Thursday, December 21
Dallas, Texas
12 PM MT
Air Force Academy
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Women’s basketball falls at SMU
12/21/2023 3:00:00 PM | Women's Basketball
DALLAS – To close out its 2023-24 non-conference slate, the Air Force women's basketball team fell, 75-44, to the SMU Mustangs on Thursday afternoon in Dallas.
Sophomore Milahnie Perry led Air Force scoring, earning 13 points. Senior Taylor Britt and freshman Jordyn Devaughn each followed up with ten apiece.
With the SMU offense firing on all cylinders for the majority of the contest, the Falcons (7-6) struggled to follow suit shooting just .250 from the field (17-68) for the game, after a first quarter which ended with Air Force down by only two possessions.
In the opening period, the Falcons forced SMU into four turnovers behind three steals for Britt inside of a 90-second window in the early minutes of the game to get Air Force into a quick lead. The Falcons' brief advantage quickly dissipated however, as SMU outscored Air Force 10-2, going 5-7 from the field up to the 2:38 mark. The Falcons closed the opening quarter down just 14-10 after Devaughn set up her own 5-0 spurt behind successful baskets.
Devaughn earned her third basket of the contest in the opening minutes of the second quarter to keep Air Force within a possession – but from there, the Falcon offense stalled, searching for its next scoring drive until the final seconds of the half. The Mustangs took off on a 24-0 run on Air Force, going 12-15 (.800) and 2-2 from three to leave the Falcons down 40-15 at half.
The third quarter fell similarly for Air Force, as the Falcons could muster only a 3-16 showing from the field for the quarter, as SMU 54 percent from the field extending the Mustangs' lead out to 38 entering the final quarter.
In the fourth, the Falcons managed to find some offensive rhythm, as Air Force outscored SMU 21-14 through the remainder of the game. Despite being down by as much as 38 points, Air Force pulled together an 11-0 run behind threes for Macmillan, O'Hollaren and a successful and-one opportunity off a driving attack for Perry, followed by a fast-break layup to give her five-straight points. From there, SMU put the Falcons' run on ice, scoring eight straight of their own to leave Air Force down 75-40 with just over three minutes to go.
Up Next:
Air Force women's basketball opens Mountain West play on Dec. 30 at Fresno State.
Sophomore Milahnie Perry led Air Force scoring, earning 13 points. Senior Taylor Britt and freshman Jordyn Devaughn each followed up with ten apiece.
With the SMU offense firing on all cylinders for the majority of the contest, the Falcons (7-6) struggled to follow suit shooting just .250 from the field (17-68) for the game, after a first quarter which ended with Air Force down by only two possessions.
In the opening period, the Falcons forced SMU into four turnovers behind three steals for Britt inside of a 90-second window in the early minutes of the game to get Air Force into a quick lead. The Falcons' brief advantage quickly dissipated however, as SMU outscored Air Force 10-2, going 5-7 from the field up to the 2:38 mark. The Falcons closed the opening quarter down just 14-10 after Devaughn set up her own 5-0 spurt behind successful baskets.
Devaughn earned her third basket of the contest in the opening minutes of the second quarter to keep Air Force within a possession – but from there, the Falcon offense stalled, searching for its next scoring drive until the final seconds of the half. The Mustangs took off on a 24-0 run on Air Force, going 12-15 (.800) and 2-2 from three to leave the Falcons down 40-15 at half.
The third quarter fell similarly for Air Force, as the Falcons could muster only a 3-16 showing from the field for the quarter, as SMU 54 percent from the field extending the Mustangs' lead out to 38 entering the final quarter.
In the fourth, the Falcons managed to find some offensive rhythm, as Air Force outscored SMU 21-14 through the remainder of the game. Despite being down by as much as 38 points, Air Force pulled together an 11-0 run behind threes for Macmillan, O'Hollaren and a successful and-one opportunity off a driving attack for Perry, followed by a fast-break layup to give her five-straight points. From there, SMU put the Falcons' run on ice, scoring eight straight of their own to leave Air Force down 75-40 with just over three minutes to go.
Up Next:
Air Force women's basketball opens Mountain West play on Dec. 30 at Fresno State.
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