FORT COLLINS — Colorado State senior guard Ellen Nystrom, the reigning Mountain West player of the year, earned the first player of the week honor from the conference after her performance in the Rams' season-opening win over Omaha in the Preseason Women's NIT.
Nystrom scored a career-best 22 points in the victory, shooting 57.1 percent from the field and making both of her 3-point attempts. She was perfect on four attempts from the free-throw line, adding three offensive rebounds, six assists and two steals.
— By Sports Staff