Falcons Head To New Mexico For Wednesday Matchup.
2/19/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Feb. 19, 2008
Air Force Falcons (8-15, 2-9) vs. New Mexico Lobos (13-11, 5-6)
Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2008 • 7 p.m. (MST)
Albuquerque, N.M. • University Auditorium/The PIT (18,018)
Radio/TV:
Radio is available via internet at www.golobos.com
Livestats:
www.goairforcefalcons.com and www.golobos.com
Last Game:
Air Force lost at #21/22 Wyoming, 32-60, on Sunday, Feb. 16.
New Mexico lost in overtime at TCU, 51-59, on Sunday, Feb. 17.
Up next:
Air Force hosts Colorado State on Sunday, Feb. 24.
New Mexico hosts Utah on Saturday, Feb. 23.
Streaks:
Air Force has a one game losing streak.
New Mexico has a one game losing streak.
- The Falcons are 3-9 on the road. The Lobos are 10-5 at home.
Coaches:
Air Force is coached by Ardie McInelly (Boise State, 1982), who is 48-144 in her seventh season at the Academy and 125-206 in her 12th year overall as a head coach.
New Mexico is coached by Don Flanagan (Fort Lewis, 1971), who is 275-125 in his 13th year.
Last Meeting:
New Mexico defeated Air Force, 75-45, on Jan. 19, 2008 at the Academy.
Series History vs. New Mexico
- Air Force and New Mexico have met 23 times with the Lobos owning a 22-1 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 22 in a row since.
(More series info, including box score of last meeting on page six of PDF release)
Last Meeting vs. New Mexico
The Air Force women's basketball team lost to New Mexico, 75-45, in Mountain West Conference action Saturday afternoon in Clune Arena. Junior Brooke Cultra led the Falcons with 14 points and four assists. The Falcons faced another hot three-point shooting team and struggled with rebounding the ball. The Lobos shot 61.9 percent from three point range, making 13-of-21 shots. New Mexico dominated the boards, outrebounding Air Force 41-22. Amy Beggin led the Lobos with 20 points, making 6-of-8 from downtown. Brandi Kimble scored 16 points and was 4-of-5 from three-point range and had a game-high seven rebounds. Dionne Marsh added 14 points and five rebounds. In addition to the game-high in points, Cultra led the team with five rebounds and four assists. Pamela Findlay and Dana Loveless also had five rebounds. Alecia Steele was the other Falcon in double-figures, scoring 11 points to go with three assists. Jamie Davis had four steals. At the half, Air Force trailed by just eight with the score at 29-21. New Mexico caught fire from behind the arc in the second half, making 8-of-10 three's and outscoring the Falcons 46-24. Air Force struggled from the field, shooting 34.7 percent and hitting just one three in 13 attempts. The Falcons did shoot well from the free throw line, making good on 83.3 percent of their attempts.
Scouting New Mexico
- New Mexico enters the week with a 13-11 overall record and 5-6 conference mark after defeating losing in overtime at TCU on Sunday.
- 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 5.9 rebounds. Beggin is second on the team with 12.0 points to go with 4.4 assists per game.
- New Mexico is averaging 62.1 points per game and allowing 54.0.
Scouting Air Force
- Air Force is 8-15 on the season and 2-9 in MWC play. The Falcons at #21/22 Wyoming, 32-60, on Saturday.
- Senior forward Alecia Steele leads the team with 12.6 points per game and is second in the MWC averaging 7.4 rebounds per game.
- Senior Pamela Findlay is second on the team averaging 11.5 points per game and ranks first in the conference in three-point percentage (43.9) and free throw percentage (86.3).
- Air Force is averaging 58.1 points per game and allowing 64.3.
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.
Complete release in pdf link at top of release.
