Colorado Mesa will play its final home games in 2016 this weekend when it hosts No. 20 Fort Lewis Friday (Dec. 9) and Adams State Saturday (Dec. 10).
Home Court
Colorado Mesa can earn its first win at home this weekend. CMU is 0-2 this season at Brownson Arena after losing to Montana State-Billings and No. 20 Midwestern State during the Holiday Inn - Airport Thanksgiving Classic.
Ranked Teams
Friday's game against Fort Lewis will be the second time this season that Colorado Mesa has played the 20th ranked team in the National Association of Basketball Coaches poll. Colorado Mesa lost to No. 20 Midwestern State 74-57.
Season-High
Colorado Mesa had three players score season-highs at Westminster last week.
Eimer Lopez scored a season-high 23 points at Westminster last week. The San Juan, Puerto Rico native shot 7-of-12 from the field, 3-of-4 from behind the arc and 6-of-10 from the free throw line.
Tanner Riley scored a season and career-high 16 points. The Salt Lake City, Utah native shot 4-of-8 from the field, 2-of-3 from deep and 6-of-7 at the line.
James Sylvester scored a season and career-high 12 points shooting 4-of-8 from the field with all four makes coming from behind the arc.
Career-High
Connor Nichols has started seven of eight games this season for CMU. The one game he didn't start he scored a career-high 20 points at Western State. The Scottsdale, Ariz., native shot 9-of-13 from the field and also grabbed five rebounds. His previous career-high of 18 points came against South Dakota Mines last season.
Shoot 50-Percent
Colorado Mesa is undefeated (1-0) when it shoots 50-percent or better.
Skyhawks Success
Colorado Mesa is undefeated against Fort Lewis across all sports this season.
Looking Ahead
Colorado Mesa will hit the road for games at CSU-Pueblo (Dec. 16) and New Mexico Highlands (Dec. 17).