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Inside the Lines Friday, Feb. 10, 2017 Hoops Edition Rising Above A year after facing an unthinkable tragedy, Emmanuel Omogbo has CSU in the hunt for a Mountain West championship | Page 11 | 2 Inside The Lines Friday, February 10, 2017 Mountain West Women’s Mountain West Men’s Basketball Standings Basketball Standings 10-2 (18-6) 8-3 (19-5) 8-3 (15-7) 9-3 (17-6) 8-4 (16-9) 9-4 (14-10) 8-5 (15-10) 7-5 (16-8) 6-6 (16-9) 7-5 (14-9) 6-6 (14-10) 6-6 (13-10) 5-6 (13-10) 5-6 (15-7) 5-6 (12-10) 5-6 (8-15) 4-8 (10-13) 3-8 (8-14) 3-8 (10-14) 2-9 (8-14) 3-9 (10-15) 1-10 (3-18) Lory Student Center Box 13 EDITORIAL STAFF | 970-491-7513 ADVISING STAFF Fort Collins, CO 80523 Julia Rentsch | Editor-in-Chief Jim Rodenbush | Student Media Adviser This publication is not an offi cial publication of Colorado State [email protected] Kim Blumhardt | Advertising Manager University, but is published by an independent corporation using Mikaela Rodenbaugh | Managing Editor Cale Rogers | CTV Adviser the name ‘The Rocky Mountain Collegian’ pursuant to a license [email protected] Hannah Copeland | KCSU Adviser Inside granted by CSU. 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Letters to [email protected] the editor should be sent to [email protected]. Justin Michael | Sports Reporter [email protected] Inside The Lines 3 Friday, February 10, 2017 Colorado State men’s and women’s hoops teams finding success midway through conference season By Justin T. Michael After a slow start to the duo of Emmanuel Omogbo and 1995 and their worst finish in the New Mexico (14-10, 9-4 MW) @JustinTMichael season, the Spartans have won Gian Clavell all year. With six Mountain West ever. After winning four of their three straight against Mountain games remaining, the Rams will last five, the Lobos currently sit The Mountain West has his- West foes, most recently beating have an opportunity to win their On the women’s side... just two games out of first place torically been one of the more San Diego State 76-71 Tuesday first regular season conference The women’s league is a with games against both of the competitive mid-major basket- night. championship in school history. much dierent situation, as it top-two teams to go. ball conferences in division-one Led by Mountain West Play- is really only a three horse race. In UNM’s most recent win basketball, but over the last er of the Year candidate Bran- Who’s not? Going for fourth straight Moun- over Air Force, junior guard few years the perception of the don Clarke, the Spartans are rel- tain West championship, Colo- Cherise Beynon recorded the league has changed vastly. evant in the Mountain West for San Diego State (13-10, 5-6 MW) rado State currently sits alone first triple-double by a Lobo What used to be a multi-bid the first time since joining the After dominating the league in first place with Wyoming and since 1979 (20 points, 12 re- conference for the NCAA Tour- league. The sophomore forward for nearly a decade straight, San New Mexico shortly behind. bounds and 12 assists). nament has become single-bid is the league’s leading scorer, Diego State has struggled might- league at best, meaning that the averaging 19.2 points and eight ily this season. Who’s Hot? Who’s Not? end of year conference tourna- rebounds per-game. The Aztecs have blown dou- ment is much more important Currently sitting in eighth ble-digit leads in multiple games Colorado State (18-6, 10-2 MW) Wyoming (17-6, 9-3 MW) than the regular season title. Al- place, four of the Spartans sev- this season and have suered Despite dropping their last The Cowgirls of Wyoming though winning the regular sea- en remaining games are against two separate three-game los- matchup against Utah State, and got o to a red hot start to their son title is important because it teams with losing records and ing streaks. After losing three barely scrapping by UNLV the season, winning 18 of their first gets you a first round bye. the team is heating up at the per- out of their last five contests, game before, the Rams again find 21 games. Wyoming has cooled With only a handful of fect time. the Aztecs run of three-straight themselves being the creme of o exponentially of late though, games remaining in the season, Colorado State (16-9, 8-4 MW) Mountain West regular season the crop in the Mountain West. losing three of their last five. the race for the Mountain West Despite playing with just titles will be coming to an end Led by a defense that ranks 4th Wyoming is still in solid po- league title is wide open. Nevada seven scholarship players this year. nationally in total defense, Colo- sition to compete for the league and Boise State are tied atop the throughout the majority of con- UNLV (10-15, 3-9 MW) rado State is set up to make their title, but with a remaining pair league, with Colorado State sit- ference-play, the Rams have Similarly to SDSU, UNLV fourth consecutive run at a reg- of games against Colorado State ting a half game back. more than held their own in the has perennially been a Moun- ular season conference cham- and a road game with New Mex- Here is a quick look at every- Mountain West and had one tain West powerhouse but in- pionship. Barring any unfore- ico still to go, the Cowgirls have thing you need to know about or two plays gone dierently stability within the program has seen circumstances and being a tough schedule to get back on Mountain West men’s hoops so against Boise State, they could led to the fall of the once mighty led by the Swedish duo of Ellen track with. far. very well be in first place right Rebels. Nystrom and Elin Gustavsson, Who’s hot? now. At 10-15 with six games to the Rams should not have any Justin Michael can be reached Winners in five of their last go, UNLV is on pace to finish be- issues claiming the title. by email at [email protected]. San Jose State (12-10, 5-6 MW) six contests, CSU has rode the low .500 for the first time since 4 Inside The Lines Friday, February 10, 2017 Koelliker stepping into new role for CSU Snow College transfer Braden Koelliker scored a season-high 21 points in his Colorado State debut against New Mexico State on Nov. 13.PHOTO BY JAVON HARRIS COLLEGIAN By Eddie Herz location. Koelliker spent his two a wise decision, considering the wasn’t the right fi t,” Koelliker he really is,” teammate Gian @Eddie_Herz years Knoxville, Tennessee, and 6-foot-8 forward had not consis- said. Clavell said. “He’s always on the the western part of North Caro- tently played basketball since his Koelliker also showed some fl oor and getting rebounds. That Age is no guarantee of matu- lina. Attendees of these mission senior year in high school. How- interest in Cal State Fullerton guy is probably the toughest guy rity. trips have a goal of spreading the ever, before going o to junior and Weber State. The latter of on the team, honestly.” Many basketball players be- Mormon faith. college, Koelliker met his even- the two was extremely intriguing Koelliker’s highlight as a Ram lieve they are grown men when “We proselyte to anyone we tual wife. for Koelliker. so far was in the season-opener given the opportunity to go to a come in contact with and we also “I got set up with her on a Colorado State ended up against the now 22-2 New Mex- Junior College or play Division-I do a lot of service,” Koelliker said. blind date two months after I got fi nding Koelliker before he ico State Aggies. The forward ball after high school. Though “We knock on doors. We talk to home from the missions trip,” found it. Though it was far from scored a career-high 21 points in some are, the attention creates people on the street. We volun- Koelliker said. “Then we dated home and he hardly knew any- 36 minutes of playing time. He an illusion of false confi dence teer at charities.” for a year, long distance for the thing about Fort Collins, Koel- also added nine rebounds.

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