Rams Continue Action at Home Against Mountaineers

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FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State basketball team will finish its three-game homestand on Tuesday night hosting Western Colorado at 6:30 p.m., in Moby Arena. The game will cap the home-opening week, as the Rams will look to start the season 3-0.

THIS WEEK

Tuesday, Nov. 15 – vs. Western Colorado (Moby Arena) / 6:30 PM MT
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RAMS NOTES

Make It A Double
Senior McKenna Hofschild recorded her first double-double the season last week against Montana, dropping 18 points and dishing out 11 assists. She reached double-figures in scoring before the half and secured the double-double in the third quarter. It was her fifth double-double of her career and first of the season, even though she was close in the opener against BYU with 18 points and nine assists.

Weekly Honors
After the season-opening week, McKenna Hofschild and Hannah Ronsiek earned Mountain West weekly honors. Hofschild earned her fifth award of her career after being named the Player of the Week, while Ronsiek was named Freshman of the Week for the first time.

Getting Benched – The Good Kind
Colorado State started the 2022-23 season last Tuesday, exploding in the second half outscoring BYU, 47-23, to cruise to a 82-62 win. The Rams' bench did a lot of the heavy lifting – scoring 40 points, nearly the total of the Cougars starters. CSU trailed at the half 39-35, but flipped a switch in the second, hitting 8-of-12 from three to break the opener wide open. Cailyn Crocker led the bench players scoring 17 points – second most on the team behind McKenna Hofschild with 18.

Watch Lists
McKenna Hofschild has been named to a pair of Preseason Watch Lists:
Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Preseason Watch List
Recognizes the top player in women's NCAA Division I college basketball at a mid-major conference
Nancy Lieberman Award
Recognizes the top point guard in women's NCAA Division I college basketball

Coming Back
The Rams return seven from the 2021-22 roster, including three starters with McKenna Hofschild, Kendyll Kinzer and Petra Farkas. Sydney Mech and Cali Clark also recorded a start a season ago. Hofschild returns for her senior season after leading the Rams and the Mountain West in scoring with 557 points. She also averaged 16.9 points per game and dished out 6.5 assists per game – No. 2 and No. 1 in the league, respectively.

New Faces
Colorado State welcomed five transfers and four freshmen to the team during the offseason, bringing its newcomers total to nine. Transfers include Kiya Dorroh (Mizzou), Destiny Thurman (UTEP), Joseana Vaz (Casper College), Cailyn Crocker (Cal) and Meghan Boyd (Denver).

2021-22 Review
Colorado State finished the 2021-22 campaign with a 21-12 overall record, including a 9-9 mark in Mountain West play. The Rams made a run in the conference tournament, advancing through the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds to reach the Championship game. CSU returned to the postseason, appearing in the WNIT and faced Portland State suffering a loss.

About Western Colorado
Western Colorado started the season last week with the Conference Challenge, dropping a pair of games to Texas Women's and Angelo State at home. The Mountaineers returned just six players from the 2021-22 roster with 14 total on this season's list. Western Colorado posted a 11-16 overall record and finished 9-12 in the RMAC.

Series History
Colorado State holds a 3-0 mark against the Mountaineers, last playing in 2019. The two teams have only played in Fort Collins, starting in 1981 and playing again in 2015.

UP NEXT

Sunday, Nov. 20 – at Mississippi State (Humphrey Coliseum) / 2:00 PM MT
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