CHADRON, Neb. – After a record-setting Saturday night at home, Chadron State women's basketball will seek to snap a five-game losing streak when they hit the road for an RMAC southwest swing. 

The Eagles (2-10, 1-5 RMAC) will stop in Alamosa to face Adams State (8-7, 3-3 RMAC) on Thursday at 5:30 p.m. before heading to New Mexico to play New Mexico Highlands (5-7, 2-4 RMAC) at 1 p.m. Saturday.

Both games will be streamed on the RMAC Network. A radio broadcast will be available live on Double Q Country 97.5 and 105.9 FM or doubleqcountry.com, with Dave Collins on the call. 

Looking Back
Chadron State came up short twice at home last week, falling 55-45 to Colorado School of Mines and 81-63 to Regis.

RECAPS: Colorado School of Mines | Regis

The game against the Orediggers was a defensive struggle, with neither team shooting over 30 percent from the floor. Against Regis, the Eagles led by double digits in the first quarter, but the Rangers recovered to shoot 57 percent from the field in the second half. 

Club Shay Shay
Ashayla Powers cemented her name among the Chadron State women's basketball greats when she became the program's all-time career rebounding leader with 615 rebounds. 

STORY: Powers Becomes CSC's Leading Rebounder

Powers achieved the milestone during Saturday's game against Regis, with her seventh and final rebound of the night lifting the senior past Eagle alumni Shauna Smith (1990-94) and Lorna Dahlgren (1991-95), who were tied at 614. Coincidentally, Powers broke the record in her 100^th career college game. 

Beyond her record-breaking performance, Powers was CSC's best player over the weekend. The Colorado native recorded seven points and a team-high nine rebounds against Mines before chipping in 19 points and seven rebounds against Regis, leading the team in both categories. 

This season, Powers is averaging 12.3 points, 6.8 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, all of which lead the Eagles. 

Tough Competition
Chadron State has been challenged so far this season by playing quality opponents. 

The Eagles' opposition has a combined record of 101 wins and 66 losses for a .605 winning percentage. By that metric, Chadron State has played the 16^th-toughest schedule in the country and the second toughest in the RMAC behind Colorado Christian, who is 15^th nationally. 

Chadron State's five Division II nonconference opponents (Wayne State, Montana State Billings, Simon Fraser, Southwest Minnesota State and Nebraska-Kearney) have a combined record of 58-20 (.743). That includes two nationally ranked WBCA teams in No. 6 MSU Billings (16-2) and No. 23 SMSU (14-2) as well as the 11-3 UNK Lopers.

The Rotation
So far in 2024-25, Ashayla Powers and Kyra Tanabe have been lineup mainstays for Coach Travis Brewster's team. Powers and Tanabe are the only two Eagles to start all 12 games CSC has played so far this season. 

The other three starting spots have juggled a bit. They have primarily been filled by guards Kylie Krise (12 games, 10 starts), Camren Morris (11 games, nine starts) and Allison Richards (nine games, seven starts). The "top five" of Powers, Tanabe, Krise, Morris and Richards are the five Eagles averaging over 20 minutes per game.

Forward Megan Counts (four starts) and guard Bati Assefa (three starts) have also worked in and out of the starting lineup while juniors McKenzi Petersen and Jordyn Stokes along with senior guard Olivia Waufle have started one game apiece. 

The Eagles have six players (Assefa, Counts, Stokes, Kadyn Comer, Petersen and Liberty Line) averaging in between 11 and 18 minutes per game. Overall, 14 players have suited up in at least four or more games for the Eagles this season.

Stat Snapshots
Chadron State has three players currently averaging in double figures – Ashayla Powers (12.3 points per game), Allison Richards (11.4) and Kylie Krise (10.5). Powers (16^th) and Richards (23^rd) both rank in the top 25 in the RMAC in scoring. 

The Eagles are one of the top rebounding teams in the RMAC, pulling down the second-most team rebounds per game in the conference (38.8). The Eagles excel at getting the ball back after an opponent miss, with their 28.2 defensive rebounds per game also second in the RMAC. 

Chadron State is eighth in the RMAC in scoring offense, putting up 63.3 points per game. The Eagles are allowing 74.9 points per game. Chadron State has done well defending the three-point shot, as CSC's opponents are only hitting 29.7 percent of their shots behind the arc, the fourth-best percentage in the conference. 

Record Output
The Eagles' scoring prowess has been highlighted by a 92-point game against York University on November 25. 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, it was 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.

In the Polls
Currently, no RMAC schools are ranked in either the WBCA Coaches Poll or the D2CSC Media Poll, although CSU Pueblo is receiving votes. The Eagles have faced multiple teams that are either ranked over receiving votes in both polls, including Montana State Billings (No. 6 in WBCA, No. 9 in D2CSC), and Southwest Minnesota State (No. 23/RV). 

The D2CSC Regional Polls rank four RMAC schools among the top 10 in the South Central region – CSU Pueblo at No. 4, Black Hills State at No. 5, Western Colorado at No. 7 and Colorado Mesa at No. 10. The Eagles have faced CSU Pueblo and Black Hills State so far this year. 

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 Grizzlies
The Adams State Grizzlies are 8-7 overall and 3-3 in RMAC play. In conference, Adams State has defeated Colorado School of Mines, Fort Lewis and New Mexico Highlands while losing to MSU Denver, Westminster and Colorado Mesa. In nonconference, ASU defeated Nebraska-Kearney 65-58 on November 16.

Last season, the Grizzlies were part of a four-way regular-season tie at 18-4 in the RMAC. The Grizzlies reached the second round of both the RMAC Tournament and the NCAA Tournament. They were picked fourth in the league's preseason poll this year.

This year, the Grizzlies have three double-figure scorers: junior guard Kiiyani Anitielu (14.8), senior Angelline Nageak (11.3) and Taejhuan Hill (10.3). Hill also leads the Grizzlies with 8.1 rebounds per game, which ranks ninth in the RMAC.

Grizzlies head coach Mario Caetano is in his third season in that role and fifth season total at Adams State. Caetano led ASU to a program-record 25 wins in 2023-24. 

Scouting the Cowgirls
New Mexico Highlands is 5-7 overall and 2-4 in RMAC play. Highlands beat Colorado School of Mines in overtime with a game-winning layup with two seconds to play and also knocked off Fort Lewis. They have lost their last three games, coming against Adams State, Colorado Mesa and Western Colorado.

The Cowgirls were picked 14^th in the preseason RMAC poll and finished 6-22 last season. Two of those wins were over the Eagles.

This season, NMHU is led by a pair of double-digit point scorers in junior Julianna Aragon (15.3) and freshman Kapiolani Anitielu (14.0). Aragon, who hit the game-winning layup against Mines, is seventh in the league in scoring and doing it all off the bench, as she has not started a game this season. 

Head women's basketball coach Lindsey Fearing is in her first year in charge after spending two seasons with the program as an assistant coach. She was previously a head coach at Central Wyoming College from 2018-2022. 

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.