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Utah State faces the Mountain West Conference's big dog on Saturday at the Spectrum.
The Aggies, who are 8-8 overall and 3-2 in league play, plays Colorado State at 2 p.m. The Rams are 14-1, including 4-0 in conference play.
CSU comes off a 60-57 victory at San Diego State, which stretch its current winning streak to 11 straight games. The Rams suffered their only loss back in November, when they dropped a 49-48 thriller at Penn.
The Aggies have not defeated Colorado State in nine straight games, with their last win coming on Jan. 23, 1985.
So far this season, the Aggies are led by sophomore guard Funda Nakkasoglu. She averages 21.6 points per game, which leads the Mountain West in scoring. Senior forward Tijana Djukic leads Utah State in rebounding (6.9).
— Steve Luhm