Thursday, November 21
Las Vegas, NV
7:30 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
UNLV
Photo by: Ray Bahner.
Air Force Closes Out 2024 Campaign at UNLV, San Diego State
11/19/2024 2:11:00 PM | Women's Volleyball
The Air Force volleyball team closes out the 2024 campaign with a pair of conference road matches. The Falcons will travel to UNLV on Thursday, Nov. 21, before capping the season at San Diego State on Saturday, Nov 23.
MATCH INFORMATION
Thursday's contest against the Rebels will start at 6:30 p.m., while Saturday's matchup with the Aztecs will start at noon (all times PT). Both matches will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and live stats will be available (direct links to video and stats are available on the team's schedule page at GoAirForceFalcons.com).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
UNLV moved to 13-14 overall and 6-10 in the conference after splitting a road swing with Utah State (3-2 loss) and Nevada (3-1 win) last week, while San Diego State fell to those same teams by 1-3 marks to enter the week at 17-9 overall, with a 9-7 mark in Mountain West play (the Aztecs will host New Mexico on Thursday). San Diego State is ranked third in the conference in hitting with a .240 average, while also ranking top-five in assists (12.06 third), kills (12.91, fourth), digs (14.26, third), and blocks (2.39, fourth), while UNLV is listed second in blocking with a 2.54 per-set average. Individually, UNLV's Rheanna Deeny-Jackson is listed second in blocks (1.42) and San Diego State's Shea Rubright is ranked third in hitting (.421).
HISTORY 101
The Falcons are 6-41 lifetime against UNLV after picking up a four-set win at the Academy earlier this year. Just one of the team's wins have come at Cox Pavilion – a reverse-sweep thriller (22-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20, 17-15) thriller in 2017. Air Force is 11-41 all-time against San Diego State, with nine of those wins coming in the last decade. The Falcons have two wins during their 25-match history inside Peterson Gym, with the most recent coming during a five-setter last season.
EARLIER THIS YEAR…
Air Force opened the Mountain West season against the UNLV and San Diego State, splitting the week with a 25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 13-25 loss to the Aztecs and a 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21 win over the Rebels. The victory over UNLV snapped Air Force's nine-match losing streak to the team from Las Vegas – and marked just their sixth win in the all-time series.
FALCONS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
Jordan Suan is ranked sixth in the Mountain West for overall digs with a 3.71 per-set average, while holding the same- placement in conference digs at 3.55. A pair of freshmen are also ranked among the conference's top 10 in MW matches, as Grace Fiaseu hitting at a .346 clip (seventh) and Mia Loyd averaging 4.92 assists-per-set (10th).
MATCH INFORMATION
Thursday's contest against the Rebels will start at 6:30 p.m., while Saturday's matchup with the Aztecs will start at noon (all times PT). Both matches will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and live stats will be available (direct links to video and stats are available on the team's schedule page at GoAirForceFalcons.com).
SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
UNLV moved to 13-14 overall and 6-10 in the conference after splitting a road swing with Utah State (3-2 loss) and Nevada (3-1 win) last week, while San Diego State fell to those same teams by 1-3 marks to enter the week at 17-9 overall, with a 9-7 mark in Mountain West play (the Aztecs will host New Mexico on Thursday). San Diego State is ranked third in the conference in hitting with a .240 average, while also ranking top-five in assists (12.06 third), kills (12.91, fourth), digs (14.26, third), and blocks (2.39, fourth), while UNLV is listed second in blocking with a 2.54 per-set average. Individually, UNLV's Rheanna Deeny-Jackson is listed second in blocks (1.42) and San Diego State's Shea Rubright is ranked third in hitting (.421).
HISTORY 101
The Falcons are 6-41 lifetime against UNLV after picking up a four-set win at the Academy earlier this year. Just one of the team's wins have come at Cox Pavilion – a reverse-sweep thriller (22-25, 19-25, 26-24, 25-20, 17-15) thriller in 2017. Air Force is 11-41 all-time against San Diego State, with nine of those wins coming in the last decade. The Falcons have two wins during their 25-match history inside Peterson Gym, with the most recent coming during a five-setter last season.
EARLIER THIS YEAR…
Air Force opened the Mountain West season against the UNLV and San Diego State, splitting the week with a 25-16, 22-25, 20-25, 13-25 loss to the Aztecs and a 25-23, 20-25, 25-21, 25-21 win over the Rebels. The victory over UNLV snapped Air Force's nine-match losing streak to the team from Las Vegas – and marked just their sixth win in the all-time series.
FALCONS IN THE MOUNTAIN WEST STANDINGS
Jordan Suan is ranked sixth in the Mountain West for overall digs with a 3.71 per-set average, while holding the same- placement in conference digs at 3.55. A pair of freshmen are also ranked among the conference's top 10 in MW matches, as Grace Fiaseu hitting at a .346 clip (seventh) and Mia Loyd averaging 4.92 assists-per-set (10th).
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