 They played in the Intermountain Conference from 1974-1978, the Continental Divide/Colorado Athletic from 1978-1996, and the Rocky Mountain from 1996-98 before joining Division I play in 1998.In the 2000-01 season, the Pioneers won 24 games and went 14-2 to win the West Division in the conference.In the Sun Belt Conference championship game, they lost 67-55 to Louisiana Tech.