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FORT COLLINS – Emma Ronsiek continues to capture attention as the Colorado State forward has been selected for the midseason watch list for the 2025 Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award, as announced by Her Hoop Stats on Wednesday morning. The list features 15 of the leading players in the nation from mid-major programs.

The acknowledgment is hardly unexpected since Ronsiek has proven to be one of the most adaptable athletes in the country this season. The native of Sioux Falls, S.D., is among only eight players nationally who are averaging at least 19.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, and 3.0 assists per game against Division I competitors, sharing this distinction with JuJu Watkins (Southern California) and Hannah Hidalgo (Notre Dame). Moreover, Ronsiek is the sole player categorized as a forward to achieve such statistics.

In terms of statistics, Ronsiek ranks among the elite, landing within the top 45 in various categories including points (306), 3-point field goals (41), and minutes per game (35.2). A two-time All-BIG EAST First Team selection during her four years at Creighton, Ronsiek is just 72 points shy of hitting the 2,000 career point milestone. Across 132 career games – featuring 126 starts – she boasts averages of 14.6 points and 5.3 rebounds.

The Preseason Mountain West Co-Player of the Year is one of two players from the league to enter the award’s top fifteen, alongside Fresno State’s Mia Jacobs. Earlier this year, Ronsiek earned a spot on the Katrina McClain Power Forward of the Year Watch List – recognizing the premier power forwards in women’s NCAA DI basketball – as well as the World Exposure Top-50 Mid-Major Women’s Basketball Players to Watch list.

The Becky Hammon Mid-Major Player of the Year Award will reveal a 10-player list of semifinalists in February, prior to selecting five finalists in early March. If Ronsiek is chosen as a semifinalist, it would mark three consecutive seasons that Colorado State is represented on this list, following McKenna Hofschild‘s appearances during her junior and senior years.

Ronsiek has steered the Rams to a 12-5 overall record – including victories over Georgia, Gonzaga, and Oregon State – alongside a 3-1 start to the MW season. Colorado State is set to play away against San Diego State tonight (Jan. 15) at 7 p.m. MT and will return to Moby Arena on Saturday (Jan. 18) at 1 p.m. to face New Mexico in its annual State Pride game. Tickets for all Colorado State women’s basketball home contests can be purchased at CSURams.com/WBBTickets.