Air Force Hosts Eastern Washington Saturday

Eastern Washington vs. Air Force
Saturday, Dec. 9 - 4 pm MT
Clune Arena (5,843) - USAFA, CO

GAMEDAY PROMOTIONS:
- Teddy Bear Toss at halftime.
- Pajama day.

BROADCAST INFORMATION
TV/Stream: Altitude/MWN Talent: Justin Adams (PxP) and Rachel Galligan (Analyst)
Radio: XTRA Sports 1300 AM (PxP - Jim Arthur)
Live Stats: Statbroadcast (AirForceStats.com)

THE BREAKDOWN

Quick Facts	Air Force	Eastern Washington
2023-24 Record	7-2	1-6
2022-23 Record	14-18/5-13, 10th MW	23-11/16-2, 1st Big Sky
Streak	W6	L2
Last Game	W, 80-58, at Portland	L, 106-78, at USC
New Game	12/16 vs. UT Arlington	12/13 Portland Bible College
Nickname	Falcons	Eagles
Location/Enrollment	Colorado Springs, CO/4,000	Cheney, WA/10,915
Website	goAirForceFalcons.com	goEags.com

THE COACHES

Head Coach	Joe Scott	David Riley
Alma Mater	Princeton, 1987	Whitworth, 2011
School Record	88-121/8th season	41-27/3rd season
Career Record	272-298/20th season	Same
Record vs. Opponent	0-1	0-0

THE SERIES
Overall - Home/Away/N: 1-1 - 1-0/0-1/0-0
First Meeting: Dec. 28, 1985, L 60-59 at Cheney, WA.
Last Meeting: Dec. 12, 1986, W 64-42 at USAFA
Streak: AF, 1

NOTABLE:
- Air Force plays Eastern Washington for first time since 1986, a span of 37 years.
- Air Force is looking for 7th straight win, which would be longest streak since 7 game win streak in 2021.
- Air Force is looking for fifth straight win at home.
- Air Force has three of the Mountain West's eight true non-conference road wins this season (no other team has more than one win).
- Air Force ranks first in the MW and 14th in nation in points allowed (60.9).
- Air Force ranks second in the MW in field goal defense (39.0) and blocks per game (5.1)
- Junior guard Ethan Taylor ranks 3rd in nation in minutes played and 7th in three's per game (3.67).
- Air Force has used the same starting lineup for all eight games this season.

UP NEXT:
Air Force takes on UT Arlington on Saturday, Dec. 16, at the US LBM Coast-To-Coast Challenge at Dickies Arena in Forth Worth, Texas. The Falcons are the opening game of a tripleheader at the challenge, beginning at 4 pm CST.

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Players Mentioned

Ethan Taylor

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