Hofschild Becomes Mountain West All-Time Assist Leader in Border War Battle

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LARAMIE, Wyo. – McKenna Hofschild became the Mountain West's all-time assist leader after recording six assists in a 67-63 loss at Wyoming on Saturday afternoon. The All-American also finished with 18 points to move into second all-time for career-points at Colorado State. Hofschild has 692 career assists and 1,892 points at Colorado State.

HOW IT WENT
- The Rams used a couple runs in the first quarter, including a 7-0 to lead 17-10 after the first 10 minutes
- Wyoming trimmed the first-quarter advantage quickly in the second quarter, scoring the first eight points of the frame, which included back-to-back 3-pointers to put the Cowgirls up one at 18-17
- Both teams never led by more than six before the break, but CSU retook the lead going into halftime at 30-27
- McKenna Hofschild saw fewer than normal minutes in the first half after picking up her second foul with over seven minutes left in the half
- The Rams were shooting 44 percent (11-of-25) through the first two quarters, but struggled to find a rhythm from behind arc, hitting just 4-of-14
- The third quarter, which is CSU's strongest frame, had the Rams score a game-high 20 points while keeping the Cowgirls to just 16
- Colorado State also built its largest lead of the game after Kendyll Kinzer hit a 3-pointer with 2:34 left in the third to give CSU a 50-40 advantage
- Wyoming hit a 3-pointer for the last basket of the third quarter and scored the first five points of the fourth to put CSU's lead to two
- In the final 10 minutes, the Rams were outscored 24-13 and trailed by six with 35 second left – Wyoming's largest lead of the game
- CSU led 56-54 with 4:02 left to play after a Hofschild jumper, but from then, scored just seven points the rest of the game

BOXSCORE BREAKDOWN
- McKenna Hofschild led the Rams scoring 18 points and dishing out six assists
- Kendyll Kinzer added 12 points with three steals and Sydney Mech reached double-figures with 10 points for her fourth consecutive game
- Mech and Meghan Boyd handled the rebounds, finishing with five apiece
- CSU finished shooting 40 percent (22-55) and 32 percent from behind the arc (9-28)
- The Rams were 18-of-37 shooting with 2:34 left in the third and finished 22-of-55, going 4-of-18 the rest of the way

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