Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, December 30
San Diego, CA
2:00 PM
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9-3,0-1Mountain West
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San Diego State
10-4,1-0Mountain West
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Colorado St.
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San Diego St.
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Rams Come Up Short in Overtime Loss Against Aztecs
12/30/2023 4:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Hofschild records sixth double-double of the season in overtime defeat
SAN DIEGO – McKenna Hofschild recorded her sixth double-double of the season with a 34 points, 12 assist performance in an overtime loss at San Diego State, 74-71. The loss is the first Mountain West opening loss in four seasons and the fifth-consecutive loss in Viejas Arena.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Colorado State took an early lead, but SDSU took over before the first quarter and built an eight-point advantage – its largest of the game
- The second quarter was a back-and-forth affair, as both teams traded backets for the exception of a five-point run midway through the frame by CSU
- CSU has been very good in the third quarter and Saturday the Rams outscored the Aztecs 22-7 to take a game-high nine points by the end
- The Rams used a 10-0 run to eliminate an eight-point deficit to take the lead. Marta Leimane added 10 points in the frame, making a pair of 3-pointers and jumpers in five minutes
- SDSU recharged in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Rams 18-9 to retake the lead with 5:29 left to play
- CSU went cold from majority of the frame, scoring just two points from 7:43 to 1:50
- Colorado State scored the final four points of the game and had a defensive stop to force overtime
- In the extra period, Hofschild scored eight of CSU's 11 points with four of them coming from the stripe
- The Rams never led in overtime but tied the score four times
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BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- McKenna Hofschild led all scorers with 34 points on 13-of-30 shooting and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe. She also added 12 of the Rams' 14 assists for her sixth double-double of the season.
- Marta Leimane added 12 points, with 10 of those coming in the third quarter when CSU outscored SDSU 22-7
- Hannah Ronsiek finished with nine rebounds as SDSU held a 47-39 advantage
- CSU outscored the Aztecs in the paint, 44-24
- Colorado State finished shooting 42.6 percent from the field and were 7-of-11 from the line – all shot by Hofschild
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will have a mid-week bye before returning to Moby Arena in the new year, hosting UNLV on Saturday, Jan 6 at 2:00 p.m.
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HOW IT HAPPENED
- Colorado State took an early lead, but SDSU took over before the first quarter and built an eight-point advantage – its largest of the game
- The second quarter was a back-and-forth affair, as both teams traded backets for the exception of a five-point run midway through the frame by CSU
- CSU has been very good in the third quarter and Saturday the Rams outscored the Aztecs 22-7 to take a game-high nine points by the end
- The Rams used a 10-0 run to eliminate an eight-point deficit to take the lead. Marta Leimane added 10 points in the frame, making a pair of 3-pointers and jumpers in five minutes
- SDSU recharged in the fourth quarter, outscoring the Rams 18-9 to retake the lead with 5:29 left to play
- CSU went cold from majority of the frame, scoring just two points from 7:43 to 1:50
- Colorado State scored the final four points of the game and had a defensive stop to force overtime
- In the extra period, Hofschild scored eight of CSU's 11 points with four of them coming from the stripe
- The Rams never led in overtime but tied the score four times
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BOX SCORE BREAKDOWN
- McKenna Hofschild led all scorers with 34 points on 13-of-30 shooting and 7-for-11 from the charity stripe. She also added 12 of the Rams' 14 assists for her sixth double-double of the season.
- Marta Leimane added 12 points, with 10 of those coming in the third quarter when CSU outscored SDSU 22-7
- Hannah Ronsiek finished with nine rebounds as SDSU held a 47-39 advantage
- CSU outscored the Aztecs in the paint, 44-24
- Colorado State finished shooting 42.6 percent from the field and were 7-of-11 from the line – all shot by Hofschild
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UP NEXT
Colorado State will have a mid-week bye before returning to Moby Arena in the new year, hosting UNLV on Saturday, Jan 6 at 2:00 p.m.
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Team Stats
CSU
SDSU
FG%
.426
.389
3FG%
.286
.375
FT%
.636
.706
RB
39
47
TO
9
9
STL
5
2
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
34
FGM
13
3FGM
1
FTM
7
Pts
12
FGM
5
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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