Falcons Host New Mexico This Saturday
1/18/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 18, 2008
UNM vs. AF Notes in PDF Format 
New Mexico Lobos (9-7, 1-2) vs. Air Force Falcons (6-9, 0-3)
Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008 • 2 p.m. (MST)
USAF Academy, Colo. • Clune Arena (5,838)
Radio/TV:
Radio available through New Mexico website at www.golobos.com.
Livestats:
www.goairforcefalcons.com.
Last Game:
Air Force lost to #20/22 Wyoming, 59-75, on Wednesday, Jan. 16.
New Mexico lost to TCU, 54-57, on Tuesday, Jan. 15.
Up next:
Air Force is at Colorado State next Wednesday, Jan. 23.
New Mexico is at Utah next Wednesday, Jan. 23.
Streaks:
Air Force has a four-game losing streak.
New Mexico has a one game losing streak.
- The Falcons are 4-3 at home. The Lobos are 1-3 on the road.
Coaches:
Air Force is coached by Ardie McInelly (Boise State, 1982), who is 46-138 in her seventh season at the Academy and 123-200 in her 12th year overall as a head coach.
New Mexico is coached by Don Flanagan (Fort Lewis, 1971), who is 270-120 in his 13th year.
Last Meeting:
New Mexico defeated Air Force, 57-47, on Feb. 17, 2007 at the Academy.
Series History vs. New Mexico
- Air Force and New Mexico have met 22 times with the Lobos owning a 21-1 advantage in the series.
- The two teams first met on Jan. 2, 1992, a 61-41 Air Force win at the Academy.
- New Mexico has won 21 in a row since.
(More series info, including box score of last meeting on page six of PDF release)
Last Meeting vs. New Mexico
Unable to pull off the upset, the Air Force women's basketball team fell to New Mexico, 47-57, Saturday, Feb. 17, 2007, at Clune Arena. An early 9-0 run by Air Force gave the Falcons an 11-4 advantage at the 11:34 mark, but New Mexico began to regroup, and regained the lead with three and a half minutes to play in the half after a three-point play by junior Dionne Marsh. In a sloppy half that featured 13 turnovers by each team, the Lobos led by as many as three before going into intermission with a 21-20 advantage. New Mexico was able extend its lead to six in the first four minutes of the second half before Air Force sophomore Chasmine Jones scored six straight points to tie the game at 31-31. However, the Falcons were unable to get back on top and the Lobos led 50-42 with 3:58 remaining. Air Force still had a few more opportunities to come back and were back within three points as junior Pamela Findlay knocked down a heave from long range with the shot clock expiring. Still, New Mexico was able to get to the free throw line down the stretch and outscored Air Force 7-0 through the last 2:53 of the contest to hold on to the 57-47 victory. Findlay led the Falcons with 14 points in the contest, while senior Letricia Castillo added 10 points and Alecia Steele finished with seven points and a game-high 10 rebounds. Marsh was the lone Lobo to score in double figures, finishing with 24 points, 10 of which came from the foul line.
Scouting New Mexico
- New Mexico enters the weekend with a 9-7 overall record and 1-2 conference mark after defeating losing to TCU on Tuesday.
- The Lobos are led by senior Dionne Marsh and sophomore Amy Beggin.
Marsh leads the team with 14.5 points per game to go with 6.1 rebounds.
Beggin is second on the team with 12.3 points to go with 4.8 assists per game.
- New Mexico is averaging 61.5 points per game and allowing 53.6.
Scouting Air Force
- Air Force is 6-9 on the season and 0-3 in MWC play. The Falcons lost at home to #20/22 Wyoming, 59-75, on Wednesday.
- Senior forward Alecia Steele leads the team with 15.0 points per game and is second in the conference averaging 8.8 rebounds per game.
- Senior Pamela Findlay is second on the team averaging 12.9 points per game and ranks first in the conference in three-point percentage, making 46.9 percent from downtown.
- Air Force is averaging 62.7 points per game and allowing 65.6.
Air Force-New Mexico Connections
- New Mexico junior guard Amanda Adamson hails from Littleton, Colo. A transfer from Syracuse, Adamson was a four-year letterwinner at Heritage high school in Denver.
- Air Force freshman guard Stevie Puentes hails from Rio Rancho, N.M. Puentes is a 2006 graduate of Rio Rancho HS where she was a four-year letterwinner and all-state selection as a senior.
Up Next
Air Force plays to Colorado State on Wednesday, Jan. 23
(For complete notes, click on PDF notes on link at top of release).
