Rams Finish Non-Conference Slate Hosting Rangers

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – Colorado State will close the books, both in the classroom and on its non-conference, as the Rams host Regis on Monday for the final game before Mountain West play starts after the holiday.

THIS WEEK
Monday, Dec. 19 – vs. Regis / 6:30 PM
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RAMS NOTES

Tip Off
Colorado State will continue its five-game homestand, so far going 2-1, hosting Regis on Monday in Moby Arena. The game will be the final non-conference game of the season for the Rams, hoping to post a 7-4 mark.

What If...
A win on Saturday would move Colorado State to 7-4 and 6-1 at home. The Rams would also improve to 4-0 against Regis and remain undefeated in Moby Arena at 3-0.
A loss would put CSU at 6-5 on the season and be the second home loss of the year and back-to-back losses. It would also be the first loss against the Rangers.

Hitting 1K
Senior McKenna Hofschild became the 20th Stalwart Ram to reach 1,000 career points at Colorado State in the dominating win against Denver. The guard has scored 200 points so far this season and is averaging 20 points a game - both lead the team and are ranked in the nation.

Tis The Season
The Rams are already in the holiday spirit as they dished out a season-high 28 assists in the blowout win against Denver last week. The 28 were the most since the 2018-19 against Chadron State - also 28 assists.

Boyd So Close
Senior transfer Meghan Boyd is so close to record her 1,000 career point. Entering the weekend she has totaled 997 points - 902 during her first three seasons at Denver and 95 while in the Green & Gold.

Out Of Breath
The Rams played three games over five days last week, including a pair of back-to-back contests at the Las Vegas Invitational. CSU returned from Vegas and played at Northern Colorado just two days later, going into triple overtime for the first time since 2014. Colorado State trailed nearly the whole game in regulation before forcing the overtime periods.

Protect The Rock
Colorado State doesn't turn the ball over much at all, which is why it leads the nation in turnovers per game with 8.6. The Rams have forked the ball over just 86 times, the lowest in the country. The next team in the turnovers per game is almost two more than CSU at 10.1 (Villanova).

Free Baskets
The Rams are making the charity count, making 81.7 percent of their free throws - No. 3 in the nation and leading the Mountain West. Destiny Thurman is making her free baskets count, shooting 95.5% from the line (20-for-21) and No. 8 in the country.

Hot Hand
Senior Meghan Boyd continues to have hot hands, currently No. 39 the nation from behind the arc shooting 46.3 percent. The Rams as a whole are No. 2 among all teams shooting 41.5 percent from downtown – just behind UConn at 42.7 percent.

Ratio'd
Colorado State takes care of the ball, while also moving it around to create assists. The Rams enter their sixth week leading the country in assist/turnover radio at 2.02. McKenna Hofschild is No. 3 in the country with a 5.19 mark, having just 16 turnovers in 10 contests. Last season she finished the year at No. 5 in the nation with a 3.00 ratio.

Make It A Double
McKenna Hofschild has totaled two double-doubles so far this season, both coming with points and assists. Her first of the season was against Montana and second against Denver.
Joseana Vaz recorded her first double-double in the Green and Gold at Northern Colorado. The forward added 10 points in the triple-overtime game, while also pulling down 12 boards in 34 minutes of action.

Weekly Honors
McKenna Hofschild has earned a pair of Mountain West weekly awards already this season, being name the Player of the Week twice by the league. Hannah Ronsiek also has been named Freshman of the Week after the season-opening weekend.

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

Rangers At A Quick Glace
Regis enters the week 5-5 overall and 2-2 in the RMAC. The Rangers will face Chadron State and Colorado Christian on Friday and Saturday before coming to Fort Collins on Monday. RU faced Wyoming earlier this season and suffered a 64-44 loss to the Cowgirls. Erin Fry and Erin Stroberg lead the Rangers averaging double-figure points, while Stroberg also handles the glass averaging 7.6 boards. Sam Deem follows behind averaging 9.8 points a contests and leads the team with 7.9 boards and 1.5 blocks a game.

Series History
Colorado State will face Regis for the fourth time in the series and for just the second time in this millennium. The two last played in 2020, which was the first since 1988. CSU has won all three meetings, including the two in Moby Arena.

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.

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.

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Thursday, Dec. 29 – vs. Fresno State (Moby Arena) / 6:30 PM
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