Two preseason All-Mountain West accolades were awarded to two crucial members of this year’s CSU women’s basketball team on Wednesday.
Ellen Nystrom, a junior out of Lulea, Sweden, was named the MW Preseason Player of the Year by College Sports Madness, and head coach Ryun Williams was named MW Preseason Coach of the Year.
Last year, Nystrom’s season of averaging 9.2 points per game and a team-high 6.8 rebounds per game earned her a spot on the All-Mountain West team and the conference’s all-defensive team.
Nystrom also notched a spot on College Sports Madness’ All-High Major Second Team, which consists of players from the Atlantic 10, Colonial, Conference USA, Horizon, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Mountain West and West Coast conferences.