Women's Hoops Hosts Army Wednesday

GAME THREE: Air Force (1-1) vs. Army (0-2)
WHEN: Wednesday (Nov. 13) at 6:30 p.m. MST
WHERE: Clune Arena - USAFA, Colo.

AIR FORCE vs. ARMY
The Falcons host service academy rivals Army West Point, Wednesday (Nov. 13) at 6:30 p.m. MT in Clune Arena. A live stream will be provided by the Academy's Falcon Vision broadcast team. Live stats and a radio broadcast will also be available.

THE SERIES
-The Falcons and Black Knights will be meeting for the 20th time
-Army leads the all-time series, 11-8
-Air Force is 4-4 when playing Army at USAFA
-The series began in 1985
-Air Force won the last meeting, 71-60, at West Point.

LAST TIME THEY MET
The Falcons beat Army, 71-60, on November 21 in Christl Arena, West Point, New York, marking Air Force's first win against the Black Knights in 10 seasons. Briana Autrey had the highlight performance with 22 points, two assists, two blocks and two steals. Autrey's hustle-defense turned the tide in favor of the Falcons on several occasions while her penetrating style of offense drew five fouls. She led the Falcons in free throws, shooting 8-9 (.890) from the line.

Riley Snyder had the second most points with 15. She shot 5-11 from the field and was 4-6 in free throws. Classmate Haley Jones also contributed with six points and four rebounds.

Team captain Kaelin Immel dropped 14 points for the Falcons, shooting perfect (4-4) from the field in the first half, and 5-6 from the free throw line on the game. Co-team captain Venessannah Itugbu made her presence known, recording eight rebounds on the game, seven of which were on the defensive side of the ball.

NEXT UP
Air Force wraps up a three-game home stretch against the University of San Diego, Saturday (Nov. 16) at 2 p.m. MST, in Clune Arena. The game will mark the fourth meeting between the programs with San Diego remaining unbeaten in the four-game series.

LAST GAME
Air Force downed the New Jersey Institute of Technology, 68-48, in front of more than 1500 rowdy "Field Trip Day" fans, Friday afternoon in the Falcons' home opener at Clune Arena. Sophomore forward Riley Snyder led the Falcons with a 19-point showing as Air Force handed NJIT their second loss in as many tries this season.

Snyder, a 2018-19 Mountain West All-Freshman selection, set the pace for the Falcons in scoring, dropping nine points in the opening three minutes of action. Junior teammate and co-team captain Kaelin Immel put up 18-points on the game, 13 of which were in the second half. Immel also added four assists and two blocks to her stat line. Snyder had a highlight performance at the free throw line, shooting a perfect 6-6 on the day. She also added four boards, two assists and two steals to the stat sheet.

Junior co-team captain Emily Conroe and sophomore guard Haley Jones collected 10 rebounds apiece- Conroe collected six on the offensive side while Jones snagged six on the defensive side. Both were just a bucket away from double-double performances with Jones scoring nine points and Conroe tallying eight. Freshmen Allyah Marlett and Nikki McDonald made their presence known in the paint, collecting seven and six rebounds, respectively, while scoring three and five points, respectively. All seven of Marlett's boards were on the defensive side of the ball.

Freshman guard Kamri Heath, who paced the Falcons in scoring in the season opener, tallied a team-high five assists and a game-high four steals while scoring two points on the game. Freshman teammate Grace Hess scored four points and tallied two assists, bringing Air Force's freshman scoring total to 14 points.

FRESHMEN SHOW OUT IN SEASON OPENER
Freshman guard Kamri Heath scored a game-high 16 points in her collegiate debut as Air Force fell to No. 20/18 Arizona State in the 2019-2020 season opener. Heath, who didn't miss a field goal in the first 18:30 of the game, along with freshmen teammates Allyah Marlett and Grace Hess combined for 29 points on their opening night. Marlett dropped eight points and collected eight rebounds while Hess recorded five points.

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Players Mentioned

Briana Autrey-Thompson

Emily Conroe

Kamri Heath

Grace Hess

Kaelin Immel

Venessannah Itugbu

Haley Jones

Allyah Marlett

Nikki McDonald

Riley Snyder

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