CSU women’s hoops seeking first win over rival CU Buffs since 2009

Last year’s 87-81 double-overtime loss to the University of Colorado hasn’t sat well with the Colorado State women’s basketball team.

“We let one slip away last year,” head coach Ryun Williams said. “Our kids, they remember that.”

So when the Rams face the Buffs on Wednesday night at 7 p.m. in Moby Arena, they will be ready. Last season, the CSU football, volleyball and men’s basketball teams all triumphed over their in-state rivals. The women’s team was the only major sports program in Fort Collins to come up short against the Buffs. That makes this go-around with CU a game the Rams have been waiting a year for.

“It gives us motivation to beat them more,” forward Ellen Nystrom said. “(Last…