Spring Break
Rams open home schedule with Idaho
Justin Warren
Issue date: 11/21/08 Section: Sports
Saturday afternoon the Rams host their first regular season home game in Moby Arena against the Idaho Vandals.
The Rams started the regular season at 0-2, including a crushing 30-point loss to rival CU-Boulder Wednesday night, but coaches and players are still convinced this is a different basketball team than last year.
"This is a different Colorado State team than we played a year ago," said head coach Kathy McConnell-Miller of CU after Wednesday night's game. "They are more athletic, they have shooters and they have a good combination of players."
"Overall I think we are doing a better job than last year," said junior forward Juanise Cornell. "Coach Holt is putting us in positions were we are best at."
A 0-2 start is not where the Rams and head coach Kristen Holt want to be, however, every week the team manages to improve on some aspect of the game.
In the first exhibition game against Adams State on Oct. 31, the Rams appeared sluggish during the second half, and Holt made it a priority to work on conditioning in practice the following week.
The team's conditioning in practice paid off as the Rams were able to run up a down the court for the entire game defeating Colorado Christian 94-66.
Against Wichita State, CSU was forced to play without five of their players, while committing 26 turnovers and having trouble from the foul line.
Wednesday night the Rams significantly subtracted their turnover margin against CU, only giving the ball up 12 times, while also improving their free throw percentage by shooting to 75 percent in the first half and 55.6 percent in the second.
The only problem that seemed to curse the team in both regular season games was fouling.
The Rams sent the Buffs to the line 24 times in that game, which is something coach Holt hopes will not happen against Idaho.
"(Fouling) better be down. It has to change at some point," Holt said.
To prepare for the Vandals on Saturday, the Rams worked on some different features of the game.
The Rams started the regular season at 0-2, including a crushing 30-point loss to rival CU-Boulder Wednesday night, but coaches and players are still convinced this is a different basketball team than last year.
"This is a different Colorado State team than we played a year ago," said head coach Kathy McConnell-Miller of CU after Wednesday night's game. "They are more athletic, they have shooters and they have a good combination of players."
"Overall I think we are doing a better job than last year," said junior forward Juanise Cornell. "Coach Holt is putting us in positions were we are best at."
A 0-2 start is not where the Rams and head coach Kristen Holt want to be, however, every week the team manages to improve on some aspect of the game.
In the first exhibition game against Adams State on Oct. 31, the Rams appeared sluggish during the second half, and Holt made it a priority to work on conditioning in practice the following week.
The team's conditioning in practice paid off as the Rams were able to run up a down the court for the entire game defeating Colorado Christian 94-66.
Against Wichita State, CSU was forced to play without five of their players, while committing 26 turnovers and having trouble from the foul line.
Wednesday night the Rams significantly subtracted their turnover margin against CU, only giving the ball up 12 times, while also improving their free throw percentage by shooting to 75 percent in the first half and 55.6 percent in the second.
The only problem that seemed to curse the team in both regular season games was fouling.
The Rams sent the Buffs to the line 24 times in that game, which is something coach Holt hopes will not happen against Idaho.
"(Fouling) better be down. It has to change at some point," Holt said.
To prepare for the Vandals on Saturday, the Rams worked on some different features of the game.
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