Falcons Head To San Diego For Regular Season Finale
3/7/2008 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
March 7, 2008
Air Force Falcons (10-17, 4-11) vs. San Diego State Aztecs (15-12, 6-9)
Saturday, March 8, 2008 • 2 p.m. (PST)
San Diego, Calif. • Cox Arena (12,414)
Radio/TV:
Radio and video webcast is available at www.goaztecs.com.
Livestats:
www.goairforcefalcons.com and www.goaztecs.com.
Last Game:
Air Force lost to TCU, 85-50, on Wednesday, March 5.
San Diego State defeated Colorado State, 76-56, on Saturday, March 1.
Up next:
Both teams return to action at the 2008 Mountain West Conference Basketball Tournament, March 11-15, in Las Vegas.
Streaks:
Air Force has a one game losing streak.
San Diego State has a two game winning streak.
- The Falcons are 3-11 on the road. The Aztecs are 8-6 at home.
Coaches:
Air Force is coached by Ardie McInelly (Boise State, 1982), who is 50-146 in her seventh season at the Academy and 127-208 in her 12th season overall as a head coach.
San Diego State is coached by Beth Burns (Ohio Wesleyan, 1979), who is 191-135 in her 11th year and 262-200 in her 16th year overall as a head coach.
Last Meeting:
San Diego State defeated Air Force, 62-45, on Feb., 6, 2008 at the Academy.
Series History vs. San Diego State
- Air Force and San Diego State have met 21 times with the Astecs having won 16 of the meetings.
- The two teams first met on Jan. 11, 1997, a 70-41 Aztec win in San Diego.
(More series info, including box score of last meeting on page six of release)
Last Meeting vs. San Diego State
The Air Force women's basketball team lost to San Diego State, 62-45, in Mountain West Conference action Wednesday night in front of a season-high crowd of 2,295 at Clune Arena. Seniors Alecia Steele and Pamela Findlay led the Falcons in scoring and rebounding. Steele scored 11 points and grabbed six rebounds. Findlay scored 10 and pulled down seven boards. The Falcons struggled to get their offense going, shooting 31.1 percent from the field. Meanwhile, San Diego State shot 50 percent from the field and turned 18 AFA turnovers into 20 points. Paris Johnson led the Aztecs with 18 points and seven rebounds. Quenese Davis added 10 assists and seven points and Jene Morris scored 11 points. Air Force was held to a season-low 17 points in the first half, as they trailed SDSU, 30-17, at the intermission. The Falcons did step up their play in the second half, scoring 28 points. Kim Kreke added seven points and five rebounds and Brooke Cultra returned to the starting lineup and had five rebounds.
Scouting San Diego State
- San Diego State enters the week with a 15-12 overall record and 6-9 conference mark after defeating Colorado State, 76-56, last Saturday.
- The Aztecs are led by sophomore guard Jene Morris, who leads the team with 13.9 points and 2.9 assists per game.
- SDSU is averaging 65.1 points per game and allowing 59.7.
Scouting Air Force - Air Force is 10-17 on
the season and 4-11 in MWC play. The Falcons lost at TCU, 50-85, on Saturday.
- Senior forward Alecia Steele leads the team with 12.3 points per game and is second in the MWC averaging 7.4 rebounds per game.
- Senior Pamela Findlay is second on the team averaging 10.9 points per game and ranks third in the conference in three-point percentage (39.7) and first in free throw percentage (88.3).
- Air Force is averaging 57.1 points per game and allowing 64.7.
Air Force-SDSU Connections
- Air Force senior guard Jamie Davis, junior forward Chasmine Jones and sophomore guard Cynthia Lete hail from California. Davis is a Fresno native and attended Hoover High School. Jones is a West Covina native and attended Bishop Amat High School. Lete is a Santa Ana native and attended Saddleback High School.
Up Next
Air Force heads to MWC Championships in Las Vegas, which runs from March 11-15.
