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6 MW CHAMPIONSHIPS | 3 WAC CHAMPIONSHIPS | 6 NCAA APPEARANCES | 7 WNIT APPEARANCES | 6 ALL-AMERICANS 2020-21 WOMEN'S BASKETBALL GAME NOTES 2020-21 SCHEDULE/RESULTS GAME 7: COLORADO STATE RAMS (5-1) VS DENVER (2-2) Record: 5-1 | MW: 3-1 WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 12 P.M. MT | FORT COLLINS, COLO. | MOBY ARENA Home: 4-0 | Away: 1-1 | Neutral: 0-0 NOVEMBER (2-0) COLORADO STATE RAMS DENVER PIONEERS 25 REGIS W, 111-64 Head Coach: Ryun Williams Head Coach: Doshia Woods 28 COLORADO CHRISTIAN W, 96-54 Career DI Record: 419-248 Career Record: 2-2 DECEMBER (3-1) Record at CSU: 161-96 Record at DU : same Top Scorer: Tori Williams (16.3 ppg) Top Scorer: Meghan Boyd (22.3 ppg) 3 at Fresno State* W, 89-83 Top Rebounder: Lore Devos (8.0 rpg) Top Rebounder: Tsimba Malonga (6.3 rpg) 4 at Fresno State* L, 74-78 TEAM COMPARISON 8 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 86-77 90.0 ppg 50.4 FG% 43.5 3FG% SCORING 74.5 ppg 42.7 FG% 37.4 3FG% 10 SAN DIEGO STATE* W, 84-77 38.2 rpg 29.2 D-rpg 9.0 O-rpg REBOUNDING 37.8 rpg 29.0 D-rpg 8.8 O-rpg 13 DENVER 12 p.m. 18.0 apg 6.8 bpg 5.2 spg AST-BLK-STL 12.5 apg 1.8 bpg 6.3 spg 18 at Denver 6 p.m. 72.2 ppg 40.7 FG%-D 30.7 3FG%-D DEFENSE 73.5 ppg 40.4 FG%-D 30.3 3FG%-D +1.0 Reb. +2.8 TO +1.8 Ast-TO MARGINS -2.0 Reb. -3.2 TO +0.8 Ast-TO JANUARY (0-0) 7 at UNLV* TBA OFF THE TIP 9 at UNLV* TBA • After a four-game conference stretch, Colorado State will switch to its last scheduled non-conference opponent, Denver, for two games. First, the Pioneers travel up I-25 to Moby Arena for a Sunday noon tip. The Rams return the favor and play 14 SAN JOSE STATE* TBA DU next Friday at 6 p.m. in the Hamilton Gymnasium. 16 SAN JOSE STATE* TBA 20 UTAH STATE* TBA • Taking 3-of-4 from two top-4 projected Mountain West teams, including the reigning champions, has certainly gained the league's attention to the Rams now at 5-1 overall and 3-1 in the conference. Pace and scoring is the biggest difference for 22 UTAH STATE* TBA these Rams as they have scored over 70 points in all six games already equaling last season's total. The 3-1 Mountain West 27 at Boise State* TBA start is the best since the 2016-17 season for the Rams. 29 at Boise State* TBA • The Pioneers (2-2), led by first-time head coach Doshia Woods, were picked to finish seventh in The Summit League FEBRUARY (0-0) and had no preseason all-conference players, but are proving much tougher than the forecast. In the season opener, DU 4 WYOMING* TBA delivered a 16-point loss to Air Force on the road. DU then fell to Northern Colorado by one point and lost to Wyoming after 6 WYOMING* TBA heading into the fourth quarter tied. The last time out, DU went up to Boulder to defeat Colorado on two last second free 11 at New Mexico* TBA throws from freshman Claire Gritt. Sophomore Meghan Boyd dropped a career-high 29 against the Buffs. 13 at New Mexico* TBA • The Rams' success can't be pinned to one player as all five projected starters have notched career-high points along with 19 NEVADA* TBA other top accolades. Tori Williams is in the midst of a career-best streak of six double-digit scoring games thanks largely to her NCAA second-best 3-ball total. McKenna Hofschild has spilled into double digits four times after having a high of 21 NEVADA* TBA nine points coming into the season, but her best asset is her NCAA leading assist total. Sydney Mech ranks third nationally 27 at Air Force* TBA in blocks and is coming off a seven-block performance which ties the season-best mark in NCAA. Lore Devos has three MARCH (0-0) double-doubles after coming into the season with one such game. Ellie Boni leads all MW freshman in scoring. 1 at Air Force* TBA 7-10 Air Force Reserve Mountain West • Teamwise, the Rams lead the MW in 10 categories and are in the top-5 nationally in seven of those statistics. Championship (Las Vegas, Nev.) A Colorado State Sunday Win Would Mean… • First 6-1 start since 2015-16 when the Rams went 31-2 overall and undefeated in the Mountain West at 18-0. Home games listed in BOLD | Time in MT PROJECTED COLORADO STATE STARTERS * - Denotes MW Game #4 #2 #5 #35 #24 McKenna Hofschild Tori Williams Ellie Boni Lore Devos Sydney Mech PRESS BOX - Sunday Dec. 13 at CSU Fr. | G RS-Jr. | G Fr. | G Sr. | G/F RS-Soph.. | F Game Time: 12:00 p.m. MT Live Stats: https://csura.ms/WBBStats MPG: 29.3 MPG: 30.5 MPG: 27.5 MPG: 28.5 MPG: 29.5 Live Stream: Mountain West Network PPG: 12.8 PPG: 16.3 PPG: 8.0 PPG: 15.7 PPG: 11.2 https://csura.ms/Live FG%: .509 FG%: .493 FG%: .419 REB: 48 REB: 22 3FG%: .429 3FG%: .480 3FG%: .417 FG%: .528 FG%: .563 AST: 39 AST: 16 F T: 7-7 BLK: 10 BLK: 14 Radio: KARS 102.9 FM | csura.ms/Listen ON-AIR Talent: Matt Wozniak SERIES HISTORY VS. DENVER (MORE ON PG 8) Overall: CSU leads, 21-9 Current Streak: CSU, 6 Colorado State Athletics: In Fort Collins: 13-4 Last Meeting: DU 79, CSU 84 in Fort Collins (12/21/18) Austin Hannon | Communications Coordinator In Denver: 8-5 Largest Margin of Victory: 72; DU 21, CSU 93 in FC (1/9/75) 404-861-8787 | [email protected] Neutral Sites: - Largest Defeat: 19; CSU 58, DU 77 in Denver (12/7/05) @CSUWBasketball | @csuwbasketball | Colorado State Women's Basketball 2020-21 ROSTER 2020-21 Colorado State Rams Front (L-R): Bengisu Alper, Jamie Bonnarens, Tori Williams, Alexis Eberhardt, McKenna Hofschild, Katia Stamatelopoulos Back (L-R): Petra Farkas, Lore Devos, Liah Davis, Sydney Mech, Cali Clark, Maria Torres, Karly Murphy, Lauren Brocke, Makayala Heming- way NUMERICAL ROSTER NO NAME POS HT YR HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL) 1 Katia Stamatelopoulos 5-8 G Soph. Adelaide, South Australia (Pulteney Grammar) 2 Tori Williams 5-9 G RS-Jr. Boise, Idaho (Utah/Centennial HS) 4 McKenna Hofschild 5-5 G Soph. Prior Lake, Minn. (Seton Hall/Prior Lake HS) 5 Ellie Boni 5-9 G Fr. Spokane Valley, Wash. (University HS) 10 Alexis Eberhardt 5-7 G Soph. Loveland, Colo. (Loveland HS) 11 Petra Farkas 5-10 G/F Jr. Kecskemet, Hungary (Coll. of Southern Idaho/Kecskemet TE) 12 Jamie Bonnarens 6-0 G/F RS-Sr. Cache, Okla. (Cameron/Cache HS) 14 Cali Clark 6-3 F Fr. Centennial, Colo. (Cherry Creek HS) 22 Lauren Brocke 6-3 G/F RS-Jr. Boise, Idaho (Centennial HS) 24 Sydney Mech 6-2 G/F RS-Soph. Englewood, Colo. (Denver/Cherry Creek HS) 32 Makayla Hemingway 5-11 G/F Fr. Aurora, Colo. (Cherokee Trail HS) 33 Bengisu Alper 5-11 G RS-Soph. Istanbul, Turkey (Maine/Florya Doga Anataolian - Fenerbahce S.K.) 34 Liah Davis 6-2 C RS-Sr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Sand Creek HS) 35 Lore Devos 6-1 G Sr. Kortrijk, Belgium (Stedelijk Lyceum Topsport) 42 Karly Murphy 6-1 F Gr. River Falls, Wisc. (Wisconsin-Green Bay/River Falls HS) 44 Maria Torres 6-1 G/F Fr. Madrid, Spain (les Ortega y Gasset M86) Head Coach: Ryun Williams (Ninth Season/South Dakota ’92) Pronunciation Guide Assistant Coaches: Rico Burkett (North Dakota ‘93/Third Season) Bengisu Alper Ben-Ge-Su Kellie Lewis (Boise State ‘98/Third Season) Jamie Bonnarens bon-AIR-ens Lauren Brocke Brock-ee Amber Cunningham (South Dakota ’12/Fifth Season) Lore Devos LOAR deh-VAAS Katia Stamatelopoulous Stama-tel-opo-lus Alexis Eberhardt eber-Heart Ellie Boni bon-EYE McKenna Hofschild hofs-SHIELD 2 • 2020-21 COLORADO STATE WOMEN'S BASKETBALL 2020-21 QUICK SHEET Highlights #1 KATIA STAMATELOPOULOS | SOPH. | G/F • Seems to always be at right place, right time defensively; 3 steals in opener 2020-21 Season Stats • Getting used in defensive situations and for late game free throws MIN PTS Steals Assists FG% FT • Has five teammates from Australian's League Forestville Eagles playing in NCAA 24 11 4 2 .600 4-6 • Brother, Apostolos, plays pro soccer for Western United FC in western Melb. #2 TORI WILLIAMS | RS-JR. | G Highlights 2020-21 Season Stats • Sharpshooting on display in opener with a career-high 30 points on eight 3s MPG PPG Steals Assists FG% 3FG% • 24 of her 34 FGs this season are 3s; 129 of 206 in her collegiate career 30.5 16.3 6 16 .493 .480 • Started in all 26 appearances last season, missed four games due to injury • Most 3s by Pac-12 freshman in '18-19, 1st Team All-Frosh by Media & HM by Pac-12 #4 MCKENNA HOFSCHILD | SOPH. | G Highlights 2020-21 Season Stats • Speed and playmaking ability in opener with 10 assists - Tied 6th in NCAA for single game MPG PPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT • Got transfer waiver to play immediately approved just prior to season starting 29.3 12.8 39 .509 .429 12-19 • Played in 18 games off bench for Seton Hall who finished 19-12 and 11-7 in Big East • Finalist for Minnesota's Miss Basketball; 2018-19 Minnesota FIrst Team by USA Today #5 ELLIE BONI | FR.