Women’s Basketball plays tough, falls to No. 7 Colorado

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo – The Air Force women's basketball team, hosting a rough-and-ready No. 7 Colorado at Clune Arena, fell 74-58 to the Buffs on Saturday afternoon.

Senior Taylor Britt led Air Force (4-4) behind a career-high 13 points (6-10 FG, 1-3 3FG) and seven rebounds. Junior Milahnie Perry followed up with 12 (4-15 FG, 5 REB), marking her eighth-straight game to score in double digits.

The Falcons managed to turn over Colorado 21 times in Saturday's contest, generating 15 points off of turnovers throughout the length of the contest. Six Falcons recorded steals, with junior Madison Smith earning three. Yet it was Colorado's 40 points in the interior which dwarfed Air Force, led by Frida Formann (23 PTS, 8-17 FG, 5-9 3FG) and Sara-Ros Smith (11 PTS, 5-7 FG).

After Colorado opened the game 0-4 from the field, Air Force got out to an early 6-2 lead behind a pair of baskets for Smith and an offensive rebound-turned layup for freshman Jayda McNabb. From the 7:45 mark, Colorado settled into its game, outscoring the Falcons 10-2 in a three-minute space to claim a lead which the Buffs held onto the remainder of the contest. The Falcons managed to cut CU's lead back to one possession after an Alexis Cortez jumper cut off the CU advance.

After holding Colorado within striking distance in the first, CU's depth of experience began to show itself against the Falcons in the second, as the Buffs outscored Air Force 6-2 in the opening two minutes of the quarter behind senior Formann and junior Kindyll Wetta (8 PTS). Colorado managed to outscore the Falcons 21-8 in the quarter after finishing on a 13-0 run down the final six minutes to lead 40-21 at half.

The Falcons opened the second half going 4-5 after senior Dasha Macmillan sank a right-wing three-pointer on the first possession, but the damage was done; Air Force would see its deficit cut back to as little as 14 in the third quarter– largely behind a six-point push for Britt – but Colorado held the Falcons at arms-length for the remainder of the game, claiming a 74-58 win.

Up Next:
Air Force women's basketball remains in Clune, hosting UCCS on Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

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