Rams Set for Border War Saturday

This Week
Saturday, Jan. 18 – at Wyoming / 2:00 PM
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Tip Off
Colorado State will face Wyoming in the first Border War of the basketball season on Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m., in Laramie.

Recapping Last Week
The Rams stayed at Moby Arena and recorded a 81-67 victory over Air Force on Wednesday night. McKenna Hofschild tied her career-high, leading all scorers with 37 points, including 20 in the first half. Sydney Mech scored double-figures for the third-consecutive game, adding 17 points.

What If...
A win on Saturday would move Colorado State to 13-4 overall and 4-2 in the Mountain West, while also improving to 5-2 on the road. The Rams would also become 57-53 overall against the Cowgirls, winning just its fifth of the last 20 road games of in the series.

Border War Battles
Both programs will tell you that the Border War is an all out gritty, tough, competitive game every time. The numbers don't lie either. In 109 games, the scoring margin is one single point in favor of Colorado State - averages 64-63. There has been 27 games where the score is within five points, with the last in Laramie coming in 2016. Under Coach Williams, he holds just under a four-point winning margin.

Series History
Colorado State and Wyoming will meet for the 110th time in program history on Saturday. The Rams lead the series 56-53 and are 20-28 while in Laramie. The series is one of 16 longest active series in the nation and the longest in the Mountain West.

Golden State Resident
Colorado State will visit California a total of five times this season, playing in all the major areas. The Rams have visited San Francisco, Long Beach, San Diego and Fresno already this season. CSU will finish the regular season in San Jose.

League History
With another eight assists against Air Force on Wednesday, McKenna Hofschild continues to climb the all-time Mountain West assist record. Currently she is second in league history and is four away from claiming the title.

Conference Leaders
Since the start of conference play, there are only two players in the country that are averaging 25 ppg, 6 apg and shooting 45 percent from the floor. McKenna Hofschild and Caitlin Clark.

Career Highs
Hofschild scored a season-high 37 points against Air Force on Wednesday, tying her career high set from a season ago. With her career performance, she moved to third all-time at Colorado State in points, scoring 1,874 while wearing the Green & Gold.

Hand In The Face
Colorado State made defense a priority this season and that is why they are the No. 35 defense in the country keeping opponents to a 36.2 mark shooting.

Third-Quarter Explosion
Colorado State has been effective coming out of halftime, averaging 5.7 more points than its opponents in the third quarter. The frame is the largest point differential with the highest being 17 against Alabama A&M on Nov. 9. The Rams have been outscored just three times in the third quarter - at UTEP, at LBSU and vs. UNLV.

Dish It
McKenna Hofschild leads the country with 8.4 assists per game, while also No. 2 in total dimes with 134. She is averaging over a half an assist more than the next player (Caitlin Clark, Iowa).

Ratio'd
Colorado State takes care of the ball, while also creating assists. The Rams are No. 2 in the nation in assist/turnover ratio with a 1.76 mark. McKenna Hofschild is No. 4 in the country with a 3.62 mark, having 37 turnovers to 134 assists in 16 games. Last season she finished the year at No. 2 in the nation with a 3.42 ratio.

Making Starts
McKenna Hofschild has started 101 consecutive games that she's appeared in - every game at Colorado State. During those 101 games, she is averaging 18.6 points and 6.8 assists per game in 35.5 minutes per game.

Elite Company
As one of the top point guards in the country, McKenna Hofschild is around some good company. In the nation, she is one of two players to average 20+ points and seven assists so far this season, joining Caitlin Clark from Iowa.

Hitting Threes
Last time Colorado State didn't make a 3-point basket was 12 seasons ago against Bowling Green (0-6) on Dec. 31, 2011. Since, the Rams have a three in every game, carrying a 373-game streak with a deep basket.

Dime Leader
McKenna Hofschild put her name on the top of the all-time assist list at Colorado State. In the game against South Dakota Mines the guard dished out 14 assists in the win and now holds the title of assist leader with 686 and counting.

Leaving No Doubt
Colorado State holds a +12.2 scoring margin - No. 62 in the nation. The Rams have had six games where they defeated their opponent by 20+ points, including five games in Moby. CSU holds a +18.0 scoring margin in Moby Arena.

Protect The Rock
The Rams don't turn the ball over, which is why they lead the nation in fewest turnovers per game with 8.8. CSU has forked the ball over just 141 times, the fewest in the country. The next team in TO/game averages 10.1 (Villanova).

Make It A Double
McKenna Hofschild hasn't wasted any time recording double-marks. The guard has tallied seven double-doubles already this season and has 15 for her career after a 34 points/10 assists performance against UNLV.

Up Next
Colorado State will hit the road again next week, playing at Nevada on Tuesday morning at 12:00 a.m., MT.

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