Women’s Basketball Downs UCCS

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force Women's Basketball went toe-to-toe with Colorado Springs neighbor UCCS on Tuesday night, before breaking free early in the second half, ultimately taking down the Mountain Lions, 71-52, in Clune Arena.

Senior Madison Smith led Falcon scoring with 15 points (6-10 FG, 3-3 FT, 3 REB 4 STL); Junior guard Milahnie Perry earned 15, marking her 23^rd-consecutive game scoring in double digits; Junior Emily Adams and sophomore Jayda McNabb both added 10 apiece.

Despite struggling to get out ahead early, Air Force (4-1, 0-0 MW) shot 52 percent from the field in the first half to help mitigate early foul trouble for the Falcons. UCCS, getting 13 free throw attempts in the first two quarters, only held a lead for 1:26 of the game – all in the first quarter. The Falcons led by six with two minutes remaining in the opening period, but the Mountain Lions went 4-5 from the stripe, building out a 6-0 run to even things out at the first quarter buzzer.

A McNabb shooting foul at the start of the quarter and a steal-turned-layup for Smith quickly added a five-point lead to the scoreboard, a lead which UCCS erased to tie the game once again at 19-all at the 7:55 mark. From there, a McNabb three and a pair of quick baskets for Perry and Smith both created off of steals on UCCS inbounds plays eventually built out a 19-2 Air Force run from which their opponent could not recover.

The Falcons, outscoring UCCS 19-9 in the third, led by as much as 31 points (70-39) midway through the fourth. UCCS mounted a 13-1 run down the final minutes of the game, scoring on four of their last five baskets, but time expired before the Mountain Lions could complete a comeback.

In the game, the Falcons shot 17-18 (.940) from the free throw line; Air Force totaled 16 steals on the night, the most in a game since earning 15 against San Jose State at home last season (Feb. 24); The Falcons led UCCS in points off turnovers (30-8), second chance points (12-9), points in the paint (38-16) and fast break points (11-5).

Air Force improves to 13-4 against UCCS, winning its seventh straight and ninth of the last 10;; Air Force has started 3-0 in Clune Arena in back-to-back seasons for the first time since the 1988 and 89 seasons.

Up Next:
Air Force Women's Basketball is set to host UC San Diego in Clune Arena on Friday evening at 6:30 p.m. MT.

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Team Stats

Madison Smith

Milahnie Perry

Jayda McNabb

Emily Adams

Players Mentioned

Emily Adams

Jayda McNabb

Milahnie Perry

Madison Smith

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