FORT COLLINS, Colo. (Interstat) — Caitlin Kramer recorded 14 points, 11 rebounds, three assists and one block, and Colorado State used a strong second half to beat Lindenwood 63-46 in a women’s NCAA Division I game Monday at Moby Arena. The Rams improved to 1-0. The Lions fell to 0-1. Colorado State’s top star was Kramer, a 6-foot-3 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., who previously played at Air Academy.

Colorado State shot 24 of 55 from the floor, 7 of 20 from 3-point range and 8 of 8 from the free throw line. Lindenwood shot 17 of 57 overall, 9 of 23 from beyond the arc and 3 of 12 at the line. The Rams scored 63 points from 66 possessions for an offensive rating of 95.7. The Lions scored 46 points from 69 possessions for an offensive rating of 67.0. Colorado State finished with nine assists, six offensive rebounds, four blocks and 13 turnovers. Lindenwood had five assists, nine offensive rebounds, three blocks and 15 turnovers.

Lindenwood opened with early 3-pointers from Cadence Dykstra and Brenna Rucker and hung with the Rams through the first quarter. Sophie Sene made the game’s first basket, Dykstra answered with a jumper and a 3-pointer, and Rucker followed with a 3 to give Lindenwood an 8-4 edge. Colorado State got a late boost from Kloe Froebe’s layup and free throw and Kramer’s 3-pointer. The Rams scored 16 points in the first quarter, while Lindenwood scored 14, and Colorado State led by two after the opening period.

The Lions remained within striking distance in the second quarter. Violet McNece and Saniah Tyler hit 3-pointers, and Ariadna Martinez and Konstantina Mantziori also connected from deep. Tyler’s 3 at 6:11 pulled Lindenwood to 14-13, but Froebe and Kramer answered inside. McNece’s layup made it 17-16, and Martinez and Mantziori kept the Lions close from deep. Colorado State answered with 17 second-quarter points, using Kramer’s shooting and McKenna Murphy’s midrange game to take a 33-24 lead into halftime. Kramer made two 3-pointers in the second quarter, and Murphy added a jumper and a floating jump shot before the break.

The decisive stretch came in the third quarter. Rucker’s 3-pointer with 7:02 left brought Lindenwood within 28-27. Colorado State responded with a 15-5 run over the next several minutes. Murphy hit a jumper, Camryn Runner scored in transition, Kramer made a 3-pointer, Froebe converted a layup, Murphy hit another 3 and Breana Bowman made three free throws. The Rams outscored the Lions 20-14 in the quarter and led 43-32 entering the fourth. Dykstra had a layup early in the third for Lindenwood, and Jarius Powers added a hook shot during the quarter. Lindenwood went scoreless from the field for a long stretch until Anna McCarn’s jumper at 2:05, and Bowman’s free throws capped the run.

Colorado State put the game away early in the fourth. Heidur Karlsdottir opened the quarter with consecutive layups, pushing the lead to 47-32. Lindenwood got 3-pointers from Tyler and a layup from Dykstra, but the Rams answered with Murphy’s 3-pointer, Runner’s 3-pointer and Froebe’s late layup. Tyler’s 3 at 8:15 cut it to 47-35, and Runner’s free throws and jumper rebuilt the cushion. Dykstra’s layup at 4:39 brought Lindenwood to 51-40, but Murphy and Karlsdottir answered. Anna McCarn also scored on a jumper and a layup for Lindenwood in the fourth. The Lions’ final point came on Bianca Silva’s free throw with 1.4 seconds remaining.

Kramer led Colorado State with a double-double, adding three assists and one block to her 14 points and 11 rebounds. The 6-foot-3 guard from Colorado Springs, Colo., previously at Air Academy, played 38 minutes. Froebe, a 5-foot-8 guard from Lincoln Community HS, finished with 13 points, eight rebounds and five assists in 38 minutes. Runner, a 5-foot-8 guard from Hamilton Heights, added 11 points, two rebounds, five assists and one block in 34 minutes. Murphy scored 12 points and had two rebounds in 32 minutes. Karlsdottir, a 6-foot-4 center, had six points, six rebounds and two blocks in 20 minutes. Sene, a 6-foot-3 forward from Lycee Hector Berlioz, added four points and six rebounds in 16 minutes. Colorado State’s balanced effort helped offset 13 turnovers.

Dykstra paced Lindenwood with 10 points, 10 rebounds and three assists in 33 minutes. The 5-foot-8 guard from West Catholic also helped handle the ball against pressure. Rucker, a 5-foot-9 guard from Eureka High School, had six points, eight rebounds and two blocks in 32 minutes. Powers, a 6-foot-1 center from Alton, added four points, six rebounds, three assists and one block in 18 minutes. Tyler scored nine points and added two rebounds and one assist in 19 minutes. McNece provided outside shooting in the first half, and Martinez and Mantziori each hit a 3-pointer. Lindenwood’s shooting struggles at the free throw line and 15 turnovers limited its comeback chances. The Lions shot 3 of 12 at the line and were outscored 20-14 in the third quarter.

Lindenwood next plays at Denver on Nov. 4, then hosts Evansville on Nov. 7, visits Louisville on Nov. 10, hosts Stephens College on Nov. 13, visits Missouri on Nov. 15, visits Illinois-Chicago on Nov. 19, visits Evansville on Nov. 21, faces Western Michigan on Nov. 24 in Cleveland, visits Cleveland State on Nov. 25 and hosts Hannibal-La Grange on Dec. 1. Colorado State visits Utah on Nov. 6, visits Denver on Nov. 10, hosts Wyoming on Nov. 13, hosts Harvard on Nov. 19, faces Grambling on Nov. 20 in Charlotte Amalie West, U.S. Virgin Islands, hosts Weber State on Nov. 22, hosts Southern on Dec. 5, visits Troy on Dec. 12 in San Diego, faces Arizona State on Dec. 13 in San Diego and hosts Northern Colorado on Dec. 19.

Interstat’s game simulator had projected a final score of Colorado State 60, Lindenwood 59. Interstat’s ELO system had projected Colorado State with an 88.6 percent probability to win.