Thursday, October 5
San Diego, CA
7:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
San Diego State
Photo by: Trevor Cokley
Falcons Head Back on the Road for Two MW Matches
10/3/2023 4:07:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Air Force volleyball team, which opened the conference portion of the season with a California/Nevada road trip two weeks ago, returns to those two states this week for a pair of conference contests against San Diego State (Oct. 5) and UNLV ( Oct. 7).
MATCH INFORMATION
Thursday's match at San Diego State will begin at 6:00 p.m. (PT) inside Peterson Gym, while Saturday's contest against UNLV is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start at Cox Pavilion. Both matches will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network. Direct links for stats and video are available on the Falcons' schedule page, while both matches can also be streamed on the Mountain West App (available on Android, IOS, Apple TV, Roku, and Android TV).
MATCH 16 | OCT 5 | 6:00 PM (PT)
Air Force (11-4, 3-1 MW) at San Diego State (7-8, 2-2 MW)
San Diego, CA | Peterson Gym
Live Stats | Watch on Mountain West Network
MATCH 17 | OCT 7 | 1:00 PM (PT)
Air Force (11-4, 3-1 MW) at UNLV (11-5, 3-1 MW)
Las Vegas, NV | Cox Pavilion
Live Stats | Watch on Mountain West Network
SCOUTING THE AZTECS
The Aztecs are 2-2 in the Mountain West (7-8 overall) after splitting a road swing to Colorado State (3-1 loss) and Wyoming (3-1 win) last week. San Diego State is ranked among the conference's top five in opponent hitting (.201, fourth), assists (11.65, fourth) and digs (12.76, fifth) during Mountain West matches, while Elly Schraeder is tied for fifth in hitting with a .333 average.
SCOUTING THE REBELS
UNLV, which will host New Mexico on Thursday night, enters the week with an 11-5 overall record and a 3-1 mark in conference play. The Rebels are coming off a split road weekend that included a 3-2 win over Wyoming and an 0-3 loss to Colorado State. UNLV leads the conference in hitting during MW matches (.274), while Isabel Martin is ranked second in points with a 5.00 per-set average.
BY THE NUMBERS
San Diego State holds a 40-9 advantage over the Falcons in the all-time series, with just one of Air Force's wins coming at Peterson Gym. Backed by seven-straight wins, UNLV is 46-5 all-time against Air Force and, like the Aztecs, have only dropped one contest to the Falcons on their home court.
AIR FORCE IN THE CONFERENCE
The Falcons lead the Mountain West in kills (13.65 kps) after two weeks of conference play, while Caroline Reinkensmeyer is the current MW leader in assists with a 9.88 per-set average. Backed by three of the eight-most accurate attackers in the conference – Joi Harvey (.426, second), Mac Russ (.392, third), Aaryn Scires (,317, eighth), the Falcons are ranked second in team hitting with a .265 average. A full list of Falcons in the conference rankings can be found on Page 3 of this release.
HOME SWEET HOME
A pair of Falcons will be playing in their backyards this weekend during Air Force's trip to San Diego State and UNLV. Savanah Johnson grew up just outside San Diego in Chula Vista, while Annamaria Ramos hails from the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson.
FIRST-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
The 11-4 start is tied for the program's best 15-match start to a season at the Division I level, matching the 1999 and 2018 teams that also posted that mark during the first half of the season. In Mountain West action, the 3-1 start is tied with the 2014 team for the best four-match conference start at the DI level.
GETTING A HAND IN
With her seventh assisted block of the day in the Falcons' victory over Utah State on Sept 30, Joi Harvey matched Summer Koons (1996-99) for the Air Force Division I Record for assisted stops in a career (282).
SEPTEMBER SONG
The Falcons posted a 9-3 mark during the month of September – marking the second-best September (.750) since Air Force joined the Division I level. The nine wins, which Air Force also tallied in 2018 (9-3), are the second-most overall wins during the first full month of the season and marked the seventh winning-September since 1996.
WHAT'S ON DECK
Air Force returns to the Academy next week for a pair of MW contests against Colorado State (Oct. 12) and Wyoming (Oct. 14).
MATCH INFORMATION
Thursday's match at San Diego State will begin at 6:00 p.m. (PT) inside Peterson Gym, while Saturday's contest against UNLV is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start at Cox Pavilion. Both matches will be streamed live on the Mountain West Network. Direct links for stats and video are available on the Falcons' schedule page, while both matches can also be streamed on the Mountain West App (available on Android, IOS, Apple TV, Roku, and Android TV).
MATCH 16 | OCT 5 | 6:00 PM (PT)
Air Force (11-4, 3-1 MW) at San Diego State (7-8, 2-2 MW)
San Diego, CA | Peterson Gym
Live Stats | Watch on Mountain West Network
MATCH 17 | OCT 7 | 1:00 PM (PT)
Air Force (11-4, 3-1 MW) at UNLV (11-5, 3-1 MW)
Las Vegas, NV | Cox Pavilion
Live Stats | Watch on Mountain West Network
SCOUTING THE AZTECS
The Aztecs are 2-2 in the Mountain West (7-8 overall) after splitting a road swing to Colorado State (3-1 loss) and Wyoming (3-1 win) last week. San Diego State is ranked among the conference's top five in opponent hitting (.201, fourth), assists (11.65, fourth) and digs (12.76, fifth) during Mountain West matches, while Elly Schraeder is tied for fifth in hitting with a .333 average.
SCOUTING THE REBELS
UNLV, which will host New Mexico on Thursday night, enters the week with an 11-5 overall record and a 3-1 mark in conference play. The Rebels are coming off a split road weekend that included a 3-2 win over Wyoming and an 0-3 loss to Colorado State. UNLV leads the conference in hitting during MW matches (.274), while Isabel Martin is ranked second in points with a 5.00 per-set average.
BY THE NUMBERS
San Diego State holds a 40-9 advantage over the Falcons in the all-time series, with just one of Air Force's wins coming at Peterson Gym. Backed by seven-straight wins, UNLV is 46-5 all-time against Air Force and, like the Aztecs, have only dropped one contest to the Falcons on their home court.
AIR FORCE IN THE CONFERENCE
The Falcons lead the Mountain West in kills (13.65 kps) after two weeks of conference play, while Caroline Reinkensmeyer is the current MW leader in assists with a 9.88 per-set average. Backed by three of the eight-most accurate attackers in the conference – Joi Harvey (.426, second), Mac Russ (.392, third), Aaryn Scires (,317, eighth), the Falcons are ranked second in team hitting with a .265 average. A full list of Falcons in the conference rankings can be found on Page 3 of this release.
HOME SWEET HOME
A pair of Falcons will be playing in their backyards this weekend during Air Force's trip to San Diego State and UNLV. Savanah Johnson grew up just outside San Diego in Chula Vista, while Annamaria Ramos hails from the Las Vegas suburb of Henderson.
FIRST-HALF HIGHLIGHTS
The 11-4 start is tied for the program's best 15-match start to a season at the Division I level, matching the 1999 and 2018 teams that also posted that mark during the first half of the season. In Mountain West action, the 3-1 start is tied with the 2014 team for the best four-match conference start at the DI level.
GETTING A HAND IN
With her seventh assisted block of the day in the Falcons' victory over Utah State on Sept 30, Joi Harvey matched Summer Koons (1996-99) for the Air Force Division I Record for assisted stops in a career (282).
SEPTEMBER SONG
The Falcons posted a 9-3 mark during the month of September – marking the second-best September (.750) since Air Force joined the Division I level. The nine wins, which Air Force also tallied in 2018 (9-3), are the second-most overall wins during the first full month of the season and marked the seventh winning-September since 1996.
WHAT'S ON DECK
Air Force returns to the Academy next week for a pair of MW contests against Colorado State (Oct. 12) and Wyoming (Oct. 14).
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