Monday, December 28
USAFA, CO
2 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Portland State
Women's Hoops Hosts Portland State, Monday at 2 p.m.
12/26/2020 3:45:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Air Force women's basketball concludes the non-conference slate at home
GAME 05: AIR FORCE (1-3) vs. PORTLAND STATE (1-0)
2 p.m. MT, Monday, Dec. 28
Clune Arena, USAF Academy, Colo.
WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS | AIR FORCE GAME NOTES | PORTLAND STATE GAME NOTES
The Falcons will host Portland State in the non-conference finale at 2 p.m., Monday evening (Dec. 28), in Clune Arena. The addition of Portland State to the non-conference schedule was announced Sunday afternoon (Dec. 20). The Vikings are 1-0 with six cancellations so far on the 2020-21 campaign. Monday's game with the Vikings marks the first meeting between the programs.
UP NEXT
Air Force opens the Mountain West Conference slate with a two-game series at Utah State on December 31 and January 2. Both games are slated for a 2 p.m. MT start. The Falcons split last season's series with the Aggies, 1-1, winning in Logan and taking a loss at USAFA.
LAST TIME OUT
A late Air Force rally propelled the Falcons to an 82-79 road victory against Denver, Sunday afternoon (Dec. 20), in Hamilton Gymnasium. The Falcons (1-3) found themselves back in the win column against Denver (2-6) for the first time since 2007.
The Falcons, who trailed for 34-minutes of the game, overcame a 12-point first-half deficit and went off on a 16-0 scoring run in the final two minutes to push past the Pios in their home gym. Air Force was outrebounded, 43-30, but outscored Denver in the paint, 44-32. The Falcons had stellar ball management, giving up just eight turnovers while the Pios turned the rock over 21 times, yielding Air Force 15 points from lost balls. The Falcons' bench put up 19 points despite being shorthanded with just eight players suited for the game.
Air Force junior Riley Snyder led the scoring charge for the Falcons with a season-high 28 points. Snyder, who clocked 39 minutes of action for the second-straight game, shot 50-percent from the field (12-24), collected five rebounds, picked off three steals and dished out a pair of assists. The Falcons as a squad had their best day of shooting this season, knocking down 33-of-77 attempts from the floor (43-percent).
Junior point guard Briana Autrey-Thompson, who was tied for third in the Mountain West in scoring prior to the game, dropped 16 points with a game-high eight assists and five steals. She now averages 18.3 points per game, four assists per game and 4.5 steals per game. Autrey-Thompson, along with teammates Audrey Gadison (6 points) and Kayla Pilson (8 points) knocked down a pair of three-balls on the game, helping Air Force to its best 3FG percentage of the season (8-22, 36-percent).
Senior Air Force veteran Kassady Huffman snagged a season-best and game-high 12 boards. The 6-2 forward out of Colorado Springs scored five points on the day and added two assists and a block to her stat line. Senior teammate Emily Conroe contributed 11 points to the effort while collecting four rebounds and snagging three steals. Junior guard Cierra Winters, who made her second career start, scored eight points shooting 75-percent (6-8) from the field.
AUTREY-THOMPSON LEADS FROM THE FRONT
Air Force point guard Briana Autrey-Thompson leads the Falcons in scoring after four games, averaging 18 points per game, a mark that ranks her fourth in the Mountain West. She led the Falcons with a 25-point showing in the season-opener against Denver, marking a career-high performance for the junior out of Suffolk, Virginia. Two games later, she pushed her career scoring high to 26 points against Western Colorado.
Autrey-Thompson has displayed her utility on both sides of the ball, averaging 4 assists per game (T-7 in MW) and averaging 4.5 steals per game (1st in MW). Air Force is averaging 13.8 steals per game, ranking sixth in the NCAA. The Falcons have recorded a total of 55 steals this season, which is second in the MW.
AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Air Force is averaging 13.8 steals per game, ranking sixth in the NCAA. The Falcons have recorded a total of 55 steals this season, which is second in the MW.
Boise State owns a turnover margin of 9.33, which is the seventh-best mark in the nation. The Broncos have forced 66 turnovers, while turning the ball over just 38 times.
Colorado State has posted the fourth-best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.73) in the NCAA in 2020-21. It also is ninth in the nation in assists (140) dished out.
Colorado State and Boise State rank in the top 25 in the nation in field goal percentage. The Rams are No. 11 with a 49.6 field goal percentage, while the Broncos are No. 22 with a 48.2 field goal percentage.
Colorado State's McKenna Hofschild has dished out 51 assists this season, which is the most in the Conference and second in the country and just five assists behind the national leader.
Fresno State's Hanna Cavinder has connected on 46 field goals this season, ranking second in the MW and 43rd in the country.
Nevada is shooting 78.5 percent from the free-throw line, which tops the Mountain West and ranks 19th in the nation. The Wolf Pack have made 62 of their 79 attempts from the charity stripe.
New Mexico is averaging 10.0 assists per game this season, good for the 10th-highest assist average in the country.
San Diego State has grabbed 309 boards in 2020-21, which ranks second in the MW and No. 26 in Division I women's basketball.
San José State's Tyra Whitehead has the fifth-best assist-to-turnover ratio (7.0) in Division I women's basketball.
UNLV has made 124 free throws this season, ranking No. 10 in the nation.
2 p.m. MT, Monday, Dec. 28
Clune Arena, USAF Academy, Colo.
WATCH LIVE | LIVE STATS | AIR FORCE GAME NOTES | PORTLAND STATE GAME NOTES
The Falcons will host Portland State in the non-conference finale at 2 p.m., Monday evening (Dec. 28), in Clune Arena. The addition of Portland State to the non-conference schedule was announced Sunday afternoon (Dec. 20). The Vikings are 1-0 with six cancellations so far on the 2020-21 campaign. Monday's game with the Vikings marks the first meeting between the programs.
UP NEXT
Air Force opens the Mountain West Conference slate with a two-game series at Utah State on December 31 and January 2. Both games are slated for a 2 p.m. MT start. The Falcons split last season's series with the Aggies, 1-1, winning in Logan and taking a loss at USAFA.
LAST TIME OUT
A late Air Force rally propelled the Falcons to an 82-79 road victory against Denver, Sunday afternoon (Dec. 20), in Hamilton Gymnasium. The Falcons (1-3) found themselves back in the win column against Denver (2-6) for the first time since 2007.
The Falcons, who trailed for 34-minutes of the game, overcame a 12-point first-half deficit and went off on a 16-0 scoring run in the final two minutes to push past the Pios in their home gym. Air Force was outrebounded, 43-30, but outscored Denver in the paint, 44-32. The Falcons had stellar ball management, giving up just eight turnovers while the Pios turned the rock over 21 times, yielding Air Force 15 points from lost balls. The Falcons' bench put up 19 points despite being shorthanded with just eight players suited for the game.
Air Force junior Riley Snyder led the scoring charge for the Falcons with a season-high 28 points. Snyder, who clocked 39 minutes of action for the second-straight game, shot 50-percent from the field (12-24), collected five rebounds, picked off three steals and dished out a pair of assists. The Falcons as a squad had their best day of shooting this season, knocking down 33-of-77 attempts from the floor (43-percent).
Junior point guard Briana Autrey-Thompson, who was tied for third in the Mountain West in scoring prior to the game, dropped 16 points with a game-high eight assists and five steals. She now averages 18.3 points per game, four assists per game and 4.5 steals per game. Autrey-Thompson, along with teammates Audrey Gadison (6 points) and Kayla Pilson (8 points) knocked down a pair of three-balls on the game, helping Air Force to its best 3FG percentage of the season (8-22, 36-percent).
Senior Air Force veteran Kassady Huffman snagged a season-best and game-high 12 boards. The 6-2 forward out of Colorado Springs scored five points on the day and added two assists and a block to her stat line. Senior teammate Emily Conroe contributed 11 points to the effort while collecting four rebounds and snagging three steals. Junior guard Cierra Winters, who made her second career start, scored eight points shooting 75-percent (6-8) from the field.
AUTREY-THOMPSON LEADS FROM THE FRONT
Air Force point guard Briana Autrey-Thompson leads the Falcons in scoring after four games, averaging 18 points per game, a mark that ranks her fourth in the Mountain West. She led the Falcons with a 25-point showing in the season-opener against Denver, marking a career-high performance for the junior out of Suffolk, Virginia. Two games later, she pushed her career scoring high to 26 points against Western Colorado.
Autrey-Thompson has displayed her utility on both sides of the ball, averaging 4 assists per game (T-7 in MW) and averaging 4.5 steals per game (1st in MW). Air Force is averaging 13.8 steals per game, ranking sixth in the NCAA. The Falcons have recorded a total of 55 steals this season, which is second in the MW.
AROUND THE MOUNTAIN WEST
Air Force is averaging 13.8 steals per game, ranking sixth in the NCAA. The Falcons have recorded a total of 55 steals this season, which is second in the MW.
Boise State owns a turnover margin of 9.33, which is the seventh-best mark in the nation. The Broncos have forced 66 turnovers, while turning the ball over just 38 times.
Colorado State has posted the fourth-best assist-to-turnover ratio (1.73) in the NCAA in 2020-21. It also is ninth in the nation in assists (140) dished out.
Colorado State and Boise State rank in the top 25 in the nation in field goal percentage. The Rams are No. 11 with a 49.6 field goal percentage, while the Broncos are No. 22 with a 48.2 field goal percentage.
Colorado State's McKenna Hofschild has dished out 51 assists this season, which is the most in the Conference and second in the country and just five assists behind the national leader.
Fresno State's Hanna Cavinder has connected on 46 field goals this season, ranking second in the MW and 43rd in the country.
Nevada is shooting 78.5 percent from the free-throw line, which tops the Mountain West and ranks 19th in the nation. The Wolf Pack have made 62 of their 79 attempts from the charity stripe.
New Mexico is averaging 10.0 assists per game this season, good for the 10th-highest assist average in the country.
San Diego State has grabbed 309 boards in 2020-21, which ranks second in the MW and No. 26 in Division I women's basketball.
San José State's Tyra Whitehead has the fifth-best assist-to-turnover ratio (7.0) in Division I women's basketball.
UNLV has made 124 free throws this season, ranking No. 10 in the nation.
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