Final Home Games Of The Season On Tap For The Cowboys

Las Vegas, New Mexico - The Cowboys are home this week for games with Westminster on Thursday night and Colorado Mesa on Saturday afternoon. NMHU is 9-13 overall and 2-12 in the RMAC.

COACH DOMINGUEZ: Mike Dominguez is in his sixth season leading the Cowboys. The Colorado Mesa product has a career record of 64-72 at NMHU. His first career win came on November 5, 2019, when he led the Cowboys to a 112-108 win over Eastern New Mexico. His first RMAC victory came on December 6, 2019, when he coached NMHU to a 98-83 victory at Fort Lewis.

SENIOR RECOGNITION: Saturday is Senior Day presented by Quality Care and Kyrie Thomas and Kenard Richardson will be recognized prior to the game with UCCS.

BY THE NUMBERS: The Cowboys are averaging 78.9 points per game which is third best in the RMAC.

Senior Kenard Richardson is fourth in the RMAC at 15.4 points per game.

Senior Kyrie Thomas is tenth in the conference at 1.3 steals per game and tied for tenth with 1.9 three pointers made per game.

A trio of Cowboys are averaging double figures this season: Kenard Richardson (15.4), Blessin Kimble (12.3) and KJ LaMonte (10.6).

SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION: Colorado Christian is 10-14 overall and 6-20 in conference play. Bradley Land leads the Cougars in scoring (14.7 points per game) and rebounding (5.3 per game). Liam Simmons is in his 5th season at Colorado Christian and he has a career record of 43-84. NMHU defeated Colorado Christian 65-58 in a non-conference game on December 19th.

UCCS enters play this week at 16-8 overall and 10-6 in the RAMC. The Mountain Lions play at Adams State on Thursday night before Saturday afternoon's game in historic Las Vegas. William Becker leads UCCS in scoring (15.1 points per game) and rebounding (9.0 per game). Jeff Culver is in his 13th season at UCCS where he has a record of 202-158. The Mountain Lions narrowly defeated the Cowboys 81-78 on January 23rd in Colorado Springs.

FOLLOW THE ACTION: Links to LiveStats and the RMAC Network broadcast are available for this week's games at NMHUAthletics.com.

COWBOY TICKETS: Single game tickets are available for purchase at NMHUAthletics.com/Tickets.

UP NEXT: The Cowboys close out 2024-25 on the road with games at South Dakota Mines on Thursday night and Black Hills State on Saturday afternoon.