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Photo by: Bill Evans
Women’s Hoops Drops 80-60 Contest at Wyoming
2/6/2019 9:46:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Briana Autrey led the Air Force women’s basketball team with 21 points on the night
LARAMIE, Wyo. - Air Force competed hard but was unable to keep up with Wyoming, falling to the Cowgirls, 80-60, Wednesday evening in Arena Auditorium. The Falcons, who are now 8-14 with a 4-7 mark in league play, were paced by freshman guard Briana Autrey who dropped 19 points on the night.
Air Force got off to a hot start, shooting perfect (4-4) for the first 2:20 while going bucket-for-bucket with the Mountain West powerhouse. As Wyoming (13-5, 6-3 MWC) began to settle in to a speedy offense, Air Force was unable to keep pace with the Pokes. Wyoming maintained their lead for the remaining 37-minutes of play.
Autrey's 21-point performance was the most by any individual on the evening, marking her third twenty-plus scoring game of the season. She was just two points shy of her season high. The Suffolk, Virginia, native also added three assists, two rebounds and a block to her stat line.
Sophomores Kaelin Immel and Emily Conroe made significant contributions in the game, combining for 21 points. Immel dropped the second-most points with 12 for her 14th double-figure scoring performance of the season, ninth in league play. Conroe, who is the team's leading rebounder in MWC action, collected nine rebounds in addition to her nine points and a block. She barely missed the mark for her third double-double of the season.
Freshman forward Haley Jones remained consistent in the Falcons' starting lineup, registering eight points, two steals and an assist. Air Force's bench combined for eight points via Noelle Tomes' and Michaela McFalls' four points apiece.
Despite the loss, Air Force shot 42.6 percent from the field on the night, a mark noticeably greater than its season average. The Falcons also held the Cowgirls to only three three-balls on the game, tying a season low for the Pokes who average 8.5 three-pointers per game. The Falcons' 11 turnovers was the best mark they've had all season as they average 19 turnovers per game this year. Wyoming committed 15 turnovers on the game.
The major differences were bench points, rebounds and assists-- all of which the Cowgirls held the advantage in. Wyoming's bench combined for 25 points, while the team as a whole out-rebounded the Falcons by 10 boards (35-25) and made more than four times more assists than the Falcons (27-6), displaying their ability to move the ball around.
Wyoming's 6-foot-2 senior forward Bailee Cotton led the Cowgirls with 19 points and a game high 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double this season. Four other Pokes registered double-figure scoring marks with exceptional shooting performances from Marta Gomez (7-8) and Sladjana Rakovic (6-8). Wyoming shot 62.5 percent in 56 attempts on the evening. Karla Erjavec made 10 assists on top of her six-point contribution.
Following a Saturday (Jan. 9) bye, the Falcons return to action at home against UNLV, Weds., February 13. The Falcons and Lady Rebels will be tipping off for the second time this season at 7 p.m. MT. Air Force, who is 7-3 when playing at home, will be aiming to redeem the Jan. 16 loss in Las Vegas.
Quarter by Quarter Breakdown
First Quarter: WYO 26, AF 14
Air Force starters: Haley Jones, Briana Autrey, Venessannah Itugbu, Emily Conroe, Kaelin Immel
-AF went 4-4 in its first four attempts, WYO 3-3 in first three, AF leads 8-7 (7:40)
-WYO took the lead with a three-ball from leading scorer, Marta Gomez, 10-8 (6:21),
-Gomez shot 3-3 for seven points to give WYO a 16-12 lead going into the media timeout (4:28)
-Autrey shot perfect 3-3 from the field for six points heading into the media timeout, AF as a team was shooting 75.0 percent from the field to WYO's 77.8 percent
-WYO went on a 15-0 run over AF's five-minute field goal scoring drought
-Noelle Tomes killed the drought going 2-2 at the free-throw line (00:16)
-A hot AF start lost steam as they failed to keep up with WYO's fast-paced offense
-AF shot 42.9 percent (6-14) on the quarter to WYO's 75.0 percent (12-16), the Pokes hit 2-2 from deep
Second Quarter: WYO 46, AF 29
-WYO opened the quarter with a bucket matched by two free-throw from Autrey
-The Cowgirls went on an 8-0 run over 50-seconds to extend to a 36-16 lead (8:31)
-Autrey killed the scoring-streak with an athletic take to the rack (7:53)
-Immel knocked down her fourth field goal, shooting perfect 4-4 (4:53)
-AF went 4-4 as a team to come within 14, 42-28 (3:12), but went 0-5 heading, trailing by 17 going into the halftime locker room
-AF continued to shoot well above average, hitting 46.2 percent of 13 attempts but WYO did not let up, knocking down 50.0 percent of their shots in the quarter
-The Falcons shot 5-6 from the free-throw line in the half
-Autrey led the way with 13 points (5-9), Immel scored eight points (4-6) and Conroe led the squad with five rebounds
-Bailee Cotton led WYO with 17 points and five rebounds
-WYO crashed the boards, collecting 18 first-half rebounds to the Falcons' 10
Third Quarter: WYO 60, AF 46
-AF opened the half on a 6-0 run with buckets from Itugbu, Jones and Autrey to bring AF within 11
-WYO drops a bucket, Immel responds with a hard take to the rack to convert the bucket and bring AF within 10 points
-Rakovic of WYO goes to bucket hard, drawing a foul with the score, WYO leads 50-38 going into the media timeout. She did not convert the free-throw out of the timeout (4:54)
-The teams went mostly back-and-forth to close the quarter with WYO leading, 60-46
-AF shot 44.4 percent on the quarter to WYO's 45.5, neither team hit a three-ball
-Autrey led the way with 17 points while Cotton scored 19 with six rebounds
Fourth Quarter: WYO 80, AF 60
-WYO opened the quarter with a quick four points but then went on a two-minute scoring drought-- AF was only able to convert four points on their run (6:45)
-WYO rebuilt their lead to 16 heading into the timeout, 68-52 (4:58)
-WYO went on a 6-0 scoring run out of the media timeout, AF had its opportunities met with unlucky bounces
-Following a two-minute drought, Conroe knocks down a three-ball from the wing, WYO leads 80-58 (00:41)
-Autrey added the final bucket to finalize the score at 80-60 in favor of the Pokes
-AF shot 37.5 percent in the fourth quarter while Wyoming shot 76.9 percent, outscoring the Falcons 20-14 in the final quarter
-Autrey led the Falcons, and the game, with 21 points while Cotton led the Cowgirls with 19
Air Force got off to a hot start, shooting perfect (4-4) for the first 2:20 while going bucket-for-bucket with the Mountain West powerhouse. As Wyoming (13-5, 6-3 MWC) began to settle in to a speedy offense, Air Force was unable to keep pace with the Pokes. Wyoming maintained their lead for the remaining 37-minutes of play.
Autrey's 21-point performance was the most by any individual on the evening, marking her third twenty-plus scoring game of the season. She was just two points shy of her season high. The Suffolk, Virginia, native also added three assists, two rebounds and a block to her stat line.
Sophomores Kaelin Immel and Emily Conroe made significant contributions in the game, combining for 21 points. Immel dropped the second-most points with 12 for her 14th double-figure scoring performance of the season, ninth in league play. Conroe, who is the team's leading rebounder in MWC action, collected nine rebounds in addition to her nine points and a block. She barely missed the mark for her third double-double of the season.
Freshman forward Haley Jones remained consistent in the Falcons' starting lineup, registering eight points, two steals and an assist. Air Force's bench combined for eight points via Noelle Tomes' and Michaela McFalls' four points apiece.
Despite the loss, Air Force shot 42.6 percent from the field on the night, a mark noticeably greater than its season average. The Falcons also held the Cowgirls to only three three-balls on the game, tying a season low for the Pokes who average 8.5 three-pointers per game. The Falcons' 11 turnovers was the best mark they've had all season as they average 19 turnovers per game this year. Wyoming committed 15 turnovers on the game.
The major differences were bench points, rebounds and assists-- all of which the Cowgirls held the advantage in. Wyoming's bench combined for 25 points, while the team as a whole out-rebounded the Falcons by 10 boards (35-25) and made more than four times more assists than the Falcons (27-6), displaying their ability to move the ball around.
Wyoming's 6-foot-2 senior forward Bailee Cotton led the Cowgirls with 19 points and a game high 10 rebounds for her fifth double-double this season. Four other Pokes registered double-figure scoring marks with exceptional shooting performances from Marta Gomez (7-8) and Sladjana Rakovic (6-8). Wyoming shot 62.5 percent in 56 attempts on the evening. Karla Erjavec made 10 assists on top of her six-point contribution.
Following a Saturday (Jan. 9) bye, the Falcons return to action at home against UNLV, Weds., February 13. The Falcons and Lady Rebels will be tipping off for the second time this season at 7 p.m. MT. Air Force, who is 7-3 when playing at home, will be aiming to redeem the Jan. 16 loss in Las Vegas.
Quarter by Quarter Breakdown
First Quarter: WYO 26, AF 14
Air Force starters: Haley Jones, Briana Autrey, Venessannah Itugbu, Emily Conroe, Kaelin Immel
-AF went 4-4 in its first four attempts, WYO 3-3 in first three, AF leads 8-7 (7:40)
-WYO took the lead with a three-ball from leading scorer, Marta Gomez, 10-8 (6:21),
-Gomez shot 3-3 for seven points to give WYO a 16-12 lead going into the media timeout (4:28)
-Autrey shot perfect 3-3 from the field for six points heading into the media timeout, AF as a team was shooting 75.0 percent from the field to WYO's 77.8 percent
-WYO went on a 15-0 run over AF's five-minute field goal scoring drought
-Noelle Tomes killed the drought going 2-2 at the free-throw line (00:16)
-A hot AF start lost steam as they failed to keep up with WYO's fast-paced offense
-AF shot 42.9 percent (6-14) on the quarter to WYO's 75.0 percent (12-16), the Pokes hit 2-2 from deep
Second Quarter: WYO 46, AF 29
-WYO opened the quarter with a bucket matched by two free-throw from Autrey
-The Cowgirls went on an 8-0 run over 50-seconds to extend to a 36-16 lead (8:31)
-Autrey killed the scoring-streak with an athletic take to the rack (7:53)
-Immel knocked down her fourth field goal, shooting perfect 4-4 (4:53)
-AF went 4-4 as a team to come within 14, 42-28 (3:12), but went 0-5 heading, trailing by 17 going into the halftime locker room
-AF continued to shoot well above average, hitting 46.2 percent of 13 attempts but WYO did not let up, knocking down 50.0 percent of their shots in the quarter
-The Falcons shot 5-6 from the free-throw line in the half
-Autrey led the way with 13 points (5-9), Immel scored eight points (4-6) and Conroe led the squad with five rebounds
-Bailee Cotton led WYO with 17 points and five rebounds
-WYO crashed the boards, collecting 18 first-half rebounds to the Falcons' 10
Third Quarter: WYO 60, AF 46
-AF opened the half on a 6-0 run with buckets from Itugbu, Jones and Autrey to bring AF within 11
-WYO drops a bucket, Immel responds with a hard take to the rack to convert the bucket and bring AF within 10 points
-Rakovic of WYO goes to bucket hard, drawing a foul with the score, WYO leads 50-38 going into the media timeout. She did not convert the free-throw out of the timeout (4:54)
-The teams went mostly back-and-forth to close the quarter with WYO leading, 60-46
-AF shot 44.4 percent on the quarter to WYO's 45.5, neither team hit a three-ball
-Autrey led the way with 17 points while Cotton scored 19 with six rebounds
Fourth Quarter: WYO 80, AF 60
-WYO opened the quarter with a quick four points but then went on a two-minute scoring drought-- AF was only able to convert four points on their run (6:45)
-WYO rebuilt their lead to 16 heading into the timeout, 68-52 (4:58)
-WYO went on a 6-0 scoring run out of the media timeout, AF had its opportunities met with unlucky bounces
-Following a two-minute drought, Conroe knocks down a three-ball from the wing, WYO leads 80-58 (00:41)
-Autrey added the final bucket to finalize the score at 80-60 in favor of the Pokes
-AF shot 37.5 percent in the fourth quarter while Wyoming shot 76.9 percent, outscoring the Falcons 20-14 in the final quarter
-Autrey led the Falcons, and the game, with 21 points while Cotton led the Cowgirls with 19
Team Stats
AF
WY
FG%
.426
.625
3FG%
.500
.429
FT%
.636
.636
RB
25
35
TO
11
15
STL
4
6
Game Leaders
Scoring
Pts
21
FGM
9
3FGM
0
FTM
3
Pts
12
FGM
6
3FGM
0
FTM
0
Pts
9
FGM
4
3FGM
1
FTM
0
Pts
8
FGM
4
3FGM
0
FTM
0
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