Rams Head to Greeley to Face Bears

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Rest up quick. Colorado State will be back in action Tuesday as it heads to Northern Colorado for a 6:00 p.m., game at Bank of Colorado Arena. The game will be the Rams' third game in five days, coming off the Las Vegas Invitational last weekend when they played back-to-back games and went 1-1, dropping a one-point loss to Auburn on Saturday.

THIS WEEK
Tuesday, Nov. 29 – at Northern Colorado / 6:00 PM
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RAMS NOTES

Protect The Rock
Colorado State doesn't turn the ball over much at all, which is why it leads the nation in turnover per game with 7.5. The Rams have forked the ball over just 45 times, the lowest in the country. The next team in the turnovers per game is over two more than CSU at 9.8 (Wofford).

Free Baskets
Senior Destiny Thurman is making her free baskets count, as she is tied at No. 1 in free throw percentage. The guard is tied with eight other players in the country and has made all 15 free-throw attempts. In the top eight is conference foe San Diego State's Abby Prohaska. The Rams as a team are No. 10 in the nation in free-throw percentage with an 81 percent, which also leads the Mountain West.

Hot Hand
Senior Meghan Boyd continues to have hot hands, currently No. 6 the nation from behind the arc shooting 57 percent. The Rams as a whole lead all teams shooting 47 percent from downtown – nearly five percent better than the next team and over 10 percent better than the next Mountain West team (Nevada).

Ratio'd
Colorado State doesn't turn the ball over much, while also moving the ball around to create assists. The Rams enter the week leading the country in assist/turnover radio at 2.07. McKenna Hofschild is No. 1 in the country with an 8.00 mark, having just six turnovers in six contests. Last season she finished the year at No. 5 in the nation with a 3.00 ratio.

Make It A Double
Senior McKenna Hofschild recorded her first double-double the season 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 against BYU, exploding in the second half outscoring the Cougars, 47-23, to cruise to an 82-62 win. The Rams' bench did a lot of the heavy lifting – scoring 40 points, nearly the total of BYU 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.

Opponents At A Glace
Northern Colorado will enter Tuesday's contest with a 4-2 overall record. The Bears picked up a 67-61 victory last weekend against Adams State. UNC also earned wins at Incarnate Word and Denver early this season. Hannah Simental leads the squad averaging 19.5 points, mostly coming from 3-point range as she is hitting 56 percent from downtown – No. 8 in the country.

Series History
Colorado State will face Northern Colorado for the 39th time in program history dating back to 1975. The Rams have won the last two meetings coming in Moby Arena in 2021 and in Greeley in 2019. CSU has won five of the last six meetings, suffering a loss in 2018 at home. Colorado State holds a three-game winning streak in Bank of Colorado Arena, last losing in 2011.

UP NEXT

Saturday, Dec. 3 – vs. Western Michigan (Moby Arena) / 12:00 PM
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