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Should be a good initial test for the young Shocker team. The Shocks defeated CSU at home last year 76-69 in OT.
CSU is coached by former WSU assistant Kristen Holt and former Shocker point guard Taylor Steven is also on the CSU coaching staff.
CSU defeated CSU-Pueblo 81-59 and Adams State 84-67 (after being tied at 39 at the half). CSU plays Montana Friday at home to open their season.
CSU has no Seniors on its roster and is pretty much a Sophomore-Junior team. The have 3 players listed at 6'2" on their roster. They have an international flavor with 2 players from the Netherlands and 1 from Belgium. The Belgium player is Kim Mestdagh, a 5'10" Sophomore. She scored 25 and 30 points in the two exhibition games and knocked down 7 treys in each game hitting 14-23 from behind the arc.
CSU apparently is battling some sprained ankles and perhaps other injuries as they only played 7-8 players from their roster of 11 in their two exhibition games. CSU will have played 2 exhibitions and their game vs Montana compared to only the 1 exhibition played by the Shocks. Not sure how much of an advantage this will prove to be for CSU, if any. With CSU playing a game Friday and apparently being a little short-handed (maybe) the Shocks may being able to wear-down the Rams some. It appears the Shocks plan on going 10 deep (maybe 11 once Alicia Sanchez is available in mid-season) and sending players in and out of the game in waves. They should be able to go hard on the defensive end and play an uptempo game.
Other keys would seem to be how they do controlling Mestdagh and how the fare on the boards. I assume guarding Mestdagh will fall primarily on Haleigh and Morgan.
I think this game could go either way.
CSU is coached by former WSU assistant Kristen Holt and former Shocker point guard Taylor Steven is also on the CSU coaching staff.
CSU defeated CSU-Pueblo 81-59 and Adams State 84-67 (after being tied at 39 at the half). CSU plays Montana Friday at home to open their season.
CSU has no Seniors on its roster and is pretty much a Sophomore-Junior team. The have 3 players listed at 6'2" on their roster. They have an international flavor with 2 players from the Netherlands and 1 from Belgium. The Belgium player is Kim Mestdagh, a 5'10" Sophomore. She scored 25 and 30 points in the two exhibition games and knocked down 7 treys in each game hitting 14-23 from behind the arc.
CSU apparently is battling some sprained ankles and perhaps other injuries as they only played 7-8 players from their roster of 11 in their two exhibition games. CSU will have played 2 exhibitions and their game vs Montana compared to only the 1 exhibition played by the Shocks. Not sure how much of an advantage this will prove to be for CSU, if any. With CSU playing a game Friday and apparently being a little short-handed (maybe) the Shocks may being able to wear-down the Rams some. It appears the Shocks plan on going 10 deep (maybe 11 once Alicia Sanchez is available in mid-season) and sending players in and out of the game in waves. They should be able to go hard on the defensive end and play an uptempo game.
Other keys would seem to be how they do controlling Mestdagh and how the fare on the boards. I assume guarding Mestdagh will fall primarily on Haleigh and Morgan.
I think this game could go either way.
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