Tuesday, February 23
USAFA, CO
6 p.m. MT
Air Force Academy
vs
New Mexico
Women's Hoops Hosts New Mexico in Tuesday-Wednesday Series
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GAME 19 & 20: AIR FORCE (5-13, 2-10 MW) vs. NEW MEXICO (9-2, 6-2 MW)
6 p.m. MT, Tuesday, Feb. 23 // 7:30 p.m. MT, Wednesday, Feb. 24 // Clune Arena, USAFA
The Falcons remain at the Academy to host New Mexico in a two-game league series, Tuesday (Feb. 23) and Wednesday (Feb. 24). Tip times are slated for 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively.
THE SERIES AGAINST NEW MEXICO
Air Force and New Mexico will be meeting for the 47th time in program history. The Lobos lead the all-time series, 43-3.
-Two of AF's three wins against New Mexico occurred at USAFA (1992, 2012)
-Air Force snapped a 12-game losing streak to UNM, last season. The Falcons are back into the win column against the Lobos for the first time since 2013
-79 points is the most ever scored by Air Force when playing New Mexico [2/24/20, A, W, 79-66]
-The last time Air Force won was at home in February of 2012, winning 52-47
-93 points is the most scored by New Mexico when playing Air Force (1/18/03 A L, 57-93)
-The series started in 1992; Air Force won by 20 points in the inaugural contest (1/2/92 H W, 61-41)
LAST TIME THEY MET
Air Force had a career night in the 79-66 win against New Mexico, Monday evening (Feb. 24, 2020) in Dreamstyle Arena. The Falcons secured their sixth Mountain West win for the most single-season league wins since joining Division I basketball in the 1996-97 season. Air Force also held the lead from wire to wire, securing its first-ever victory in "The Pit".
Riley Snyder scored a career-high 34 points for the most scored by a Mountain West player in league action. She knocked down a career-best six three-pointers (6-9 3fg) and shot 67-percent from the field (12-18 fg). She rounded out her stat line with four assists, two steals and two rebounds while shooting perfect from the free throw line (4-4).
Air Force's Kaelin Immel and Emily Conroe led from the front, posting a double-double apiece to help guide the Falcons to victory. Immel scored 14 points while collecting a career-high 10 rebounds, posting a career-high four blocks and dishing out a game-high four assists. It was her first double-double of the season. Conroe, who scored 10 points and snagged a game-high 13 rebounds, notched her fifth double-double of the year. Conroe recorded three assists and the duo snagged two steals each.
Briana Autrey-Thompson was the Falcons' second-leading scorer along with Immel, dropping 14 points with two assists and a rebound. She shot 55-percent from the floor (6-11 fg). Nikki McDonald and Allyah Marlett contributed with four steals and seven rebounds, respectively.
New Mexico was led by Asia Robertson who dropped 30 points on the night, 28 of which came in the second half. Jordan Hosey was the Lobos' second-leading scorer and top rebounder with 13 and six, respectively.
UP NEXT
Air Force welcomes MW front-runners, Colorado State, to Clune Arena for the final league series of the regular season, February 27 and March 1. CSU sits atop the league with a 14-2 overall record and a 10-2 record in the conference. Tip times are slated for 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively.
A TOUGH GO
Air Force's last three meetings of the regular season are against the top the-three teams in the league. The Falcons came off a series loss to Fresno State (3rd in MW), and will play New Mexico (2nd in MW) and Colorado State (1st in MW) leading up to the conclusion of the regular season.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force downed Colorado Christian, 59-32, Friday afternoon (Feb. 19) in Clune Arena. The Falcons improved to 5-13 on the season while the Cougars, who are not charged with a loss due to the exhibition status of the game, remain at 3-12.
Sophomore guard Kamri Heath led the Falcons in scoring with a personal season-high 10-point showing, knocking down 71-percent of shots from the floor (5-7). Heath rounded out her stat line with four rebounds.
Senior forward Kassady Huffman shot perfect on the day, hitting three-of-three from the floor and knocking down a pair of buckets at the charity stripe. She snagged four rebounds on the game. Senior teammate Emily Conroe and freshman Kayla Pilson picked up a game-high six rebounds apiece and combined for six points.
Junior guard Cierra Winters picked off a game-high five steals, helping the Falcons to 17 steals on the game. Winters added eight points to the final tally and a pair of rebounds and assists. She shot 57-percent from the floor. Sophomore forward Nikki McDonald led the squad with three-pointers, knocking down two-of-three attempts from deep.
6 p.m. MT, Tuesday, Feb. 23 // 7:30 p.m. MT, Wednesday, Feb. 24 // Clune Arena, USAFA
The Falcons remain at the Academy to host New Mexico in a two-game league series, Tuesday (Feb. 23) and Wednesday (Feb. 24). Tip times are slated for 6 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., respectively.
THE SERIES AGAINST NEW MEXICO
Air Force and New Mexico will be meeting for the 47th time in program history. The Lobos lead the all-time series, 43-3.
-Two of AF's three wins against New Mexico occurred at USAFA (1992, 2012)
-Air Force snapped a 12-game losing streak to UNM, last season. The Falcons are back into the win column against the Lobos for the first time since 2013
-79 points is the most ever scored by Air Force when playing New Mexico [2/24/20, A, W, 79-66]
-The last time Air Force won was at home in February of 2012, winning 52-47
-93 points is the most scored by New Mexico when playing Air Force (1/18/03 A L, 57-93)
-The series started in 1992; Air Force won by 20 points in the inaugural contest (1/2/92 H W, 61-41)
LAST TIME THEY MET
Air Force had a career night in the 79-66 win against New Mexico, Monday evening (Feb. 24, 2020) in Dreamstyle Arena. The Falcons secured their sixth Mountain West win for the most single-season league wins since joining Division I basketball in the 1996-97 season. Air Force also held the lead from wire to wire, securing its first-ever victory in "The Pit".
Riley Snyder scored a career-high 34 points for the most scored by a Mountain West player in league action. She knocked down a career-best six three-pointers (6-9 3fg) and shot 67-percent from the field (12-18 fg). She rounded out her stat line with four assists, two steals and two rebounds while shooting perfect from the free throw line (4-4).
Air Force's Kaelin Immel and Emily Conroe led from the front, posting a double-double apiece to help guide the Falcons to victory. Immel scored 14 points while collecting a career-high 10 rebounds, posting a career-high four blocks and dishing out a game-high four assists. It was her first double-double of the season. Conroe, who scored 10 points and snagged a game-high 13 rebounds, notched her fifth double-double of the year. Conroe recorded three assists and the duo snagged two steals each.
Briana Autrey-Thompson was the Falcons' second-leading scorer along with Immel, dropping 14 points with two assists and a rebound. She shot 55-percent from the floor (6-11 fg). Nikki McDonald and Allyah Marlett contributed with four steals and seven rebounds, respectively.
New Mexico was led by Asia Robertson who dropped 30 points on the night, 28 of which came in the second half. Jordan Hosey was the Lobos' second-leading scorer and top rebounder with 13 and six, respectively.
UP NEXT
Air Force welcomes MW front-runners, Colorado State, to Clune Arena for the final league series of the regular season, February 27 and March 1. CSU sits atop the league with a 14-2 overall record and a 10-2 record in the conference. Tip times are slated for 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m., respectively.
A TOUGH GO
Air Force's last three meetings of the regular season are against the top the-three teams in the league. The Falcons came off a series loss to Fresno State (3rd in MW), and will play New Mexico (2nd in MW) and Colorado State (1st in MW) leading up to the conclusion of the regular season.
LAST TIME OUT
Air Force downed Colorado Christian, 59-32, Friday afternoon (Feb. 19) in Clune Arena. The Falcons improved to 5-13 on the season while the Cougars, who are not charged with a loss due to the exhibition status of the game, remain at 3-12.
Sophomore guard Kamri Heath led the Falcons in scoring with a personal season-high 10-point showing, knocking down 71-percent of shots from the floor (5-7). Heath rounded out her stat line with four rebounds.
Senior forward Kassady Huffman shot perfect on the day, hitting three-of-three from the floor and knocking down a pair of buckets at the charity stripe. She snagged four rebounds on the game. Senior teammate Emily Conroe and freshman Kayla Pilson picked up a game-high six rebounds apiece and combined for six points.
Junior guard Cierra Winters picked off a game-high five steals, helping the Falcons to 17 steals on the game. Winters added eight points to the final tally and a pair of rebounds and assists. She shot 57-percent from the floor. Sophomore forward Nikki McDonald led the squad with three-pointers, knocking down two-of-three attempts from deep.
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