FORT COLLINS — There was little question about whether it would happen.
That was a given. It was a simple matter of how quickly would Colorado State do it. Barely an hour.
Facing winless Albany in the opener of the CSU Invitational tournament at Moby Arena this weekend, the Rams rapidly dispatched Albany on Friday (25-12, 25-13, 25-12), a squad that only managed to win two sets all season.
The match — and Saturday's opener against Xavier — serve as little more than preparation for the true attraction of the tournament, a showdown with rival Colorado (7 p.