Colorado State University Athletics
Friday, December 15
Long Beach, CA
7:00 PM
Colorado State
8-1,0-0Mountain West
76
at
77
Long Beach State
4-3,0-0Big West
1
2
3
4
F
Colorado St.
33
13
17
13
76
Long Beach St.
18
25
20
14
77
Turnovers Down Rams after Hot Start for First Loss
12/15/2023 9:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Colorado State had a look at the horn, but didn’t drop
LONG BEACH, Calif. – After a hot start to the game, Colorado State suffered its first loss of the season to Long Beach State, 77-76. The Rams had a look before the final horn but couldn't find the bottom of the net. CSU also had a season-high 16 turnovers, which the Beach turned into 20 points.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Rams started the game shooting 67 percent in the first quarter, scoring 33 points on a 12-of-18 shooting
- CSU missed just one shot in their first 10 attempts to lead 23-10 with 4:41 left in the first frame
- In the second quarter, Colorado State made just three baskets, adding six of its 13 points from the charity stripe
- Colorado State fought to tie the game after the third quarter, 63-63
- The Rams took the lead and built a five-point advantage with 6:17 left to play
- From there, the Rams added just one layup and five points
- CSU didn't make a field goal in the last 3:49 of the game
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BOX SCORE
- McKenna Hofschild led all scorers with 28 points with majority of her points in the first quarter with 11 and added six assists
- Hannah Ronsiek added 14 points while battling foul trouble early
- Kendyll Kinzer controlled the boards with seven
- Colorado State finished shooting 43 percent on 26-of-61 shooting
- There was a total of 38 fouls called, 19 on both sides
- Long Beach State turned the ball over 18 times, which the Rams turned into 15 points
- The Rams turned the ball over 16 times themselves, which the Beach made into 20 points
- Colorado State's bench added 16 points to Long Beach State's 28
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will have a quick turnaround, facing UC Irvine on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m., MT from the Pyramid.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- The Rams started the game shooting 67 percent in the first quarter, scoring 33 points on a 12-of-18 shooting
- CSU missed just one shot in their first 10 attempts to lead 23-10 with 4:41 left in the first frame
- In the second quarter, Colorado State made just three baskets, adding six of its 13 points from the charity stripe
- Colorado State fought to tie the game after the third quarter, 63-63
- The Rams took the lead and built a five-point advantage with 6:17 left to play
- From there, the Rams added just one layup and five points
- CSU didn't make a field goal in the last 3:49 of the game
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BOX SCORE
- McKenna Hofschild led all scorers with 28 points with majority of her points in the first quarter with 11 and added six assists
- Hannah Ronsiek added 14 points while battling foul trouble early
- Kendyll Kinzer controlled the boards with seven
- Colorado State finished shooting 43 percent on 26-of-61 shooting
- There was a total of 38 fouls called, 19 on both sides
- Long Beach State turned the ball over 18 times, which the Rams turned into 15 points
- The Rams turned the ball over 16 times themselves, which the Beach made into 20 points
- Colorado State's bench added 16 points to Long Beach State's 28
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will have a quick turnaround, facing UC Irvine on Saturday night at 8:00 p.m., MT from the Pyramid.
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Team Stats
CSU
LBSU
FG%
.426
.406
3FG%
.357
.240
FT%
.778
.652
RB
32
46
TO
16
18
STL
2
11
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
28
FGM
9
3FGM
3
FTM
7
Pts
14
FGM
6
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
9
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
2
Players Mentioned
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