Air Force Women's Basketball Travels To Abilene Christian
12/17/2014 12:00:00 AM | Women's Basketball
Air Force (1-9) vs. Abilene Christian (6-2)
Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014
Tip Time: 1 pm, CT
Location: Moody Coliseum (4,500) - Abilene, Texas
Livestats: http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=60404
Live Video: http://portal.stretchinternet.com/abilene/
Air Force Women's Basketball Travels To Abilene Christian
Air Force women's basketball travels to Abilene Christian on Saturday, Dec. 20. Tipoff, at Moody Coliseum in Abilene, Texas, is at 1 pm, CT. Internet video streaming and stats will be available for the game.
Last Time Out:
- Air Force lost at Utah Valley 58-44 on Saturday, Dec. 11.
- Abilene Christian defeated Southwestern Christian 100-52 on Monday.
Series History:
- This is the first meeting in 28 years between Air Force and Abilene Christian.
- Air Force is 0-3 all-time in three meetings vs. Abilene Christian
- First meeting: 1983, a 58-51 ACU win.
- Last meeting: Nov. 29, 1986, a 86-68 ASC win.
Last Time Out
Air Force women's basketball (1-9) dropped a 58-44 contest at Utah Valley (5-5) in non-conference action Thursday night at the UCCU Center. Senior Lindsey Lewis led the team with 15 points.
Rhiah Spooner-Knight led the Wolverines with 15 points.
Lewis hit 6-of-10 baskets and was a perfect 3-for-3 from the line. Senior Jimi Blagowsky added 11 points, hitting three, three-point baskets to go with a game-high six assists.
Freshman Cortney Porter, with her former Bonneville High School teammates cheering her on, scored five points and dished out three assists. Porter is a Utah native, hailing from Ogden. Freshman Dee Bennett added five points and 10 rebounds. Junior Madeleine Philpot had four points, four rebounds and a game-high four steals.
Air Force kept the game close early on trailing 27-19 at the half. Utah Valley got the lead up to 15 points before the Falcons began to chip away at the lead. Air Force was able to get to within four points midway through the second-half, trailing 42-38 with just under nine minutes to go. The Wolverines began to pull away, however, going on to win by 14.
Air Force vs. Southland Conference
- Air Force is 2-9 vs. current teams from the Southland Conference.
- Air Force's last Southland Conference opponent was Texas A&M Corpus-Christi in 2006.
Up Next
Air Force opens conference play Dec. 31, hosting San Diego State.
