Sunday, March 20
Los Angeles, CA
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3/19/2022 12:35:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Game 33
Air Force Falcons (19-13, 11-7) vs. UCLA Bruins (15-12, 8-7)
Sunday, March 20, 2022
3:00 pm MT, Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
How to Follow Along
Live Stream: PAC 12 Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: Follow @AF_WBB prior, during, and following the game for updates
Series History vs. UCLA
-Sunday marks the first meeting between the two schools.
-Air Force is 0-42 all-time against current PAC 12 competition, including 0-33 against Utah before the Utes transitioned into the PAC 12.
Last Time Out
-Trailing 48-45 going into the 4th quarter, Air Force outscored San Francisco 19-12 while forcing eight turnovers over the final 10 minutes to pull off the 64-60 comeback win.
-Riley Snyder and Cierra Winters each had 15 points, as both players were vital down the stretch.
-Snyder made all six her of her free throws, going 4-4 in the final quarter.
-Winters, the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, had four steals in the 4th quarter, while knocking down a pair of free throws in the waning seconds to put the game out of reach.
-Kamri Heath had 14 points on 7-13 shooting from the field, and was another player whose 4th quarter performance was critical to the victory.
-Heath knocked down three of Air Force's six field goals over the concluding minutes, while her steal and layup with 22 seconds left in regulation gave the Falcons a five-point cushion with limited clock remaining.
-Lauren McDonald was 2-4 from beyond the arc, adding 10 total points off the bench.
-Free throws loomed large, with the Falcons going 7-9 in the second half while the Dons were just 6-11 from the stripe over the same stretch.
-Air Force also out-rebounded San Francisco 39-35.
-Chris Gobrecht's team brought its Mountain West leading defense to California, forcing 20 total turnovers.
-The Falcons outscored the Dons 24-11 in points off of turnovers.
One Heck of a Coach
-Chris Gobrecht was named the 2021-22 MW Coach of the Year following Air Force's unprecedented season.
-Gobrecht sits at 598 career wins, tied for 5th-most among active WBB head coaches
-The 2021-22 season marks Gobrecht's 4th WNIT appearance as head coach.
-This season also marks Air Force first postseason tournament appearance in program history.
-Thursday's win marks the first postseason tournament win in program history.
Riley Did It
-Riley Snyder made Air Force history when she surpassed Kaelin Immel as the program's most prolific Division I scorer on February 25.
-Her 1,605 career points is 4th all-time in program history.
-She became only the 4th player in program history to score at least 1,600 points.
-Her 481 points this season is the most by a player in the DI era.
-Snyder ends her farewell regular season with a 15.4 points per game average, fifth-highest among Mountain West players.
-She will end her Air Force career owning three of the top five individual season scoring averages among all Falcon players since 1996.
-She is one of only eight players in program history to play in at least 116 games.
Snyder is one of only three players to start at least 109 games in program history.
-Snyder was named to the MW All-Conference Team.
A Program Ascending
-With 19 overall wins this season and 11 in the Mountain West, the 2021-22 regular season marks the pinnacle of success for the program.
-Both win totals are program bests since joining the Mountain West in 1999, and also stand as new benchmarks since transitioning to Division I play in 1996.
-Air Force's 17 regular season wins are the most since the 1993-94 season, while the Falcons haven't won 11 conference games since 1990-91.
40 is Key
-The Falcons are 13-2 this season when shooting at least 40%.
All About Defense
-Air Force led the MW in regards to turnover margin (+6.62) and steals (11.3 per game).
-The Falcons rank 9th in DI in turnover margin, and 13th in steals per game.
-The Falcons also led the Mountain West in three-point defense at 28.3%, 66th among all DI teams.
Keeping Possession
-Over Air Force's first 12 regular season games, the Falcons surrendered 17.9 turnovers per game.
-Over Air Force's last 17 regular season games, that number shrunk to 10.6 turnovers per game.
Swiper is Swiping and Scoring
-Cierra Winters was among the best on-ball defenders in the country, as her 2.7 steals per game led the Mountain West.
-Winters was named the MW Defensive Player of the Year for the 21-22 season.
-Her steals per game average was 22nd among all DI players
-Her 86 steals is 5th-most in a season in program history, and 2nd most in the DI era.
-Winters' 11.6 PPG average is second among Air Force.
-Winters has scored more points this season (370) than her first three seasons combined (183).
-Winters is the only AF player to start all 32 games in 2021-22.
Who? Haley Jones!
-Jones finishes the regular season as the leading rebounder in the Mountain West, having averaged 9.6 rebounds per game.
-As well, the senior's 4.4 offensive rebounds per game will finish as the eighth-best average among Division I players.
-Jones' 264 rebounds this season is 5th-most in a single season in program history, while her 602 career rebounds is the fifth-highest single season total in DI program history.
Freshman Focus
-Jo Huntimer is one of only two players on Air Force to have played all 32 games this season
-Her 119 assists so far this season is the third-most ever by an Air Force freshman, and the most a Falcon freshman in the DI era.
-Huntimer surpassed Cortney Porter (118) on Thursday.
-Huntimer's 115 rebounds is 8th-most by a freshman since 1996.
-After limited minutes as a freshman to begin the season, Lauren McDonald averaged 9.6 PPG over her last 13 regular season games.
-McDonald's 40.5% 3PT FG% leads Air Force.
Air Force Falcons (19-13, 11-7) vs. UCLA Bruins (15-12, 8-7)
Sunday, March 20, 2022
3:00 pm MT, Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA
How to Follow Along
Live Stream: PAC 12 Network
Live Stats: StatBroadcast
Twitter: Follow @AF_WBB prior, during, and following the game for updates
Series History vs. UCLA
-Sunday marks the first meeting between the two schools.
-Air Force is 0-42 all-time against current PAC 12 competition, including 0-33 against Utah before the Utes transitioned into the PAC 12.
Last Time Out
-Trailing 48-45 going into the 4th quarter, Air Force outscored San Francisco 19-12 while forcing eight turnovers over the final 10 minutes to pull off the 64-60 comeback win.
-Riley Snyder and Cierra Winters each had 15 points, as both players were vital down the stretch.
-Snyder made all six her of her free throws, going 4-4 in the final quarter.
-Winters, the Mountain West Defensive Player of the Year, had four steals in the 4th quarter, while knocking down a pair of free throws in the waning seconds to put the game out of reach.
-Kamri Heath had 14 points on 7-13 shooting from the field, and was another player whose 4th quarter performance was critical to the victory.
-Heath knocked down three of Air Force's six field goals over the concluding minutes, while her steal and layup with 22 seconds left in regulation gave the Falcons a five-point cushion with limited clock remaining.
-Lauren McDonald was 2-4 from beyond the arc, adding 10 total points off the bench.
-Free throws loomed large, with the Falcons going 7-9 in the second half while the Dons were just 6-11 from the stripe over the same stretch.
-Air Force also out-rebounded San Francisco 39-35.
-Chris Gobrecht's team brought its Mountain West leading defense to California, forcing 20 total turnovers.
-The Falcons outscored the Dons 24-11 in points off of turnovers.
One Heck of a Coach
-Chris Gobrecht was named the 2021-22 MW Coach of the Year following Air Force's unprecedented season.
-Gobrecht sits at 598 career wins, tied for 5th-most among active WBB head coaches
-The 2021-22 season marks Gobrecht's 4th WNIT appearance as head coach.
-This season also marks Air Force first postseason tournament appearance in program history.
-Thursday's win marks the first postseason tournament win in program history.
Riley Did It
-Riley Snyder made Air Force history when she surpassed Kaelin Immel as the program's most prolific Division I scorer on February 25.
-Her 1,605 career points is 4th all-time in program history.
-She became only the 4th player in program history to score at least 1,600 points.
-Her 481 points this season is the most by a player in the DI era.
-Snyder ends her farewell regular season with a 15.4 points per game average, fifth-highest among Mountain West players.
-She will end her Air Force career owning three of the top five individual season scoring averages among all Falcon players since 1996.
-She is one of only eight players in program history to play in at least 116 games.
Snyder is one of only three players to start at least 109 games in program history.
-Snyder was named to the MW All-Conference Team.
A Program Ascending
-With 19 overall wins this season and 11 in the Mountain West, the 2021-22 regular season marks the pinnacle of success for the program.
-Both win totals are program bests since joining the Mountain West in 1999, and also stand as new benchmarks since transitioning to Division I play in 1996.
-Air Force's 17 regular season wins are the most since the 1993-94 season, while the Falcons haven't won 11 conference games since 1990-91.
40 is Key
-The Falcons are 13-2 this season when shooting at least 40%.
All About Defense
-Air Force led the MW in regards to turnover margin (+6.62) and steals (11.3 per game).
-The Falcons rank 9th in DI in turnover margin, and 13th in steals per game.
-The Falcons also led the Mountain West in three-point defense at 28.3%, 66th among all DI teams.
Keeping Possession
-Over Air Force's first 12 regular season games, the Falcons surrendered 17.9 turnovers per game.
-Over Air Force's last 17 regular season games, that number shrunk to 10.6 turnovers per game.
Swiper is Swiping and Scoring
-Cierra Winters was among the best on-ball defenders in the country, as her 2.7 steals per game led the Mountain West.
-Winters was named the MW Defensive Player of the Year for the 21-22 season.
-Her steals per game average was 22nd among all DI players
-Her 86 steals is 5th-most in a season in program history, and 2nd most in the DI era.
-Winters' 11.6 PPG average is second among Air Force.
-Winters has scored more points this season (370) than her first three seasons combined (183).
-Winters is the only AF player to start all 32 games in 2021-22.
Who? Haley Jones!
-Jones finishes the regular season as the leading rebounder in the Mountain West, having averaged 9.6 rebounds per game.
-As well, the senior's 4.4 offensive rebounds per game will finish as the eighth-best average among Division I players.
-Jones' 264 rebounds this season is 5th-most in a single season in program history, while her 602 career rebounds is the fifth-highest single season total in DI program history.
Freshman Focus
-Jo Huntimer is one of only two players on Air Force to have played all 32 games this season
-Her 119 assists so far this season is the third-most ever by an Air Force freshman, and the most a Falcon freshman in the DI era.
-Huntimer surpassed Cortney Porter (118) on Thursday.
-Huntimer's 115 rebounds is 8th-most by a freshman since 1996.
-After limited minutes as a freshman to begin the season, Lauren McDonald averaged 9.6 PPG over her last 13 regular season games.
-McDonald's 40.5% 3PT FG% leads Air Force.
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