Colorado State University Athletics
Thursday, March 16
Cedar Falls, IA
5:00 PM
Colorado State
20-12,12-6Mountain West
76
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88
Northern Iowa
23-9,16-4MVC
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Colorado St.
21
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76
UNI
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88
Hot Start Too Much for Rams
3/16/2023 8:23:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Northern Iowa hardly missed in the first half scoring a season-high 54 points
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa – Colorado State had its hands full Thursday night as Northern Iowa started the game scoring 54 points in the first half on 19-of-26 shooting, including 10-of-13 from behind the arc. The Rams couldn't recover from the hot start, suffering an 88-76 loss to end their season with a 20-12 record.
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Colorado State was without All-American starter McKenna Hofschild and forward Cali Clark for the first-round game due to injuries.
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Northern Iowa shot a blistering 73.1 percent from the floor on 19-of-26 shooting – missing just seven shots all half. UNI also was hot from behind the arch, hitting 10-of-13. Colorado State shot well, just not as well, at 48.3 percent on 14-of-29 and 5-of-12 from deep. Destiny Thurman and Meghan Boyd both reached double-digits in the first half with 11 and 10, respectfully. UNI took advantage of pushing the ball scoring 12 points on fast breaks and was 10-of-13 from the charity strip – nine more attempts than CSU had in the half.
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UNI extended its lead to 24 points – its largest of the game with 6:59 left to play in the third quarter after back-to-back 3-pointers. Colorado State whittled away at its deficit and got within 13 after Marta Leimane hit a deep three with 3:17 left in the frame. From there, the Panthers finished the quarter on a 9-4 run to lead by 17 with 10 minutes left to play.
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In the final frame, Colorado State used a 9-0 run to get the score within 10 – after a trailing by as many 24 points early in the second half. CSU's offense went cold from there, missing a jumper while UNI drew an and-one to lead by 13 with under 80 seconds left.
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Marta Leimane led all scorers in the second half scoring 13 points, while Thurman added 12. The Rams outscored UNI in the second half 39-22.
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Thurman led all scorers for the game with 23 points on 8-of-15, followed by 17 from Leimane on 7-of-9 shooting. Cailyn Crocker and Meghan Boyd both reached double-figures with 12 and 11, respectfully. Thurman also handled the boards for CSU with seven and hit 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. Colorado State had eight turnovers, which UNI turned into 16 points.
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Colorado State was without All-American starter McKenna Hofschild and forward Cali Clark for the first-round game due to injuries.
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Northern Iowa shot a blistering 73.1 percent from the floor on 19-of-26 shooting – missing just seven shots all half. UNI also was hot from behind the arch, hitting 10-of-13. Colorado State shot well, just not as well, at 48.3 percent on 14-of-29 and 5-of-12 from deep. Destiny Thurman and Meghan Boyd both reached double-digits in the first half with 11 and 10, respectfully. UNI took advantage of pushing the ball scoring 12 points on fast breaks and was 10-of-13 from the charity strip – nine more attempts than CSU had in the half.
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UNI extended its lead to 24 points – its largest of the game with 6:59 left to play in the third quarter after back-to-back 3-pointers. Colorado State whittled away at its deficit and got within 13 after Marta Leimane hit a deep three with 3:17 left in the frame. From there, the Panthers finished the quarter on a 9-4 run to lead by 17 with 10 minutes left to play.
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In the final frame, Colorado State used a 9-0 run to get the score within 10 – after a trailing by as many 24 points early in the second half. CSU's offense went cold from there, missing a jumper while UNI drew an and-one to lead by 13 with under 80 seconds left.
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Marta Leimane led all scorers in the second half scoring 13 points, while Thurman added 12. The Rams outscored UNI in the second half 39-22.
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Thurman led all scorers for the game with 23 points on 8-of-15, followed by 17 from Leimane on 7-of-9 shooting. Cailyn Crocker and Meghan Boyd both reached double-figures with 12 and 11, respectfully. Thurman also handled the boards for CSU with seven and hit 4-for-4 from the free-throw line. Colorado State had eight turnovers, which UNI turned into 16 points.
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Team Stats
CSU
UNI
FG%
.483
.540
3FG%
.409
.522
FT%
.750
.786
RB
25
33
TO
8
10
STL
6
1
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
23
FGM
8
3FGM
3
FTM
4
Pts
17
FGM
7
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
3
Pts
11
FGM
4
3FGM
2
FTM
1
Players Mentioned
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