Wednesday, November 27
Annapolis, MD
3:00 PM MT
Air Force Academy
1-6
59
at
67
Navy
3-3
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Force | 5 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 59 |
| Navy | 13 | 21 | 13 | 20 | 67 |
Photo by: Josh Armstrong
Air Force Falls at Navy, 67-59
11/27/2019 6:11:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Kaelin Immel led the Air Force women’s basketball team with a season-high 24 points
ANNAPOLIS, Md. - Air Force dropped a 67-59 contest to Navy, Wednesday evening in Alumni Hall on the campus of the United States Naval Academy. The Falcons, now 1-6 on the season, were led by junior co-team captain Kaelin Immel who scored a season-high 24 points on the night. The Mids ended their three-game losing streak, improving to 3-3 on the season.
Immel, who has led the Falcons in scoring for three-straight games, left it all on the court, snagging six rebounds and dishing three assists while shooting 9-17 from the field in her attempt to rally the Falcons to victory. Immel has two 20-point games and five double-figure scoring marks this season. Immel, a native of Beaverton, Oregon, now has 952 career points, continuing her run to become the 16th all-time Falcon to achieve 1,000 career points.
Sophomore forward Riley Snyder dropped 12 points for her fifth double-figure scoring mark this season. Snyder shot 40-percent from the field and notched her fifth perfect game from the free throw line this season (4-4). Sophomore teammate Haley Jones record eight points and five rebounds on the night.
Allyah Marlett, who made her first collegiate start, led the Falcons with seven rebounds, tying Navy's Taylor Morgan for the game-high mark. Emily Conroe, Air Force's leading rebounder, wrangled in four boards and picked off a game-high four steals. Marlett, along with Snyder and Jones, added three steals apiece to their respective stat lines, helping Air Force to a season-high 17 steals on the game.
Navy was led by Morgan who scored 16 points with three assists. Jennifer Coleman and Lindsay Llewellyn rounded out the Mids' leading scorers with 15 and 11 points, respectively. Navy shot a season-high 50-percent from deep, knocking down a season-best 10 three-balls on the game. Both teams struggled with turnovers as Navy committed 25 to Air Force's 23. The Mids' bench proved to be a difference maker as the subs accounted for 31 points, doubling up the contribution of Air Force's bench.
The Falcons were the first to strike with a three-ball from Jones but were then plagued by turnovers, turning the ball over seven times while shooting 2-11 from the field. Navy, who turned the ball over six time in the first quarter, found their scoring rhythm, going on a 13-2 scoring run over nine minutes highlighted by a three-ball at the quarter buzzer.
Navy three-balls continued to fall in the second quarter, helping Navy to a 13-point lead by halftime. The Mids knocked down 8-14 three-point attempts in the first half of play, a mark just one shy of their single-game high this season. Air Force shooting improved to 46-percent from the field but the Falcons were unable to chase Navy down. Immel and Snyder led the Falcons in first half scoring with five points apiece. Allyah Marlett led the rebounding charge with five first-half boards.
The Falcons came out fired up in the second half, led by Immel who dropped nine points shooting 4-5 from the field on the quarter. Air Force cut to the Navy lead to as little as seven but closed the quarter trailing by eight, 47-39. Air Force shooting improved to 53-percent while the Navy three-ball slowed down to just one made in four attempts.
Air Force was first to score in the fourth quarter, cutting Navy's lead to six, but Navy responded with a 7-0 scoring run over a span of a minute. The Falcons' shooting fell off the mark, knocking down just one of five attempts by the fourth quarter media timeout (6:37). Air Force trailed by roughly 10 points up until the final 30-seconds where the Falcons cut the Mids' lead to eight points to finalize their fifth-straight loss at 67-59.
Next up, the Falcons travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on the 25th-ranked University of Tennessee, Sunday (Dec. 1), at 2 p.m. ET in Thomson-Boling Arena. The undefeated Lady Vols will host the Falcons in the first-ever meeting between the programs.
Immel, who has led the Falcons in scoring for three-straight games, left it all on the court, snagging six rebounds and dishing three assists while shooting 9-17 from the field in her attempt to rally the Falcons to victory. Immel has two 20-point games and five double-figure scoring marks this season. Immel, a native of Beaverton, Oregon, now has 952 career points, continuing her run to become the 16th all-time Falcon to achieve 1,000 career points.
Sophomore forward Riley Snyder dropped 12 points for her fifth double-figure scoring mark this season. Snyder shot 40-percent from the field and notched her fifth perfect game from the free throw line this season (4-4). Sophomore teammate Haley Jones record eight points and five rebounds on the night.
Allyah Marlett, who made her first collegiate start, led the Falcons with seven rebounds, tying Navy's Taylor Morgan for the game-high mark. Emily Conroe, Air Force's leading rebounder, wrangled in four boards and picked off a game-high four steals. Marlett, along with Snyder and Jones, added three steals apiece to their respective stat lines, helping Air Force to a season-high 17 steals on the game.
Navy was led by Morgan who scored 16 points with three assists. Jennifer Coleman and Lindsay Llewellyn rounded out the Mids' leading scorers with 15 and 11 points, respectively. Navy shot a season-high 50-percent from deep, knocking down a season-best 10 three-balls on the game. Both teams struggled with turnovers as Navy committed 25 to Air Force's 23. The Mids' bench proved to be a difference maker as the subs accounted for 31 points, doubling up the contribution of Air Force's bench.
The Falcons were the first to strike with a three-ball from Jones but were then plagued by turnovers, turning the ball over seven times while shooting 2-11 from the field. Navy, who turned the ball over six time in the first quarter, found their scoring rhythm, going on a 13-2 scoring run over nine minutes highlighted by a three-ball at the quarter buzzer.
Navy three-balls continued to fall in the second quarter, helping Navy to a 13-point lead by halftime. The Mids knocked down 8-14 three-point attempts in the first half of play, a mark just one shy of their single-game high this season. Air Force shooting improved to 46-percent from the field but the Falcons were unable to chase Navy down. Immel and Snyder led the Falcons in first half scoring with five points apiece. Allyah Marlett led the rebounding charge with five first-half boards.
The Falcons came out fired up in the second half, led by Immel who dropped nine points shooting 4-5 from the field on the quarter. Air Force cut to the Navy lead to as little as seven but closed the quarter trailing by eight, 47-39. Air Force shooting improved to 53-percent while the Navy three-ball slowed down to just one made in four attempts.
Air Force was first to score in the fourth quarter, cutting Navy's lead to six, but Navy responded with a 7-0 scoring run over a span of a minute. The Falcons' shooting fell off the mark, knocking down just one of five attempts by the fourth quarter media timeout (6:37). Air Force trailed by roughly 10 points up until the final 30-seconds where the Falcons cut the Mids' lead to eight points to finalize their fifth-straight loss at 67-59.
Next up, the Falcons travel to Knoxville, Tennessee, to take on the 25th-ranked University of Tennessee, Sunday (Dec. 1), at 2 p.m. ET in Thomson-Boling Arena. The undefeated Lady Vols will host the Falcons in the first-ever meeting between the programs.
Team Stats
AFA
NAVY
FG%
.404
.436
3FG%
.308
.500
FT%
.565
.692
RB
32
38
TO
23
25
STL
17
11
Game Leaders
Pts
24
FGM
9
3FGM
2
FTM
4
Pts
12
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
4
Pts
8
FGM
3
3FGM
1
FTM
1
Pts
6
FGM
2
3FGM
0
FTM
2
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