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FORT COLLINS, Colo. - Utah State women's basketball (10-7, 5-1 Mountain West) defeated Colorado State (7-9, 1-4 MW), 72-53, Saturday afternoon for its first road win in Fort Collins since 1980. 

The Aggies, who outrebounded the Ram 45-20, were led by junior guard/forwards Shannon Dufficy and Hailey Bassett with 12 boards each. Dufficy recorded her seventh consecutive double-double, which ties for the longest streak in program history, as she added 14 points. Bassett posted her second career double-double as she scored 18 points. Junior guard Eliza West added 11 points and seven assists.

An early 6-0 Aggie run gave USU the 8-2 lead. Colorado State countered with a 7-0 run to lead 9-8. The Aggies then got baskets from senior guard Rachel Brewster and Bassett, followed by a West trey to give Utah State the 17-11 edge after one quarter.

A trey from freshman guard Steph Gorman and a Bassett jumper put Utah State up 22-13 early in the second quarter. The Aggies extended the lead to 16 at 36-20 after a barrage of threes from West and sophomore guard Emmie Harris. After a CSU layup, USU used a 7-0 run to lead 43-22 and took a 45-23 advantage into the locker room following a Bassett layup.

Utah State and Colorado State found themselves trading buckets in the third quarter. A Bassett layup and Dufficy trey gave USU the 27-point advantage at 54-27, before Colorado State trimmed the lead to 22 at 59-37 at the end of the period.

Colorado State cut the lead to 20 at 61-41 early in the fourth quarter. However, a couple of jumpers from Brewster and Dufficy gave Utah State the 65-41 lead with 5:05 left to play. After a Ram three, a Dufficy and-1 and free throws from junior guard Lindsey Jensen-Baker put the Aggies up 70-44 with 3:47 to go. Junior forward Marlene Aniambossou scored the final points for the Aggies as USU won, 72-53.

Colorado State was led by redshirt sophomore guard Grace Colaivalu with 20 points, six assists and five rebounds.

Utah State shot 50.0 percent (29-of-58) from the floor, 42.1 percent (8-of-19) from behind the arc and 66.7 percent (6-of-9) at the free throw line. Colorado State shot 38.8 percent (19-of-49) from the field, 29.4 percent (5-of-17) from the 3-point line and 62.5 percent (10-of-16) at the free throw line.

The Aggies next host New Mexico (15-2, 5-1 MW) on Saturday, Jan. 26, at 2 p.m., in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

Women's basketball tickets are available now. Fans can purchase season tickets for $25, or on a game-by-game basis. A women's sports pass is also available for $50, giving fans access to all home women's basketball and gymnastics events. Fans can purchase tickets at the Utah State ticket office, located on the first floor of the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum. Tickets are also available online at utahstateaggies.com/tickets, or by calling the ticket office at (435) 797-0305 or (888)-USTATE-1.

Fans can follow USU women's basketball on Twitter, @USUWBasketball, on Instagram, @USUWBasketball, as well as on Facebook, at /USUWBB. Aggie fans can also follow Utah State Athletics on Twitter, @USUAthletics, on Instagram, @USUAthletics and on Facebook at /USUAthletics.

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