Tuesday, December 18
Portland, OR
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Women's Basketball Takes on Portland, Tuesday
12/17/2018 3:01:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Air Force women's basketball takes on Portland at 7 p.m., in the first of a two-game road stretch
AIR FORCE vs PORTLAND: The Falcons will take on the Portland Pilots (7-3) in the first of a two-game road stretch, Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 7:00 p.m. PT, in the Chiles Center.
SERIES HISTORY:
-The Falcons and Pilots will be meeting for the fifth time; both teams have two wins apiece in the series.
-The last time the teams met was Nov. 20, 2010, where Air Force lost, 51-62, in Portland.
-Air Force's last win against the Portland was Dec. 2, 2004, where the Falcons downed the Pilots, 68-61, in Portland.
-Portland has won the last two meetings against Air Force.
-Air Force is undefeated against Portland when playing in December.
UP NEXT: Air Force continues action on the road as the Falcons travel to Eugene, Oregon, to take on the Oregon Ducks, Thursday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. PT. Thursday's game marks the first meeting between the programs.
LAST TIME OUT: The Falcons fumbled a 12-point first half lead, allowing Navy the chance to come from behind and steal the victory, 54-47, Dec. 7, in Clune Arena, USAFA. The game was a tale of two halves as the Falcons dominated the first half and fell flat in the second. Freshman forward Riley Snyder, who has started in all contests this season, exploded on Navy with 13 first-half points and 20 on the game for a career-high. The Fruita, Colorado, native shot 3-3 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes of action. She finished 8-17 (.471) from the field with seven rebounds.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE: The Falcons are led Kaelin Immel and Briana Autrey who average 13.1 and 12.2 points per game, respectively. Immel is proving to be the team's hot-shot, shooting .463 from the field and .458 from down range. Immel spends more than half of every game on the court, averaging 28.6 minutes per game. Autrey consistently displays her skill on both sides of the ball, leading the team in steals (20) while maintaining her spot as the second-leading scorer. Autrey also has the best free throw shooting percentage on the team (.731).
Freshman forward Riley Snyder, who is the only rookie to have started every contest this season, averages 12.2 points per game, and notched a career-best 20-point performance against Navy in the last contest. Snyder shoots .394 from beyond the arc, a three-point shooting percentage second only to Immel. Junior forward Kassady Huffman handles the majority of her business in the paint, leading the team with eight board per game and 17 blocks.
Air Force underclassmen make up the Falcons' top-four leading scorers; two if which are freshmen. It is not uncommon to see five freshmen on the court at any given time. Autrey and Snyder both average 20+ minutes per game. Falcon freshmen and sophomores account for 54.9 of the team's 63.6 ppg average.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE PILOTS: Portland is led by a trio of scorers in Darian Slaga (15.7 ppg), Julie Spencer (15.6 ppg) and Haylee Andrews (12.6 ppg). The team averages 76.8 points per game, 8.4 more than opponents faced this season. Spencer is the leading rebounder, averaging eight boards per game.
Notables
Portland's 7-2 record to begin the year is the best start to a season since 1997-98.
• The Pilots also opened the year with three straight road wins, which hadn't happened since 2010-11.
• The Pilots are the top scoring offense in the West Coast Conference, averaging 77.7 points per game.
• Portland is also No. 1 in the WCC in three-pointers (9.0) and steals per game (10.1); they're No. 2 in scoring margin (+11.0), rebounds (41.2), and assists (15.7), and they rank third in field goal percentage (.433), three-point percentage (.351), and free throw percentage (.756).
• The Pilots are No. 23 nationally in three-pointers made per game.
• Senior guard Darian Slaga enters the week with 952 career points and is close to becoming the 25th player in Portland women's basketball history to join the 1,000-point club.
SERIES HISTORY:
-The Falcons and Pilots will be meeting for the fifth time; both teams have two wins apiece in the series.
-The last time the teams met was Nov. 20, 2010, where Air Force lost, 51-62, in Portland.
-Air Force's last win against the Portland was Dec. 2, 2004, where the Falcons downed the Pilots, 68-61, in Portland.
-Portland has won the last two meetings against Air Force.
-Air Force is undefeated against Portland when playing in December.
UP NEXT: Air Force continues action on the road as the Falcons travel to Eugene, Oregon, to take on the Oregon Ducks, Thursday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. PT. Thursday's game marks the first meeting between the programs.
LAST TIME OUT: The Falcons fumbled a 12-point first half lead, allowing Navy the chance to come from behind and steal the victory, 54-47, Dec. 7, in Clune Arena, USAFA. The game was a tale of two halves as the Falcons dominated the first half and fell flat in the second. Freshman forward Riley Snyder, who has started in all contests this season, exploded on Navy with 13 first-half points and 20 on the game for a career-high. The Fruita, Colorado, native shot 3-3 from beyond the arc in the first 20 minutes of action. She finished 8-17 (.471) from the field with seven rebounds.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE: The Falcons are led Kaelin Immel and Briana Autrey who average 13.1 and 12.2 points per game, respectively. Immel is proving to be the team's hot-shot, shooting .463 from the field and .458 from down range. Immel spends more than half of every game on the court, averaging 28.6 minutes per game. Autrey consistently displays her skill on both sides of the ball, leading the team in steals (20) while maintaining her spot as the second-leading scorer. Autrey also has the best free throw shooting percentage on the team (.731).
Freshman forward Riley Snyder, who is the only rookie to have started every contest this season, averages 12.2 points per game, and notched a career-best 20-point performance against Navy in the last contest. Snyder shoots .394 from beyond the arc, a three-point shooting percentage second only to Immel. Junior forward Kassady Huffman handles the majority of her business in the paint, leading the team with eight board per game and 17 blocks.
Air Force underclassmen make up the Falcons' top-four leading scorers; two if which are freshmen. It is not uncommon to see five freshmen on the court at any given time. Autrey and Snyder both average 20+ minutes per game. Falcon freshmen and sophomores account for 54.9 of the team's 63.6 ppg average.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE PILOTS: Portland is led by a trio of scorers in Darian Slaga (15.7 ppg), Julie Spencer (15.6 ppg) and Haylee Andrews (12.6 ppg). The team averages 76.8 points per game, 8.4 more than opponents faced this season. Spencer is the leading rebounder, averaging eight boards per game.
Notables
Portland's 7-2 record to begin the year is the best start to a season since 1997-98.
• The Pilots also opened the year with three straight road wins, which hadn't happened since 2010-11.
• The Pilots are the top scoring offense in the West Coast Conference, averaging 77.7 points per game.
• Portland is also No. 1 in the WCC in three-pointers (9.0) and steals per game (10.1); they're No. 2 in scoring margin (+11.0), rebounds (41.2), and assists (15.7), and they rank third in field goal percentage (.433), three-point percentage (.351), and free throw percentage (.756).
• The Pilots are No. 23 nationally in three-pointers made per game.
• Senior guard Darian Slaga enters the week with 952 career points and is close to becoming the 25th player in Portland women's basketball history to join the 1,000-point club.
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