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Air Force Falls at Portland, 60-79
12/18/2018 10:37:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Air Force women’s basketball was unable to tame the Portland offense in the Tuesday evening matchup
PORTLAND, Oregon - Air Force fell to Portland, 60-79, Tuesday evening in the Chiles Center. The Falcons drop to 4-6 on the season while the Pilots improve to 8-3 heading in to the holiday break.
Sophomore guard Emily Conroe led the Falcons' in scoring with 10 points, while four other Falcons registered six points apiece. Conroe shot 5-9 from the field while freshman teammate Briana Autrey, who shot 3-4 from the field, had the best shooting percentage (75.0) on the game. Freshman forward Riley Snyder led the team with eight rebounds, tying her career-best mark, while adding two three-pointers to the scoresheet.
The Falcons struggled with shooting and turnovers, shooting 36.2 percent from the field while turning the ball over 19 times.
Portland's Julie Spencer was the x-factor in the game, leading the Pilots with 21 points. She shot 4-6 from beyond the arc, taking the wind out of Air Force's sails on multiple occasions.
Air Force continues action on the road as the Falcons travel to Eugene, Oregon, to take on the No. 7 Oregon Ducks, Thursday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. PT. Thursday's game marks the first meeting between the programs.
Notables:
-Air Force's 10th game marks the 10th start for Alexis Springfield, the only player on the team to start every game.
-Kaelin Immel grew up and played high school ball just outside of Portland in neighboring Beaverton, OR. She had roughly a 20-fan contingent in the Chiles Center.
-Riley Snyder tied a personal season-high eight rebound performance.
-Emily Conroe led Air Force with 10 points while four other Falcons had six point apiece.
Quarter by Quarter Breakdown
First Quarter: Portland 18, Air Force 13
Starters: Haley Jones, Venessannah Itugbu, Riley Snyder, Alexis Springfield, Kaelin Immel
-The Falcons and Pilots opened up going bucket-for-bucket
-Snyder and Tomes drained a three apiece on the quarter
-Immel drew a three-point shooting foul, making 1-3, with eight seconds remaining in the quarter
-Portland's Spencer drained a three-pointer in the final second of the quarter to propel the Pilots to an 18-13 lead
-Air Force shot 16.7 percent (1-6) from the free throw line in the first quarter
-Portland turned the ball over six times to Air Force's three
-Air Force shot 29.0 percent from the field while Portland shot 33.3
Second Quarter: Portland 37, Air Force 33
-Air Force grinded to a narrow two-point deficit early on but allowed the Pilots a chance to build a nine-point lead, their largest lead of the game, with 1:03 remaining in the half
-Snyder changed the momentum late in the quarter with a three-pointer from the wing
-Tanisha Elbourne followed up with a bucket driven hard to the rack to put the Falcons on a 5-0 run, bringing the team within four at the close of the quarter
-Elbourne and Snyder led the team with six points apiece at the end of the half
-Air Force shot 40.0 percent from the field and 60.0 percent from the free throw line in the second quarter
-The Falcons and Pilots combined for only three turnovers in the second quarter
Third Quarter: Portland 55, Air Force 46
-Air Force opened the quarter by forcing a turnover and converting a score in the paint
-Itugbu scored the first four points, including the tying bucket, in the second half
-Portland committed three turnovers before adding any second-half points
-Portland's Spencer kept the Pilots in the lead, draining her third three-pointer at the 6:50 mark
-At the media timeout, Elbourne, Itugbu and Snyder had six points apiece-- Snyder tied her career-high mark with eight rebounds
-The Falcons returned to the scoring doldrums late in the quarter while Portland concluded the quarter -shooting 5-7 from the field
-Air Force was 0-3 from the free throw line and 37.5 percent from the field while Portland shot 50.0 percent from the field and 60.0 percent from the line in the third quarter
Fourth Quarter: Portland 79, Air Force 60
-Immel opened the quarter with a three-pointer from the wing to bring Air Force within six
-Portland responded with a 12-0 scoring run while Air Force went on a four-minute scoring drought
-The Pilots hit back-to-back three-pointers just before the fourth-quarter media timeout, extending to their largest lead of the game, 72-51
-Air Force struggled getting the three-ball to fall, shooting 2-6 from deep on the quarter
-Portland outscored Air Force 24-14 in fourth quarter for their most productive quarter of the game
-The Falcons shot 40.0 percent from the field in the fourth quarter
Sophomore guard Emily Conroe led the Falcons' in scoring with 10 points, while four other Falcons registered six points apiece. Conroe shot 5-9 from the field while freshman teammate Briana Autrey, who shot 3-4 from the field, had the best shooting percentage (75.0) on the game. Freshman forward Riley Snyder led the team with eight rebounds, tying her career-best mark, while adding two three-pointers to the scoresheet.
The Falcons struggled with shooting and turnovers, shooting 36.2 percent from the field while turning the ball over 19 times.
Portland's Julie Spencer was the x-factor in the game, leading the Pilots with 21 points. She shot 4-6 from beyond the arc, taking the wind out of Air Force's sails on multiple occasions.
Air Force continues action on the road as the Falcons travel to Eugene, Oregon, to take on the No. 7 Oregon Ducks, Thursday, Dec. 20, at 11 a.m. PT. Thursday's game marks the first meeting between the programs.
Notables:
-Air Force's 10th game marks the 10th start for Alexis Springfield, the only player on the team to start every game.
-Kaelin Immel grew up and played high school ball just outside of Portland in neighboring Beaverton, OR. She had roughly a 20-fan contingent in the Chiles Center.
-Riley Snyder tied a personal season-high eight rebound performance.
-Emily Conroe led Air Force with 10 points while four other Falcons had six point apiece.
Quarter by Quarter Breakdown
First Quarter: Portland 18, Air Force 13
Starters: Haley Jones, Venessannah Itugbu, Riley Snyder, Alexis Springfield, Kaelin Immel
-The Falcons and Pilots opened up going bucket-for-bucket
-Snyder and Tomes drained a three apiece on the quarter
-Immel drew a three-point shooting foul, making 1-3, with eight seconds remaining in the quarter
-Portland's Spencer drained a three-pointer in the final second of the quarter to propel the Pilots to an 18-13 lead
-Air Force shot 16.7 percent (1-6) from the free throw line in the first quarter
-Portland turned the ball over six times to Air Force's three
-Air Force shot 29.0 percent from the field while Portland shot 33.3
Second Quarter: Portland 37, Air Force 33
-Air Force grinded to a narrow two-point deficit early on but allowed the Pilots a chance to build a nine-point lead, their largest lead of the game, with 1:03 remaining in the half
-Snyder changed the momentum late in the quarter with a three-pointer from the wing
-Tanisha Elbourne followed up with a bucket driven hard to the rack to put the Falcons on a 5-0 run, bringing the team within four at the close of the quarter
-Elbourne and Snyder led the team with six points apiece at the end of the half
-Air Force shot 40.0 percent from the field and 60.0 percent from the free throw line in the second quarter
-The Falcons and Pilots combined for only three turnovers in the second quarter
Third Quarter: Portland 55, Air Force 46
-Air Force opened the quarter by forcing a turnover and converting a score in the paint
-Itugbu scored the first four points, including the tying bucket, in the second half
-Portland committed three turnovers before adding any second-half points
-Portland's Spencer kept the Pilots in the lead, draining her third three-pointer at the 6:50 mark
-At the media timeout, Elbourne, Itugbu and Snyder had six points apiece-- Snyder tied her career-high mark with eight rebounds
-The Falcons returned to the scoring doldrums late in the quarter while Portland concluded the quarter -shooting 5-7 from the field
-Air Force was 0-3 from the free throw line and 37.5 percent from the field while Portland shot 50.0 percent from the field and 60.0 percent from the line in the third quarter
Fourth Quarter: Portland 79, Air Force 60
-Immel opened the quarter with a three-pointer from the wing to bring Air Force within six
-Portland responded with a 12-0 scoring run while Air Force went on a four-minute scoring drought
-The Pilots hit back-to-back three-pointers just before the fourth-quarter media timeout, extending to their largest lead of the game, 72-51
-Air Force struggled getting the three-ball to fall, shooting 2-6 from deep on the quarter
-Portland outscored Air Force 24-14 in fourth quarter for their most productive quarter of the game
-The Falcons shot 40.0 percent from the field in the fourth quarter
Team Stats
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POR
FG%
.362
.444
3FG%
.313
.389
FT%
.333
.667
RB
45
44
TO
19
17
STL
10
12
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
10
FGM
5
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
7
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
6
FGM
3
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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