Wednesday, January 2
Albuquerque, NM
7:00 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
at
University of New Mexico
Falcon Women's Hoops Opens MWC Slate at New Mexico
12/31/2018 3:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Air Force Women's Basketball will tip off in Dreamstyle Arena, Wednesday at 7 p.m.
AIR FORCE vs. NEW MEXICO: Air Force travels to Albuquerque, New Mexico, to take on conference front-runners, New Mexico, in the Mountain West Conference opener, Wednesday, Jan. 2. Tip off is slated for 7 p.m. MT, in Dreamstyle Arena.
THE SERIES: Air Force and New Mexico will be meeting for the 44th time in program history. The Lobos lead the all-time series, 41-2.
-Air Force has never beat New Mexico when playing in Albuquerque
-The last time Air Force won was at home in February of 2012, winning 52-47
-The Lobos are on a 10-game winning streak dating back to 2013
-In the last meeting, Air Force fell, 49-57, in Albuquerque, N.M.
-70 points is the most ever scored by Air Force when playing New Mexico [3/5/11 H L, 70-73 (OT)]
-93 points is the most scored by New Mexico when playing Air Force (1/18/03 A L, 57-93)
-The series started in 1992; Air Force won by 20 points in the inaugural contest (1/2/92 H W, 61-41)
UP NEXT: The Falcons return to USAFA to host Utah State, Sat. Jan. 5, for the Mountain West Conference home opener. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. MT, in Clune Arena.
LAST TIME OUT: A close first quarter turned into Air Force's largest margin of defeat on the season as the Falcons fell to the seventh-ranked Oregon Ducks, 82-36, Thursday afternoon, in Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon. The Falcons were led by freshman guard Haley Jones who scored eight points and collected seven rebounds while the Air Force freshmen, as a unit, combined for 24 points.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE: The Falcons are led Kaelin Immel and Briana Autrey who average 11.6 and 11.1 points per game, respectively. Autrey is proving to be the team's hot-shot, shooting .459 from the field while Immel has the best shooting percentage from down range .419. Immel spends more than half of every game on the court, averaging 29.4 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 has started in 10-11 contests this season, averages 8.6 points per game, and notched a career-best 20-point performance against Navy. Snyder shoots .400 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 7.2 boards per game and 17 blocks, a mark that places her second in conference for blocks.
Air Force underclassmen make up the Falcons' top-five leading scorers; three of 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. Of all of the players who have registered more than 100 minutes on the floor this season, seven are underclassmen, three are freshmen.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE LOBOS: New Mexico looks to defend The Pit on a nine-game win-streak that started Nov. 18. The Lobos' offense is led by Jaisa Nunn who averages 16 points per game and 8.5 rebound per game while leading the Mountain West in field goal percentage (.576). Asia Robertson and Jayla Everett also average double-figure scoring marks with 14.9 and 13.0, respectively. The trio has led New Mexico to an impressive 19.5 scoring margin so far this season, a mark that puts the Lobos atop the MWC. The Lobos' Nike McClure has recorded 33 blocks on the season to lead the conference.
THE SERIES: Air Force and New Mexico will be meeting for the 44th time in program history. The Lobos lead the all-time series, 41-2.
-Air Force has never beat New Mexico when playing in Albuquerque
-The last time Air Force won was at home in February of 2012, winning 52-47
-The Lobos are on a 10-game winning streak dating back to 2013
-In the last meeting, Air Force fell, 49-57, in Albuquerque, N.M.
-70 points is the most ever scored by Air Force when playing New Mexico [3/5/11 H L, 70-73 (OT)]
-93 points is the most scored by New Mexico when playing Air Force (1/18/03 A L, 57-93)
-The series started in 1992; Air Force won by 20 points in the inaugural contest (1/2/92 H W, 61-41)
UP NEXT: The Falcons return to USAFA to host Utah State, Sat. Jan. 5, for the Mountain West Conference home opener. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. MT, in Clune Arena.
LAST TIME OUT: A close first quarter turned into Air Force's largest margin of defeat on the season as the Falcons fell to the seventh-ranked Oregon Ducks, 82-36, Thursday afternoon, in Matthew Knight Arena, Eugene, Oregon. The Falcons were led by freshman guard Haley Jones who scored eight points and collected seven rebounds while the Air Force freshmen, as a unit, combined for 24 points.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE: The Falcons are led Kaelin Immel and Briana Autrey who average 11.6 and 11.1 points per game, respectively. Autrey is proving to be the team's hot-shot, shooting .459 from the field while Immel has the best shooting percentage from down range .419. Immel spends more than half of every game on the court, averaging 29.4 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 has started in 10-11 contests this season, averages 8.6 points per game, and notched a career-best 20-point performance against Navy. Snyder shoots .400 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 7.2 boards per game and 17 blocks, a mark that places her second in conference for blocks.
Air Force underclassmen make up the Falcons' top-five leading scorers; three of 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. Of all of the players who have registered more than 100 minutes on the floor this season, seven are underclassmen, three are freshmen.
A QUICK LOOK AT THE LOBOS: New Mexico looks to defend The Pit on a nine-game win-streak that started Nov. 18. The Lobos' offense is led by Jaisa Nunn who averages 16 points per game and 8.5 rebound per game while leading the Mountain West in field goal percentage (.576). Asia Robertson and Jayla Everett also average double-figure scoring marks with 14.9 and 13.0, respectively. The trio has led New Mexico to an impressive 19.5 scoring margin so far this season, a mark that puts the Lobos atop the MWC. The Lobos' Nike McClure has recorded 33 blocks on the season to lead the conference.
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