Thursday, March 7
USAFA, CO
7:00 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
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Boise State
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Women's Hoops Hosts Boise State in Regular Season Finale
3/6/2019 6:04:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Air Force will tip off against the MWC regular-season champions, Thursday, at 7 p.m. PT in Clune Arena
THURSDAY, MAR. 7:
The Falcons return home for their regular-season finale against Mountain West regular-season champions Boise State at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in Clune Arena. The Falcons are looking to deny Boise State (24-4, 15-2 MWC) a clean sweep on the season following a 79-48 loss to the Broncos in Boise (Jan. 23).
THE SERIES:
Boise State leads Air Force in the all-time series, 16-1.
-The series began in 2003
-Air Force's first and only win was at the Academy in 2013 (2/20/13 H W, 77-72)
-Boise State won the first meeting of the season, 79-48, in Boise, Idaho
-The Broncos eliminated Air Force in the second round of the MWC tournament last year, 72-48
-Boise State is on an 11-game win-streak against Air Force dating back to January of 2014
UP NEXT:
Following the game with Boise State, the Falcons will make a quick turn back to the road as Air Force travels to Las Vegas to compete in the Mountain West Conference tournament, hosted by UNLV, beginning Monday, March 10.
LAST GAME:
The Nevada women's basketball team set season-high shooting marks to get by Air Force, 79-54, in a Monday evening contest in the Lawlor Events Center.
For the first time this season, Nevada finished perfect from the free throw line, knocking down all 12 attempts. The Wolf Pack shot 58.8-percent from the field (30-51) and 87.5-percent from beyond the arc (7-8). They were 7-7 in three-balls through the third quarter, only missing one attempt on the game in the fourth quarter. The Falcons struggled to find their shooting rhythm, shooting only 26.8-percent from the field on the game while hitting only 1-of-14 shooting attempts in the second quarter.
Air Force was led by sophomore guard Emily Conroe who dropped 18 points for her 16th double-figure scoring mark this season. Conroe shot perfect from the free throw line (6-6) and 50.0-percent from the field (5-10) and down range (2-4). She also added six rebounds and a team-high three blocks and two steals to her stat line.
Sophomore co-team captain Kaelin Immel notched her fifth-straight double-figure scoring mark, adding 11 points to the final tally. Freshman guard Haley Jones led the team with nine rebounds and two steals while classmate Briana Autrey registered a team-high five assists. They combined for 17 points between the two of them.
IN THE DOLDRUMS:
Following a loss to Nevada, March 4, Air Force is on a eight-game losing streak and finialized the road-slate with a 1-14 mark. The Falcons are winless against MWC opponents on the road and haven't won a game since January 30th.
TOURNAMENT SCENARIO:
Air Force (4-13 MWC) and San Jose State (4-13 MWC) are competing for the ninth-seed in the conference tournament. The Spartans will be taking on Fresno State (11-6 MWC), Thursday evening. If one team wins and the other loses, the winner will take the No. 9 seed via conference standing. If Air Force and San Jose State win together, or lose together, San Jose State will take the No. 9 seed by way of a win over Utah State, who swept Air Force in the regular season.
The No. 9 seed is slated to play the No. 8 seed on Monday at 2 p.m. PT, while the No. 10 seed will play the No. 7 seed the same day at 4:30 p.m. PT. Nevada (7-10 MWC) and San Diego State (6-11 MWC) will play each other in their regular season finale in competition for the No. 7 seed. Air Force will play either Nevada or San Diego State regardless of the regular season finish. Air Force is split 1-1 with both of those teams this season. Boise State has clinched the No. 1 seed while Colorado State has clinched the No. 11 seed.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE:
Three Falcons have three double-figure scoring averages in conference play, led by Kaelin Immel, who registered a career-high 30-point game in the win against San Jose State (Jan. 26). Immel, who averages 14.4 points per game in MWC play, has 19 double-figure scoring performances this year, five of which were in the last five games. She shoots .326 from deep and .359 from the field.
Emily Conroe, a 5-10 sophomore guard, has stepped up as the team's leading rebounder (6.1 rpg/ 6.6 rpg in MWC), is ninth in the Mountain West in collecting boards, since losing Kassady Huffman to a knee injury. Not only is she one of the lead rebounding guards in the conference, she is sixth in the MWC with 1.7 steals per game. Conroe has proven her utility on both sides of the ball with her defensive accolades and 16 double-figure scoring performances highlighted by a 22-point showing in Air Force's first win over Colorado State in 13 games. She led the Falcons in scoring in the three of the last four games. She has the highest shooting percentage on the team (.402)
A trio of freshmen help make up the Falcons' top-five leading scorers. Riley Snyder, a six-foot forward, averages 10.6 points per game in league play this season and has 13 double-figure scoring marks highlighted by two 20-point games. Freshman Briana Autrey has the squad's second-highest field goal shooting percentage (.391), but is still learning how to manage the ball at the collegiate level, as she turns the ball over 4.1 times per game. Autrey's offensive productivity outshines her turnovers as she is one-of-two players to have three 20-point performances this season, averaging 9.4 points per game. Haley Jones, a six-foot guard, has become a force for the Falcons in MWC play, averaging 7.0 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game in league play.
A GLANCE AT BOISE STATE:
Boise State captured its second-straight Mountain West regular-season title, and first outright, with Monday's 70-66 win over New Mexico. The win also made the Broncos the top seed at next week's (March 10-13) Mountain West Tournament.
It is the sixth regular-season conference crown in program history, but, just the second won outright, joining the 1991-92 Big Sky title.
Four regular-season crowns (1993-94 Big Sky, 2006-07 WAC, 2007-08 WAC, 2017-18 Mountain West) were all shared.
It also marks the second time in program history that Boise State has won back-to-back regular-season titles (2006-07 and 2007-08 WAC).
LAST TIME THEY PLAYED:
Air Force was unable to get shots to fall in Taco Bell Arena, falling to Mountain West front-runners Boise State, 79-48, Wednesday evening (Jan. 23), in Boise, Idaho.
Air Force freshman Briana Autrey led the Falcons with 11 points and two assists in her second-straight double-figure scoring performance. Autrey also shot a perfect 3-3 from the free-throw line. Junior forward Kassady Huffman led the team with 10 rebounds, one short of her career-high, while adding five points to the final tally.
Boise State had four scorers in double-figures, led by A'Shanti Coleman's 18 points. The Broncos crashed the boards as they out-rebounded Air Force, 51-33. Both teams had trouble managing the ball as Air Force committed 18 turnovers to the Broncos' 17.
The major difference was shooting- Air Force only knocked down 17 buckets in 61 attempts (27.9%), and only two were three-balls. The Broncos shot 50.7 percent on the game in roughly the same amount of attempts.
BOISE STATE'S LAST GAME:
Boise State captured outright the Mountain West regular-season title with Monday night's 70-66 victory over New Mexico.
On Senior Night, Marta Hermida and Joyce Harrell cut down the Taco Bell Arena nets, as Hermida scored a team-high 18 points with five rebounds, five assists, and two steals, and Harrell grabbed a team-high eight rebounds with five points.
Point guard Jayde Christopher scored seven points with four assists and five steals, including the game-sealing steal with four seconds remaining. Redshirt junior A'Shanti Coleman went 8-for-11 from the field for 17 points.
The Falcons return home for their regular-season finale against Mountain West regular-season champions Boise State at 7 p.m. on Thursday, March 7, in Clune Arena. The Falcons are looking to deny Boise State (24-4, 15-2 MWC) a clean sweep on the season following a 79-48 loss to the Broncos in Boise (Jan. 23).
THE SERIES:
Boise State leads Air Force in the all-time series, 16-1.
-The series began in 2003
-Air Force's first and only win was at the Academy in 2013 (2/20/13 H W, 77-72)
-Boise State won the first meeting of the season, 79-48, in Boise, Idaho
-The Broncos eliminated Air Force in the second round of the MWC tournament last year, 72-48
-Boise State is on an 11-game win-streak against Air Force dating back to January of 2014
UP NEXT:
Following the game with Boise State, the Falcons will make a quick turn back to the road as Air Force travels to Las Vegas to compete in the Mountain West Conference tournament, hosted by UNLV, beginning Monday, March 10.
LAST GAME:
The Nevada women's basketball team set season-high shooting marks to get by Air Force, 79-54, in a Monday evening contest in the Lawlor Events Center.
For the first time this season, Nevada finished perfect from the free throw line, knocking down all 12 attempts. The Wolf Pack shot 58.8-percent from the field (30-51) and 87.5-percent from beyond the arc (7-8). They were 7-7 in three-balls through the third quarter, only missing one attempt on the game in the fourth quarter. The Falcons struggled to find their shooting rhythm, shooting only 26.8-percent from the field on the game while hitting only 1-of-14 shooting attempts in the second quarter.
Air Force was led by sophomore guard Emily Conroe who dropped 18 points for her 16th double-figure scoring mark this season. Conroe shot perfect from the free throw line (6-6) and 50.0-percent from the field (5-10) and down range (2-4). She also added six rebounds and a team-high three blocks and two steals to her stat line.
Sophomore co-team captain Kaelin Immel notched her fifth-straight double-figure scoring mark, adding 11 points to the final tally. Freshman guard Haley Jones led the team with nine rebounds and two steals while classmate Briana Autrey registered a team-high five assists. They combined for 17 points between the two of them.
IN THE DOLDRUMS:
Following a loss to Nevada, March 4, Air Force is on a eight-game losing streak and finialized the road-slate with a 1-14 mark. The Falcons are winless against MWC opponents on the road and haven't won a game since January 30th.
TOURNAMENT SCENARIO:
Air Force (4-13 MWC) and San Jose State (4-13 MWC) are competing for the ninth-seed in the conference tournament. The Spartans will be taking on Fresno State (11-6 MWC), Thursday evening. If one team wins and the other loses, the winner will take the No. 9 seed via conference standing. If Air Force and San Jose State win together, or lose together, San Jose State will take the No. 9 seed by way of a win over Utah State, who swept Air Force in the regular season.
The No. 9 seed is slated to play the No. 8 seed on Monday at 2 p.m. PT, while the No. 10 seed will play the No. 7 seed the same day at 4:30 p.m. PT. Nevada (7-10 MWC) and San Diego State (6-11 MWC) will play each other in their regular season finale in competition for the No. 7 seed. Air Force will play either Nevada or San Diego State regardless of the regular season finish. Air Force is split 1-1 with both of those teams this season. Boise State has clinched the No. 1 seed while Colorado State has clinched the No. 11 seed.
AIR FORCE AT A GLANCE:
Three Falcons have three double-figure scoring averages in conference play, led by Kaelin Immel, who registered a career-high 30-point game in the win against San Jose State (Jan. 26). Immel, who averages 14.4 points per game in MWC play, has 19 double-figure scoring performances this year, five of which were in the last five games. She shoots .326 from deep and .359 from the field.
Emily Conroe, a 5-10 sophomore guard, has stepped up as the team's leading rebounder (6.1 rpg/ 6.6 rpg in MWC), is ninth in the Mountain West in collecting boards, since losing Kassady Huffman to a knee injury. Not only is she one of the lead rebounding guards in the conference, she is sixth in the MWC with 1.7 steals per game. Conroe has proven her utility on both sides of the ball with her defensive accolades and 16 double-figure scoring performances highlighted by a 22-point showing in Air Force's first win over Colorado State in 13 games. She led the Falcons in scoring in the three of the last four games. She has the highest shooting percentage on the team (.402)
A trio of freshmen help make up the Falcons' top-five leading scorers. Riley Snyder, a six-foot forward, averages 10.6 points per game in league play this season and has 13 double-figure scoring marks highlighted by two 20-point games. Freshman Briana Autrey has the squad's second-highest field goal shooting percentage (.391), but is still learning how to manage the ball at the collegiate level, as she turns the ball over 4.1 times per game. Autrey's offensive productivity outshines her turnovers as she is one-of-two players to have three 20-point performances this season, averaging 9.4 points per game. Haley Jones, a six-foot guard, has become a force for the Falcons in MWC play, averaging 7.0 points per game and 6.1 rebounds per game in league play.
A GLANCE AT BOISE STATE:
Boise State captured its second-straight Mountain West regular-season title, and first outright, with Monday's 70-66 win over New Mexico. The win also made the Broncos the top seed at next week's (March 10-13) Mountain West Tournament.
It is the sixth regular-season conference crown in program history, but, just the second won outright, joining the 1991-92 Big Sky title.
Four regular-season crowns (1993-94 Big Sky, 2006-07 WAC, 2007-08 WAC, 2017-18 Mountain West) were all shared.
It also marks the second time in program history that Boise State has won back-to-back regular-season titles (2006-07 and 2007-08 WAC).
LAST TIME THEY PLAYED:
Air Force was unable to get shots to fall in Taco Bell Arena, falling to Mountain West front-runners Boise State, 79-48, Wednesday evening (Jan. 23), in Boise, Idaho.
Air Force freshman Briana Autrey led the Falcons with 11 points and two assists in her second-straight double-figure scoring performance. Autrey also shot a perfect 3-3 from the free-throw line. Junior forward Kassady Huffman led the team with 10 rebounds, one short of her career-high, while adding five points to the final tally.
Boise State had four scorers in double-figures, led by A'Shanti Coleman's 18 points. The Broncos crashed the boards as they out-rebounded Air Force, 51-33. Both teams had trouble managing the ball as Air Force committed 18 turnovers to the Broncos' 17.
The major difference was shooting- Air Force only knocked down 17 buckets in 61 attempts (27.9%), and only two were three-balls. The Broncos shot 50.7 percent on the game in roughly the same amount of attempts.
BOISE STATE'S LAST GAME:
Boise State captured outright the Mountain West regular-season title with Monday night's 70-66 victory over New Mexico.
On Senior Night, Marta Hermida and Joyce Harrell cut down the Taco Bell Arena nets, as Hermida scored a team-high 18 points with five rebounds, five assists, and two steals, and Harrell grabbed a team-high eight rebounds with five points.
Point guard Jayde Christopher scored seven points with four assists and five steals, including the game-sealing steal with four seconds remaining. Redshirt junior A'Shanti Coleman went 8-for-11 from the field for 17 points.
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