The Ags got their first ever postseason D1 win over PAC-12 Utah in the first round of the WNIT and now they travel to Fort Collins to play the Colorado State Rams on Sunday at 1 pm PDT. The Rams advanced to the second round by virtue of their OT win over St. Mary's at home 80-68. The Aggies beat the Gaels in the Pavilion on December 12th 68-66. Looking at other common opponents the Aggies beat San Diego State 75-55 and CSU took down the Aztecs twice 60-43 and 80-46.

The Rams have a truly international roster that features 5 players from Sweden, one from Norway, one from Latvia and one from Denmark. They are not particularly tall but they are quick and play tenacious defense. Their defense is ranked 5th in the country and have limited their opponents to only 53.5 ppg. They are led by two time Mountain West MVP Ellen Nystrom a 6'1 guard from Sweden and they are particularly tough to beat at home where they are 17-1 this year.

The Aggies bounced back beautifully from their very disappointing loss to UCSB in the Big West Tournament. They came out hot in the game with Utah and played solid basketball for the majority of the game. Utah was able to get within one point in the third quarter when they started pressing and trapping the Aggies. I expect that the Rams will use their talented defense to do the same and the Ags will need to take care of the ball and control the tempo of the game.

If the Aggies play at the top of their game, they can beat the Rams and move on to the 3rd round of the WNIT.

Live stream on the Mountain West Network at 1 pm PDT: http://www.csurams.com/videos/

Go Ags!