Rams return Moby Arena Saturday to host Utah State for Pink Out

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Colorado State Rams (7-8, 1-3 MW) vs. Utah State Aggies (9-7, 4-1 MW)
*Pink Out and Moby March -- Pregame Cancer Awareness Walk*
Saturday, Jan. 19 | Tipoff at 2 p.m. MT
Moby Arena | Fort Collins, Colo.
Coverage: CSURams.com/live (MW Network) | KARS 102.9 FM | Live Stats

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State women's basketball team returns to its home floor at Moby Arena on Saturday to host the Aggies of Utah State. The game is the Rams' annual Pink Out and there is a Moby March pregame Cancer Awareness Walk in Moby Arena from 12-1 p.m. For just $15 participants receive a game ticket, t-shirt, concession voucher and admission to the walk for $15.

Opening tip between Colorado State (7-8, 1-3 MW) and Utah State (9-7, 4-1 MW) is scheduled for 2 p.m. MT. The Aggies are tied for second in the Mountain West standings with New Mexico and carry a two-game winning streak into the contest. Their only loss came on the road to conference co-leader Fresno State by a 70-59 margin on Jan. 9.

Live video will be available on CSURams.com/live via the Mountain West Network, while the radio broadcast will be carried on KARS 102.9 FM (Fort Collins) with Matthew Wozniak on the call. Live stats will also be made available on CSURams.com. Links to each can be found above or on the schedule page on CSURams.com.

Scouting the Utah State Aggies

Utah State is 4-1 in conference play to start 2018-19, picking up wins over Nevada and Air Force before dropping a game to MW co-leader Fresno State on the road and rebounding to defeat Wyoming and San Jose State at home. The Aggies are 9-7 overall.
Utah State was picked to finish eighth of the Mountain West's 11 teams in a preseason poll of league coaches.
The Aggies average 63.3 points per game and shoot 41.3% (395-957) from the field. They are 32.5% (90-277) from three-point range and 70.4% (133-189) from the free-throw line.
The Aggies are holding opponents to 58.1 points per game and a field-goal percentage of 37.2 (330-888), including 27.2% (83-301) from behind the arc. Opponents are 69.9% (188-269) from the line.
Utah State's leading scorer is junior G/F Shannon Dufficy, who averages 16.4 points and 10.2 rebounds per game, while junior G Eliza West leads in assists, at 5.3 per game.

Quick Hits

After finishing the 2017-18 season with its fifth straight 20-win season and fifth consecutive postseason appearance, Colorado State touts a new-look squad for 2018-19. The Rams return seven players from last year's roster, but welcome as many newcomers to the team.
The Rams average 56.6 points per game and shoot 38.9% (318-818) from the field. They are 30.3% (89-294) from three-point range and 78.5% (124-158) from the free-throw line.
CSU is holding opponents to 57.3 points per game and a field-goal percentage of 32.5 (307-945), including 29.0% (122-421) from behind the arc. Opponents are 70.5% (124-176) from the line.
Colorado State finished nonconference play with a 6-5 record, marking its sixth consecutive season with a nonconference record of .500 or better.
Among the returning players for Colorado State is sophomore guard Lore Devos, who finished nonconference play fourth in the Mountain West in points per game (15.8). Devos was the only player in the Mountain West to finish nonconference play ranked in the Mountain West's top 10 in scoring, rebounding (ninth - 6.2/game) and assists (10th - 2.8/game). She is currently in the top 10 in both scoring (14.7; 5th) and rebounding (5.9; 9th) for all games.
Devos accounted for 27.3 percent of Colorado State's offense in nonconference play, a higher percentage of her team's scoring than any other player in the conference accounted for. She did it efficiently, ranking eighth in the league in field goal percentage (.503).
Among the Rams' newcomers is junior guard Mollie Mounsey, who was named the 2018-19 Mountain West Preseason Newcomer of the Year. Mounsey, who currently leads the MW in threes per game (2.9), is a two-time NJCAA First-Team All-American and led the nation (Division I, II, III, NAIA or NJCAA) in threes (143) in 2016-17 at Seward Country CC.
Among Mounsey's early highlights at CSU was her performance at BYU, where she knocked down seven three-point field goals, the fifth-most in a single game in program history.
Mounsey led the Mountain West in three categories through nonconference play. Those included three-point field goals made per game (3.2), defensive rebounds per game (6.0) and minutes played per game (35.7).
Sophomore guard Grace Colaivalu is also among the returners for the Rams after earning the program's first Mountain West All-Freshman selection since 2013-14 (Ellen Nystrom, Elin Gustavsson) last season.
Colaivalu finished nonconference played ranked fourth in each of assists per game (5.1) and assist/turnover ratio (2.0). No player in the conference ranked that high in both categories though nonconference play.
Colorado State's coaching staff has also been retooled heading to the 2018-19 season, as the Rams welcomed Rico Burkett and Kellie Lewis to the staff. With those two additions, CSU has four coaches with NCAA head coaching experience on its staff this season, the most of any women's basketball program in the nation.

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