Rams Host Spartans for Fight Like A Ram Weekend

This Week
Saturday, Jan. 27 – vs. San Jose State / 1:00 PM
Live Audio | Mountain West Network / Fight Like A Ram

Tip Off
Colorado State returns home and will host San Jose State on Saturday afternoon at 1:00 PM. The game will feature "Fight Like A Ram" when the Rams will recognize and honor Northern Colorado cancer warriors. Players will don jerseys with a cancer warrior name on the back instead of their own.

Recapping Last Week
The Rams played at Nevada on Tuesday, suffering a 78-51 loss to the Wolf Pack. CSU never led in the contest and combined for just 17 points in the first and fourth quarters while also turning the ball over 15 times.

What If...
A win on Saturday would move Colorado State to 13-6 overall and 4-4 in the Mountain West, while also improving to 8-2 in Moby. The Rams would also become 21-6 overall against the Spartans, winning their fifth consecutive game and back-to-back home games.

Series History
Colorado State and San Jose State will meet for the 27th time in program history. The Rams lead the series 20-6 and are 9-2 while playing in Moby Arena. The Rams have won the last four games in the series. The two home losses came back-to-back in 2019 and 2020.

Dime Leader
With six assists against Wyoming last weekend, McKenna Hofschild became the Mountain West's all-time assist leader. She needed four assists entering the Border War and reached that mark in the third quarter with an assist on a Sydney Mech 3-pointer. Hofschild put her name at the top of the all-time assist list at Colorado State earlier this season against South Dakota Mines.

From Downtown
Hofschild has a green light at all times. She is No. 12 in the nation in 3-point shooting holding a 45.7 mark and has made a deep shot in 16 of the 18 games this season.

Conference Baller
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.

Record Scorer
Hofschild scored 18 points at Wyoming last Saturday and moved into the top five for points in the Mountain West. She also moved to No. 2 at CSU with 1,916 behind Becky Hammon.

Active Leaders
Hofschild is No. 3 among active DI players with 725 assists, behind Caitlin Clark (Iowa) and Lauren Park-Lane (Mississippi State). She also broke into the top active scorers at No. 17 (min. 16 ppg) with 1,954 career points.

Hand In The Face
Colorado State made defense a priority this season and that is why it has the No. 59 defense in the country keeping opponents to a 37.4 mark shooting.

Third-Quarter Explosion
Colorado State has been effective coming out of halftime, averaging 5.1 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 four times in the third quarter - at UTEP, at LBSU, vs. UNLV, at NEV.

Dish It
McKenna Hofschild leads the country with 7.9 assists per game, while also No. 2 in total dimes with 142. 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. 3 in the nation in assist/turnover ratio with a 1.63 mark. McKenna Hofschild is No. 3 in the country with a 3.38 mark, having 42 turnovers to 142 assists in 18 games. Last season she finished the year at No. 2 in the nation with a 3.42 ratio.

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.

Making Starts
McKenna Hofschild has started 103 consecutive games that she's appeared in - every game at Colorado State. During those 103 games, she is averaging 18.6 points and 6.7 assists per game in 35.4 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 375-game streak with a deep basket.

Leaving No Doubt
Colorado State holds a +9.1 scoring margin - No. 90 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 9.0. CSU has forked the ball over just 162 times, the fewest in the country. The next team in TO/game averages 10.3 (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 play at Air Force on Wednesday, Jan. 31 at 6:00 p.m.

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