Colorado State Women’s Basketball 2026 NCAA Tournament Capsule
March 5, 2026 · CSM Staff
Colorado State Rams
Mountain West (27-7, 15-5)
Big Wins: 11/13 at Gonzaga, 3/9 vs UNLV (66-59)
Bad Losses: 1/7 New Mexico (59-66), 1/10 at Boise State (59-62)
Coach: Ryun Williams
Probable Starters:
Madelyn Bragg, Senior, Forward, 8.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg
Brooke Carlson, Sophomore, Guard, 11.3 ppg, 3.1 apg, 2.6 rpg
Kloe Froebe, Sophomore, Guard, 10.7 ppg, 2.4 apg, 6.8 rpg
Hannah Ronsiek, Senior, Guard, 7.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg
Marta Leimane, Senior, Guard, 5.0 ppg, 1.4 apg, 2.5 rpg
Key Role Players:
Lexus Bargesser, Senior, Guard, 15.2 ppg, 2.7 apg, 5.8 rpg
McKenna Murphy, Freshman, Guard, 5.1 ppg, 1.9 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 67.1 (156th in nation, 5th in conference)
Scoring Defense: 55.0 (9, 1)
Field-Goal Percentage: 42.1 (119, 4)
Field-Goal Defense: 35.5 (11, 1)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 6.8 (121, 6)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 32.8 (99, 4)
Free-Throw Percentage: 76.6 (29, 1)
Rebound Margin: 0.9 (181, 8)
Assists Per Game: 11.9 (248, 7)
Turnovers Per Game: 10.3 (1, 1)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
| 2023 | NIT | First Round loss to Northern Iowa |
| 2022 | NIT | First Round loss to Portland |
| 2018 | NIT | First Round win over Western Illinois |
| 2018 | NIT | Second Round loss to South Dakota |
| 2017 | NIT | First Round win over Charleston |
| 2017 | NIT | Second Round loss to Cal State Bakersfield |
| 2016 | NCAA | Round of 64 loss to South Florida |
| 2015 | NIT | First Round loss to Northern Colorado |
| 2014 | NIT | First Round loss to Southern Utah |
*all team stats through 3/5
