Air Force Hosts TCU on Saturday Afternoon
1/27/2011 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Jan. 27, 2011
The Air Force women's basketball team closes out a two-game homestand this Saturday, Jan. 29, when it hosts TCU at 2:00 p.m. in Clune Arena.
Game Information
Radio: The Sports Animal 1300 AM
Live Stats/Audio/Video: goairforcefalcons.com
Series History: TCU leads, 15-1
Last Season: TCU won a 72-35 decision at the Academy on Jan. 6, while taking a 77-47 victory in Fort Worth on Feb. 6.
Head Coaches:
Air Force: Andrea Williams (6-13/First Season; 18-48/Third Season overall)
TCU: Jeff Mittie (252-122/12th Season; 403-181/19th Season overall)
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Last Time Out...
Playing in front of a record crowd, Air Force came up short in a 64-58 decision to MWC rival Colorado State on Tuesday evening. The Falcons forced 18 turnovers by the Rams, but were outrebounded and outshot for the game.
Sophomore Dymond James led the Falcons with 16 points and seven rebounds, while classmate Megan Muniz added 12 points and a game-high five assists.
Scouting the Falcons...
Air Force enters this weekend's game with a 6-13 overall record and 1-5 ledger in the Mountain West Conference following its home loss to Colorado State on Tuesday night.
Senior Raimee Beck is the Falcons' leading scorer with 12.1 points per game, while sophomore Dymond James adds 10.2 points per game and a team-best 7.3 rebounds per contest.
Scouting the Horned Frogs...
TCU currently holds a 14-7 overall record and 6-1 mark in the MWC. The Horned Frogs are coming off their first conference loss of the season, a 65-54 defeat at the hands of New Mexico.
Senior Emily Carter leads TCU with 18.2 points per game, while Helena Sverrisdottir and Starr Crawford add 15.8 and 11.4 points per contest, respectively. Crawford is also the Frogs' leading rebounder with 8.9 rebounds per game.
How We Rate...
In the latest conference statistics, Air Force ranks third in the MWC in three-point field goal percentage (.336), steals (8.7) and defensive rebounding percentage (.684).
Meanwhile, several Falcons rank among the conference's top-10 individual leaders in various categories:
Rank Stat
Rebounds
Dymond James 8 7.3
Assists
Megan Muniz 8 4.0
Steals
Jamela Satterfield 6 1.9
3PT FG Made
Raimee Beck 8 1.9
Blocked Shots
Megan O'Neil 10 0.8
Assist/Turnover Ratio
Megan Muniz 5 1.8
Defensive Rebounds
Dymond James 5 5.2
How They Rate...
In the latest conference statistics, TCU leads the league in turnover margin (+3.0), ranks second in scoring offense (68.3) and field goal percentage defense (.358), is tied for second in defensive rebounds (26.8) and ranks third in scoring margin (+9.6), free throw percentage (.745) and assist-to-turnover ratio (0.9).
Meanwhile, several Horned Frogs rank among the conference's top-10 individual leaders in various categories:
Rank Stat
Scoring
Emily Carter 2 18.2
Helena Sverrisdottir 5 15.8
Rebounds
Starr Crawford 2 8.9
FG Pct.
Delisa Gross 8 .463
Assists
Helena Sverrisdottir 9 4.0
Emily Carter 10 3.1
FT Pct.
Emily Carter 1 .897
Helena Sverrisdottir 8 .776
Steals
Helena Sverrisdottir 2 2.3
3PT FG Pct.
Emily Carter 4 .362
Helena Sverrisdottir 6 .353
3PT FG Made
Emily Carter 4 2.2
Helena Sverrisdottir 9 1.7
Assist/Turnover Ratio
Emily Carter 9 1.4
Offensive Rebounds
Starr Crawford 1 3.3
Defensive Rebounds
Starr Crawford 3 5.6
Falcons Pack The House...
A crowd of 2,907 fans attended Air Force's televised game versus Colorado State on Tuesday evening, setting a new Division I home attendance record for the Falcons. The previous record of 2,892 was set on Jan. 31, 2002, during a game versus Wyoming.
In addition, Tuesday night's game marked the first time since the 2007-08 season that more than 2,000 fans have attended a women's basketbal contest in Clune Arena.
Minutes for Muniz...
Sophomore point guard Megan Muniz played a career-high 39 minutes against Colorado State on Tuesday evening, finishing with 12 points and five assists. Muniz curently leads Air Force in minutes played with 32.0 per game.
The Colorado State game marked the seventh time this season that Muniz has tallied at least five assists, as well as the third time scoring in double figures. She also matched a career high with two three-point field goals made.
Next Up...
The Falcons close out the first half of the conference slate on Wednesday, Feb. 2, as they head to Albuquerque, N.M., to take on New Mexico in a 7:00 p.m. contest.
