The fun they had and the way they worked together. They won't get away with allowing 24 3s to certain foes in the Mountain West and getting outrebounded by the Cougars (43-36) wasn't ideal, but Williams said they'll improve there. The Rams also saw what needs to be cleaned up. Just as impressive, the team had 21 assists from eight different players, four with multiple. Then some experimentation began to take over, with all 16 players hitting the floor by the end, 12 of them scoring. Vaz showed she can be active in the paint with a nice finishing touch, the third Ram in double figures with 10.įor the first half, Williams played the combinations he wanted to see, using 10 players regularly in the half and to start the third quarter. I thought she played a little lost early on, very typical, but as the minutes progressed, she really found a n ice rhythm and showed what she could bring to our lineup." I think she found it as the game went on. I loved the mentality she played with tonight, and I thought she played with a good toughness. She can walk in here out of a blizzard where she hasn't eaten in two days, she's going to just shoot it and she's going to make it. She'll get better there, but Williams said her shooting is what will likely always stand out. She held up defensively, which has been an adjustment for her going from a high school program which lived in the zone and coming to Colorado State where they expect on-the-ball pressure in a man-to-man system.
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"When I'm missing shots, I'm out of whack and I don't know how to help my team, even though there are so many other ways I can, like on the defensive end." Usually, it's like I need to make a shot to give me my rhythm," which she found by hitting her first three 3s, finishing with nine points. She was nervous but hitting that first shot was a sigh of relief for her. She was in transition, fed by McKenna Hofschild for one of her nine assists, and she set immediately and fired. Ronsiek, coming off the bench, provided a spark with her shooting, nailing her first collegiate shot from the wing for a 3. He knew Cailyn Crocker could from her time at Cal (nine points).įrom practice, he was pretty sure freshman Hannah Ronsiek could, and he was just as sure about junior college transfer Joseana Vaz. He knew Megan Boyd (10 points) could from her time at Denver. But Williams knew she could play from her time at UTEP. She led the way with 13 as the Rams, who started slow from the field, settled in at 47 percent, 33.3 behind the arc. Coach gives us the freedom to just play, so to be able to go there and not have to think much and just flow with the game, it's really nice." We were ready to come out here and play against somebody else. We've been playing against each other since the summertime. "Getting ready for the season, getting ready for conference. "Preseason, that's what you're working toward," guard Destiny Thurman said. Part of it was seeing something new and being really excited about the prospect. Even against the zone, the Rams moved the ball better with more precision. The Rams only had 2four turnovers in the game but forced 19 because they were still active. When they could, they settled in a zone, but Williams felt they matched that with great composure. They did because while the Rams ran when they could, the Cougars didn't want any part of it. "I always like to have that I-told-you-so card in my back pocket. It was all true, all on display in a 78-47 exhibition win over Colorado College. No longer is McKenna Hofschild the only one who can push the pace. The increased athleticism added via recruiting, leading to a more active defense and better flow on offense. Needed to.The Colorado State women's basketball coach had to put the combinations from practice on the floor against somebody new and see how it flowed. – Every last bit of it, Ryun Williams knew it to be true.
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