three-point range (4-8). Her 11.4 points per game is third on the team and 23^rd in the RMAC.

High Scoring
Chadron State has been willing to play up-tempo throughout the season, which has led to the Eagles appearing in plenty of high-scoring games. 

In the RMAC, the Eagles have the fourth-ranked offense, scoring 65.6 points per game, highlighted by a 92-point effort against York University. 

The 92 points is the most points Chadron State has scored in a single game since the Eagles defeated New Mexico Highlands 102-99 in double overtime during the 2013-14 season.

In games that remained in regulation like last Monday's game, it is CSC's first overall 90-point game since beating Regis 91-54 in 2009-10 and the most points in regulation for CSC since the Eagles beat Johnson & Wales 98-70 all the way back in 2008-09.

The Eagles also rank fifth in the RMAC in field-goal percentage (40.7), fifth in three-point percentage (31.2), third in free-throw percentage (79.4), fourth in team rebounds per game (36.9) and fifth in assists per game (12.75).

The downside for Chadron State is that their opponents have been able to score, as well. CSC is allowing 76.1 points per game and allowing opponents to shoot 42 percent from the floor.

In the Polls
Currently, no RMAC schools are ranked in either the WBCA Coaches Poll or the D2CSC Media Poll. The Eagles have faced multiple teams that are either ranked over receiving votes in both polls, including Montana State Billings (No. 3 in WBCA, No. 12 in D2CSC), and Southwest Minnesota State (RV/RV). 

The D2CSC Regional Polls rank three RMAC schools among the top 10 in the South Central region – Black Hills State at No. 6, Colorado Mesa at No. 8 and CSU Pueblo at No. 9.

In a vote of the league's head coaches, Chadron State women's basketball earned a 13^th-place projection in the RMAC Preseason Coaches Poll, one spot higher than the Eagles finished in an injury-riddled year last season.

Five different schools received first-place votes in the poll, fitting for a conference that had a four-way tie for the regular season title last season. Colorado Mesa, the only RMAC school to reach the second round of the NCAA Tournament last season, led the poll, followed by UCCS, CSU Pueblo, Adams State, Colorado School of Mines and Regis.


MSU Denver and Colorado Christian snared the final RMAC Tournament positions in the preseason poll, followed by Black Hills State, Western Colorado, South Dakota Mines and Fort Lewis. After the Eagles in 13^th, the poll is rounded out by New Mexico Highlands and Westminster. 

Scouting the ThunderWolves
by Con Marshall
The Pueblo women are 6-3 overall and won both of their RMAC games last week on the road, beating Westminster 59-58 and Western Colorado 66-52. The ThunderWolves are ranked No. 8 in the D2CSC South Central regional rankings.

The ThunderWolves are led by one of Division II's outstanding players, 6-foot-1 senior and two-time All-American Alisha Little, who last season was named the RMAC's Defensive Player of the Year after averaging 20.8 points, 11.9 rebounds and 3.6 blocked shots. She led all of DII in blocked shots per game and with 24 double-doubles.

While playing against the Eagles in Chadron late last season, Little hit 13 of 17 field goal shots while scoring 32 points and grabbing 13 rebounds during a 71-58 victory. So far this year, she is averaging 22.4 points and 9.6 rebounds and has blocked 29 shots. She has swept the RMAC's Offensive and Defensive Player of the Week awards twice this season. 

Beyond Little, ThunderWolves point guard Tomia Johnson is averaging 15 points and 4.28 assists per game in league play. She is the daughter of head coach Tommie Johnson, in his sixth season leading the ThunderWolves.

Scouting the Mountain Lions
by Con Marshall
The Colorado Springs women are 4-3 for the season after sweeping Colorado Mesa 65-56 and Westminster 64-58 last week on the road. The road win over the Mavericks was an RMAC-opening statement against a team that was receiving votes in national polls.

Last season, UCCS was one of four RMAC regular-season co-champions, finishing in a tie with Regis, Adams State and Colorado Mesa at 18-4 in the RMAC. The Mountain Lions advanced to the RMAC Tournament championship game, losing to Regis, but did not receive a bid to the NCAA Tournament.

This year, UCCS's scoring leader is Amyah Moore Allen, a 5-8 junior who is averaging 15.7 points. Next is 6-footer Maison White, who is averaging 12.3 points and 11.9 rebounds after collecting at least 10 rebounds in all seven games.  

Head Coach Misty Wilson is in her second season with the program. In her first season, when the Mountain Lions tied for the RMAC regular season title, Wilson won 13 more games than UCCS did the year prior to her arrival.

Coach's Corner
Head Coach Travis Brewster is back for his second season leading the Chadron State women's basketball program. 

A veteran head coach, Brewster was previously a head coach at the University of North Dakota for eight seasons, going 128-120 with the Fighting Hawks and winning two Big Sky Coach of the Year awards in 2014 and 2017. In his time at UND, Brewster won two Big Sky co-regular season championships and one Big Sky tournament championship with one NCAA Tournament appearance in 2014 and one WNIT appearance in 2017.  

He was also a head coach for two seasons with Saint Xavier (NAIA), where he put together a 45-16 record. He was the Illinois Basketball Coaches Association (IBCA) Coach of the Year in 2022, a year he also led Saint Xavier to a conference championship and NAIA national tournament berth. 

As a student-athlete, Brewster competed at Iowa Lakes Community College and Charleston Southern University before playing professionally in Switzerland and Ireland.