Colorado State University Athletics
Saturday, February 24
Logan, UT
2:00 PM
Colorado State
17-9,8-7Mountain West
90
at
68
Utah State
5-22,2-14Mountain West
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2
3
4
F
Colorado St.
22
24
26
18
90
Utah St.
11
24
11
22
68
Rams Snap Road Skid with Rout at Utah State
2/24/2024 4:14:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Hofschild and Leimane combined for 55 points
LOGAN, Utah – Colorado State snapped its five-game road losing streak with a dominating, 90-68 victory at Utah State on Saturday afternoon. McKenna Hofschild led all scorers with 31 points and Marta Leimane added a career-high 24 points. The pair combined for 24-of-32 shooting.
Colorado State kept Utah State scoreless over six minutes in the opening frame and forced the Aggies to miss 10-consecutive shots, while going on a 15-0 run. The Rams built an 11-point lead through the first 10 minutes, led by Hofschild who scored 11.
Both teams traded baskets through the first media break at 4:14 in the second. The Rams strung together another 8-0 run to lead 46-35 with 72 seconds left in the half – their largest of the game thus far. Hofschild finished the first half with 20 points on 8-of-11 and Leimane added 14 on 7-of-9. As a team, CSU shot 19-of-31 in the first 20 minutes and 2-of-3 from behind the arch.
Colorado State continued its dominating performance coming out of the break outscoring Utah State 26-11. The Rams used two scoring runs of 10- and 9-0 during the third to built their largest lead at 29 with 3:24 left. CSU continue to roll in the fourth quarter and secured the victory.
Hofschild led all scorers with 31 points and pulled down five rebounds and five assists. Leimane added a career-high 24 points and grabbed six rebounds and handed out four assists. Hannah Ronsiek also added four assists and secured a team-high eight rebounds. CSU finished shooting 59 percent from the floor on 36-of-61 shooting, including 9-of-13 from behind the arc. Hofschild was a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range.
Colorado State will return to Moby Arena and host Nevada for its annual Education Day on Wednesday morning at 11:00 AM. The Rams will welcome kids from the Poudre and Thompson School Districts.
Colorado State kept Utah State scoreless over six minutes in the opening frame and forced the Aggies to miss 10-consecutive shots, while going on a 15-0 run. The Rams built an 11-point lead through the first 10 minutes, led by Hofschild who scored 11.
Both teams traded baskets through the first media break at 4:14 in the second. The Rams strung together another 8-0 run to lead 46-35 with 72 seconds left in the half – their largest of the game thus far. Hofschild finished the first half with 20 points on 8-of-11 and Leimane added 14 on 7-of-9. As a team, CSU shot 19-of-31 in the first 20 minutes and 2-of-3 from behind the arch.
Colorado State continued its dominating performance coming out of the break outscoring Utah State 26-11. The Rams used two scoring runs of 10- and 9-0 during the third to built their largest lead at 29 with 3:24 left. CSU continue to roll in the fourth quarter and secured the victory.
Hofschild led all scorers with 31 points and pulled down five rebounds and five assists. Leimane added a career-high 24 points and grabbed six rebounds and handed out four assists. Hannah Ronsiek also added four assists and secured a team-high eight rebounds. CSU finished shooting 59 percent from the floor on 36-of-61 shooting, including 9-of-13 from behind the arc. Hofschild was a perfect 5-of-5 from 3-point range.
Colorado State will return to Moby Arena and host Nevada for its annual Education Day on Wednesday morning at 11:00 AM. The Rams will welcome kids from the Poudre and Thompson School Districts.
Team Stats
CSU
USU
FG%
.590
.348
3FG%
.615
.318
FT%
.769
.765
RB
36
38
TO
8
9
STL
5
4
Game Leaders
Pts
31
FGM
12
3FGM
5
FTM
2
Pts
24
FGM
12
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
5
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
2
FTM
0
Players Mentioned
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