Colorado State forward Alana Arias was originally supposed to redshirt last year, which would have made this her junior season. Instead, she is in her senior campaign, and the rest of the teams in the Mountain West dodged the bullet of not having to defend her another year.
Twice this season, Arias has led the Rams in scoring and three times she’s led in rebounds. At San Diego State, she led in both, going for a 14 point, 10 rebound double-double, a performance that earned her MW Women’s Basketball Player of the Week on Jan. 18.