Colorado State downs Air Force, 72-48

Tori Williams and Karly Murphy scored 12 points each to lead four in double figures as conference-leading Colorado State defeated Air Force, 72-48, Saturday afternoon in Mountain West action in Clune Arena at the Air Force Academy.

Colorado State (15-2, 11-2) used a 15-2 run over the final 6:32 to close the third quarter and take a 59-34 lead. The Rams held the Falcons without a field goal during the run. Colorado State went on to lead by as many as 28 points, 69-41, in the final minutes on its way its eighth straight win dating back to early January.

Colorado State out-scored Air Force, 36-6, in the paint and held a 43-33 rebounding advantage. The Rams shot 43.5 percent from the field, including a 36.4 clip from three, and hit all 10 free throws, while holding Air Force to just 28.1 percent shooting.

McKenna Hofschild scored 11 points and had a team-high five assists while Jamie Bonnarens added 10 points and Cali Clark and Lore Devos chipped in eight each.

Riley Snyder led Air Force with 11 points. Briana Autrey-Thompson added 10 and Dasha Macmillan scored nine. Kassady Huffman led the Falcons (6-15, 3-12) with six rebounds.

Colorado State used a 17-3 run midway through the first quarter to take control of the game early and lead by as many as 12 points, the last time coming at 19-7 with 38 seconds left. A 3-pointer by Autrey-Thompson closed the first stanza at 19-10. Colorado State scored 14 points in the paint and had a 13-7 rebounding advantage.

CSU extended the lead to 15 points, 25-10, with 7:53 left in the second quarter with back-to-back 3-pointers by Williams. The Falcons used the three-ball during a 12-4 run to pull to within seven, 29-22, with 4:08 remaining. Snyder, Kayla Pilson and Macmillan hit from long range while Kamri Heath added a conventional 3-point play to cap the spurt. The Rams out-scored Air Force, 8-2, to close the quarter and take a 37-24 halftime advantage.

Colorado State snapped a two-game losing streak at Air Force with the win. The teams have now split the last six meetings dating back to 2019. The teams conclude the series Monday, March 1, at 2:30 p.m. MT in Clune Arena.

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Team Stats

Riley Snyder

Autrey Briana

Dasha Macmillan

Kamri Heath

Players Mentioned

Briana Autrey-Thompson

Kamri Heath

Kassady Huffman

Dasha Macmillan

Kayla Pilson

Riley Snyder

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