Thursday, October 10
USAFA, CO
6:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
New Mexico
Photo by: Mark Coen
Women’s Soccer returns home to host New Mexico, San Diego State
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Head Coach Laura Busby highlights a 1-1 week in Nevada, looks ahead to UNM/SDSU home weekend
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Returning to the Academy after a two-stop trip to Nevada, the next leg of Mountain West play brings Air Force Women's Soccer back to Cadet Soccer Stadium to host New Mexico on Thursday evening at 6 p.m., and San Diego State at 1 p.m. on Sunday.
Follow Along:
Both matches will be available for streaming on the Mountain West Network; links to live scoring for both contests can be found via the women's soccer schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Falcons at a Glance:
After a 1-1 road trip, splitting contests against Nevada (W, 1-0) and UNLV (L, 3-1), Air Force returns for its final back-to-back home weekend at Cadet Soccer Stadium in search of momentum in the Mounain West race.
At 1-2-1 and four points in league play, the Falcons currently are seventh in the Mountain West, with just six points separating eighth (New Mexico, four) and fourth (UNLV, nine).
Junior Eleanor Musgrove and sophomore Kendall RIppley both lead Air Force with seven points on three goals and an assist. Sophomore Chase Borntreger (two goals, two assists) and freshman Mai Mateaki (three goals) follow up with six apiece.
How Air Force Stacks Up:
Air Force currently ranks third in the Mountain West in shutout percentage (.500, 50th nationally).
With six shutouts on the season, junior goalkeeper Kylie McElroy leads the conference and is 22nd nationally in the category.
Rippley ranks second among Mountain West competitors in both shots on goal per game (1.91, 25th nationally) and shots per game (3.82, 31st nationally), respectively.
A Look at New Mexico:
UNM, just a single point back to the Falcons in the Mountain West standings, is 1-3 in Mountain West play after a tough road weekend ended in a pair of losses at No. 12 Utah State (1-0) and Boise State (3- 2).
Presley Devey is the tip of the Lobo spear with six goals and two assists for 14 points - fourth-most in the Mountain West.
All-Time Versus New Mexico:
Air Force's most-ever played opponent at 32 matches, UNM sports a 10-21-1 advantage in the series. Air Force looks to snap a five-match Lobo win streak, with the Falcons' last win being a 3-0 shutout at home on Oct. 20, 2019.
A Look at San Diego State:
The Aztecs are currently fifth in the Mountain West with six points.
Splitting results in the opening two weekends of conference play, SDSU went 2-0 at home against Nevada (5-0) and UNLV (2-0) before going on the road and falling at No. 12 Utah State (5-1) and Boise State (2-0).
All-Time Versus SDSU:
Air Force sports one win over the Aztecs in 27 meetings, a 3-0 home victory in 2001.
Last Time Out:
Air Force Women's Soccer, taking on UNLV on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, was unable to bridge an early gap against the Rebels, falling 3-1 at Peter Johann Memorial Field.
UNLV (5-6-1, 3-1 MW), getting out to an early 2-0 lead, left Air Force playing catch up for the majority of the contest. The Falcons struck in the 55th minute to cut their deficit to a single goal, but the Rebels were able to respond in kind just ten minutes after, keeping Air Force at length.
After a hectic open to the match which saw a UNLV scoring attempt waived off for offsides, a forced save in the Rebel net after Mai Mateakii broke past the UNLV back line and a scrum in the eighth minute deep in Air Force territory, it was UNLV's Summer Pyles who struck first in the 25th minute. Pyles, taking on McElroy in the box. McElroy read Pyles' attack to her right, but her opponent deposited it into the left of the Falcon net for the 1-0 lead.
Approaching halftime at 40', UNLV's Hannah Swanis made good on an opportunity in traffic following a corner kick, clearing the chaos and netting her shot in the right hand corner to gain a 2-0 lead.
Coming out after halftime, the Falcons dialed up the pressure on UNLV, putting up five shots in the first ten minutes. At 55' Air Force's efforts paid off, as Mai Mateaki found Lauren Mirandee out deep, whose strike glanced off the center of the UNLV crossbar to fall off the back of Rebel keeper Hanne Breur for the junior's first score of her career, giving Air Force an opportunity to equalize.
In the 65th minute, UNLV found the 3-1 score driving up the left side. A cross set up Kennedi Schmidt for a chip-in 3-1 score, where the score would remain.
Air Force was able to create scoring opportunities down the stretch and ultimately out-shot UNLV 16-13. In the 67th minute, Kendall Rippley got a good look at the UNLV net on the left side, but her attempt went off the post and out of bounds. At 75', an Addie Doyle cross from the right wing put Air Force in a threatening position, but the Falcons' attempt was warded off in the net. At 77', Rippley redirected a pass in off of her head from outside the 18, forcing Breur into a low save.
Rippley led Air Force with five shots on the day and three on-goal; Junior Lauren Mirande and freshman Annika Jost both followed up with three apiece.
Follow Along:
Both matches will be available for streaming on the Mountain West Network; links to live scoring for both contests can be found via the women's soccer schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Falcons at a Glance:
After a 1-1 road trip, splitting contests against Nevada (W, 1-0) and UNLV (L, 3-1), Air Force returns for its final back-to-back home weekend at Cadet Soccer Stadium in search of momentum in the Mounain West race.
At 1-2-1 and four points in league play, the Falcons currently are seventh in the Mountain West, with just six points separating eighth (New Mexico, four) and fourth (UNLV, nine).
Junior Eleanor Musgrove and sophomore Kendall RIppley both lead Air Force with seven points on three goals and an assist. Sophomore Chase Borntreger (two goals, two assists) and freshman Mai Mateaki (three goals) follow up with six apiece.
How Air Force Stacks Up:
Air Force currently ranks third in the Mountain West in shutout percentage (.500, 50th nationally).
With six shutouts on the season, junior goalkeeper Kylie McElroy leads the conference and is 22nd nationally in the category.
Rippley ranks second among Mountain West competitors in both shots on goal per game (1.91, 25th nationally) and shots per game (3.82, 31st nationally), respectively.
A Look at New Mexico:
UNM, just a single point back to the Falcons in the Mountain West standings, is 1-3 in Mountain West play after a tough road weekend ended in a pair of losses at No. 12 Utah State (1-0) and Boise State (3- 2).
Presley Devey is the tip of the Lobo spear with six goals and two assists for 14 points - fourth-most in the Mountain West.
All-Time Versus New Mexico:
Air Force's most-ever played opponent at 32 matches, UNM sports a 10-21-1 advantage in the series. Air Force looks to snap a five-match Lobo win streak, with the Falcons' last win being a 3-0 shutout at home on Oct. 20, 2019.
A Look at San Diego State:
The Aztecs are currently fifth in the Mountain West with six points.
Splitting results in the opening two weekends of conference play, SDSU went 2-0 at home against Nevada (5-0) and UNLV (2-0) before going on the road and falling at No. 12 Utah State (5-1) and Boise State (2-0).
All-Time Versus SDSU:
Air Force sports one win over the Aztecs in 27 meetings, a 3-0 home victory in 2001.
Last Time Out:
Air Force Women's Soccer, taking on UNLV on Sunday afternoon in Las Vegas, was unable to bridge an early gap against the Rebels, falling 3-1 at Peter Johann Memorial Field.
UNLV (5-6-1, 3-1 MW), getting out to an early 2-0 lead, left Air Force playing catch up for the majority of the contest. The Falcons struck in the 55th minute to cut their deficit to a single goal, but the Rebels were able to respond in kind just ten minutes after, keeping Air Force at length.
After a hectic open to the match which saw a UNLV scoring attempt waived off for offsides, a forced save in the Rebel net after Mai Mateakii broke past the UNLV back line and a scrum in the eighth minute deep in Air Force territory, it was UNLV's Summer Pyles who struck first in the 25th minute. Pyles, taking on McElroy in the box. McElroy read Pyles' attack to her right, but her opponent deposited it into the left of the Falcon net for the 1-0 lead.
Approaching halftime at 40', UNLV's Hannah Swanis made good on an opportunity in traffic following a corner kick, clearing the chaos and netting her shot in the right hand corner to gain a 2-0 lead.
Coming out after halftime, the Falcons dialed up the pressure on UNLV, putting up five shots in the first ten minutes. At 55' Air Force's efforts paid off, as Mai Mateaki found Lauren Mirandee out deep, whose strike glanced off the center of the UNLV crossbar to fall off the back of Rebel keeper Hanne Breur for the junior's first score of her career, giving Air Force an opportunity to equalize.
In the 65th minute, UNLV found the 3-1 score driving up the left side. A cross set up Kennedi Schmidt for a chip-in 3-1 score, where the score would remain.
Air Force was able to create scoring opportunities down the stretch and ultimately out-shot UNLV 16-13. In the 67th minute, Kendall Rippley got a good look at the UNLV net on the left side, but her attempt went off the post and out of bounds. At 75', an Addie Doyle cross from the right wing put Air Force in a threatening position, but the Falcons' attempt was warded off in the net. At 77', Rippley redirected a pass in off of her head from outside the 18, forcing Breur into a low save.
Rippley led Air Force with five shots on the day and three on-goal; Junior Lauren Mirande and freshman Annika Jost both followed up with three apiece.
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