Air Force Academy
BYU
Falcons Fall to BYU, 68-55
2/14/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 14, 2002
Provo, Utah - (Feb. 14) The Air Force women's basketball team suffered its ninth consecutive conference loss, falling to BYU 68-55. Air Force has never defeated the Cougars, losing all eight of the teams' meetings.
After trailing by as many as 23 points, the Falcons battled back, cutting the deficit to 12 points with just under four minutes remaining. They wouldn't get any closer, however, as the Cougar defense tightened.
Erin Thorn was once again a thorn in the side of the Falcons. Thorn scored 21 points against the Falcons, leading all scorers. Thorn had 23 points against the Falcons earlier this season. Jennifer Leitner added 12 points and seven rebounds for the Cougars, and Stacy Jensen had seven assists. The Cougars shot 40.4 percent (19-of-27) from the field.
Shawna Neff scored 13 points to lead the Falcons in scoring for the second time this year. Amoy Jackson added 10 points and Samantha Clifton notched eight for Air Force. Clifton led the team on the boards with nine rebounds. Air Force out-rebounded the Cougars 35-31, as every player but one had at least one rebound.
The Falcons shot 30.8 percent (16-of-52) from the field and was 19-of-22 (86.4 percent) from the free throw line. They were 28.6 percent (4-of-14) from three-point range.
Air Force (4-18, 0-9 MWC) will be back in action on Saturday, Feb. 16, when they take on the Utah Utes in Salt Lake City.
