7-peat: A look at CSU volleyball's MW dominance

The CSU volleyball team knows how to throw a confetti party.

The Rams will have a trophy presentation after their 1 p.m. Saturday match against Fresno State to celebrate their seventh Mountain West title in a row.

The first 500 fans at Moby Arena will receive a championship pennant as Colorado State University plays its second-to-last conference match of the season.

The seven conference titles in a row is the longest running streak in the NCAA. Here’s a look back at the run.

2015

MW record: 16-0 (entering Saturday)

Notable: In the second conference match, the Rams came back from a 2-1 deficit to beat Boise State 3-2, now the second place team in the MW. That ended up swinging all momentum to CSU, and the Rams have only dropped three sets since.

2014

MW record: 17-1

Notable: CSU’s only MW loss was at UNLV, and it was the second year in a row of just one conference defeat. Deedra Foss was the MW Player of the Year, and Adrianna Culbert, Marlee Reynolds, Kelsey Snider and Jaime Colaizzi earned all-MW honors as the Rams spent most of the season ranked in the top 10 in the nation.

2013

MW record: 19-1

Notable: CSU was supposed to be rebuilding after four seniors graduated, but the Rams won the first 27 matches of the season. CSU was 18-0 in MW play before losing the second-to-last conference match of the season at home to San Diego State. Tom Hilbert was named the MW’s Coach of the Year, and Sam Peters was named MW Player of the Year.

2012

MW record: 13-3

Notable: Conference play got off to a rocky start with a loss to New Mexico. After five MW matches, the Rams were just 3-2, but they then won 10 of their last 11 and clinched the crown on the final day of the season with a win over New Mexico. Dana Cranston was named the MW’s Player of the Year.

2011

MW record: 12-2

Notable: CSU’s two MW losses were on the road, and the Rams led wire-to-wire. There was a MW tournament in 2011, where CSU went 3-0 with three sweeps to win. Katelyn Steffan was named the MW Player of the Year, Hilbert was Coach of the Year and Foss was Newcomer of the Year.

2010

MW record: 14-2

Notable: Danielle Minch was named MW Player of the Year for the second season in a row and the Rams led the conference from the start. The Rams started MW play with a five-set win over BYU and ran off 11 MW wins in a row to help secure their second title in a row.

2009

MW record: 15-1

Notable: After a one-year hiatus in 2008, the MW title returned to Fort Collins, starting the streak that is still alive today. Minch won the first of two consecutive MW Player of the Year awards, and Hilbert was named MW Coach of the Year. Katelin Batten was named the MW’s best libero. CSU started MW play 8-0, and its only conference loss was at TCU.

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