Falcons Travel To BYU For Wednesday MWC Game
1/28/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 28, 2008
Air Force Falcons (7-10, 1-4) vs. BYU Cougars (9-8, 3-2)
Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008 • 7 p.m. (MST)
Provo, Utah • Marriott Center (22,400)
Radio/TV:
Live TV on BYUTV in Provo. Tape-Delayed on the Mountain West Sports Network (The Mtn.) on Friday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m. MST. Radio at KQMB FM 96.7 in Provo and online at www.byucougars.com.
Livestats:
www.byucougars.com
Last Game:
Air Force defeated Colorado State, 56-43, on Wednesday, Jan. 23.
BYU defeated New Mexico, 41-38, on Saturday, Jan. 26, in Albuquerque, N.M.
Up next:
Air Force hosts TCU on Saturday, Feb. 2.
BYU hosts Wyoming on Saturday, Feb. 2.
Streaks:
Air Force has a one game winning streak.
BYU has a one game losing streak.
- The Falcons are 3-6 on the road. The Cougars are 5-3 at home.
Coaches:
Air Force is coached by Ardie McInelly (Boise State, 1982), who is 47-139 in her seventh season at the Academy and 124-201 in her 12th year overall as a head coach.
BYU is coached by Jeff Judkins (Utah, 1978), who is 112-60 in his 5th year.
Last Meeting:
BYU defeated Air Force, 72-40, at the MWC Tournament on March, 7, 2007.
Series History vs. BYU
- Air Force and BYU have met 19 times with the Cougars having won every contest.
- The two teams first met on Jan. 24, 1998, a 103-60 BYU win in Provo.
- Air Force's closest game against the Cougars was a12-point loss, 66-78 in 1998.
(More series info, including box score of last meeting on page six of PDF release)
Last Meeting vs. BYU
Top-seeded BYU defeated ninth-seed Air Force, 72-40, in second-round action at the 2007 Mountain West Conference Women's Basketball Tournament on Wednesday, March 7, at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. The Cougars shot 50.9 percent from the field and dominated all aspects of the game. BYU out-rebounded Air Force 38-30 and had 20 assists to AFA's eight. Mallary Gillespie led BYU with 20 points and added five rebounds and five assists. Lauren Riley added 12 points. The Falcons were led by Alecia Steele's team high 12 points, five rebounds and three assists. Brooke Cultra and Pamela Findlay were the next leading scorers with seven points each. BYU jumped out to a 36-18 halftime lead and never looked back. Air Force shot 28.3 percent from the field and 25 percent from three-point range. Four Falcons seniors--Letricia Castillo, Dawn Higginbotham, Jacki Novak and Andrea Taylor--played their final college game.
Scouting BYU
- BYU enters the week with a 9-8 overall record and 3-2 conference mark after defeating New Mexico, 41-38, at the Pit in Albuquerque, NM, on Saturday.
- The Cougars are led by senior guard Mallary Gillespie-Carling, who leads the team with 13.9 ppg.
- BYU is averaging 55.8 points per game and allowing 57.2.
Scouting Air Force
- Air Force is 7-10 on the season and 1-4 in MWC play. The Falcons defeated Colorado State, 56-43, last Wednesday, Jan. 23.
- Senior forward Alecia Steele leads the team with 14.7 points per game and leads the MWC averaging 8.4 rebounds per game.
- Senior Pamela Findlay is second on the team averaging 11.9 points per game and ranks first in the conference in three-point percentage, making 45.3 percent from downtown.
- Air Force is averaging 61.2 points per game and allowing 64.8.
Air Force-BYU Connections
- BYU has two players on its roster from Colorado. Sophomore guard Amy Alleto hails from Parker and attended Ponderosa High School. Freshman guard Mindy Neilson hails from Centennial and attended Regis Jesuit High School.
For complete game notes, click on PDF link at top of release.
