Thursday, November 28
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
4:30 PM MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Milwaukee
Women’s Basketball Takes on Milwaukee, Winthrop in Puerto Rico Clásico
11/27/2024 12:56:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Air Force vs. Milwaukee
Thursday, Nov. 28 | 4:30 p.m. MT
Coliséo Rubén Rodriguez
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Air Force vs. Winthrop
Saturday, Nov. 30 | 2:30 p.m. MT
Coliséo Juan Cruz Abreu
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
For the Thanksgiving holiday, Air Force Women's Basketball will showcase its skills while putting a 5-1 record on the line in Puerto Rico, taking on Milwaukee (Nov. 28) and Winthrop (Nov. 30) in the Puerto Rico Clasico, hosted by Puerto Rico College Sports Tours.
Follow Along:
Both games will be live streamed and available for a fee; links can be found both on the women's basketball schedule page at goairforcefalcons.com and puertoricocollegesportstours.com. XtraSports AM 1300 will carry the radio broadcast from court side with Ryan Kaufman on the call.
Falcons at a Glance:
Junior Milahnie Perry and senior Madison Smith both lead Falcon scoring, averaging 17.0 and 16.2 points, ranking fourth and fifth against the Mountain West, respectively. 33.2 combined points per game for Perry/Smith currently stands as the highest scoring duo in the league.
Sophomore Jayda McNabb, while also averaging 10.0 points per game, leads Air Force in rebounding, averaging 7.8 (4.0 OFF/G, 3.8 DEF/G), the fifth-highest mark in the Mountain West. McNabb was one of 13 players across Division I to log a double-double in the opening week of competition, earning 16 points and 10 boards in Air Force's 73-66 win over South Dakota (Nov. 8).
As a team, the Falcons' scoring offense (71.5) currently ranks fifth among the Mountain West, while sporting a scoring margin of +10.0. The Falcons top the Mountain West in turnover margin (9.00, 21st nationally), turnovers forced per game (22.83, 34th nationally) and steals per game (14.00, 18th nationally).
Current Trends:
In all five wins to start the season, Air Force has:
- Held opponents to less than 70 points;
- Forced more turnovers than opponents;
- Had more steals;
- Created more turnovers;
-Had more steals;
- Led in the game with five minutes to go (52 consecutive wins in regulation).
The Magic Number...
Air Force has won 26 consecutive games in which they have scored 70 or more points, a streak which extends back to Dec. 29, 2022.
Completing the Mission:
Since Dec. 21, 2021, Air Force has only lost two games after holding a lead with five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Both losses took place in overtime, falling that day in 2OT to UTEP, and dropping a 57-51 contest to Army at West Point on Nov. 15 of this season.
Not including overtime games, Air Force has won 52 consecutive contests ending in regulation after holding a lead at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter.
Restricted Airspace:
Air Force has at least 12 steals in all six of its games to start the season, the longest active streak in Division I and the second-longest such streak to start a season by a MW team, behind only San Diego State's 11 straight games to start 2007-08.
The Series:
Air Force completed a home-and-away series with Milwaukee in 2008; The Falcons fell in both games to open the series 0-2 with the Panthers.
Air Force and Winthrop have met once previously on Nov. 29, 2022; In the contest, Air Force earned a 77-71 win in Clune Arena.
Last Time Out:
It was a night of peaks and valleys for Air Force Women's Basketball on Friday, as the Falcons led late, gave up their lead and was forced to put away UC San Diego in overtime, defeating the Tritons, 67-64, in Clune Arena.
Sophomore Jayda McNabb earned a career high 17 points (4-15 FG, 7-10 FT), while posting her second double-double of the season, adding 10 rebounds along the way. It was a second-chance layup in deep traffic during the overtime period which bought back Air Force a lead which it held to the final buzzer. Senior Madison Smithh and junior Milahnie Perry both added 12 and 15 to the scoreboard, marking Perry's 24th consecutive double-digit game.
Defensively, the Falcons forced UC San Diego into a season high 29 turnovers on 18 steals, generating 28 points along the way. Eight Falcons logged a steal in the contest, with senior Jo Huntimer notching five takeaways to match a team high for the season.
Opening the game, Perry, looking to get her jumper in play early, got the Falcons out to their fastest start of the season with a quick release from the elbow. A 3-3 to start from Perry and Smith and 4-4 as a team forced UCSD into a quick timeout, down 10-2. The Tritons settled into their game, putting up eight straight to tie.
Keelie O'Hollaren matched a UCSD three-pointer to reclaim a Falcon lead; On the following Triton possession, the sophomore was able to disrupt her opponent's passing lane, getting the steal and a layup on the fast break. A 6-0 Triton run in the Air Force paint left the game tied at 19-all at the end of the first quarter.
Air Force worked its way into a seven-point lead in the second quarter, but found itself tied again with UCSD going down the final seconds of the half. Following the directive of associate head coach Adam Wardenburg from the sideline, Smith, with two seconds to go, inbound the ball to McNabb, who kicked it back out to Smith for a walk-off three along the left wing as time expired, lifting Air Force to a 38-35 halftime lead.
In the third, the Falcons began to distance themselves on the scoreboard, creating a 21-15 scoring advantage behind nine UCSD turnovers. Smith logged three of the Falcons' six steals in the quarter, getting to the line for an easy four points. McNabb went 3-3 and one from beyond the arc for seven third quarter points, helping lift Air Force to as much as a 14-point lead.
After building a sizable lead, it was a massive scoring drought for the Falcons that ultimately left Air Force in an overtime situation with the Tritons; The Falcons, after an O'Hollaren jumper at the 1:22 mark, went without a field goal for almost 14 minutes of play and scoring one point for the entire fourth quarter, as UCSD spent the fourth chipping away at its deficit, eventually tying the game at 60-all with six seconds remaining in regulation.
In overtime, UCSD bought its first lead of the game since the early minutes of the first quarter and scoring the first four points to build a 64-60 lead. A jumper from sophomore Alexis Cortez snapped the Falcons out of their scoring woes, pulling Air Force back within a point with 2:49 remaining. McNabb, earning the steal on what could have been a game-winning possession for UCSD, also earned the offensive board on the other side after a Perry missed shot, then made the second-chance basket to give the Falcons the ultimate lead. With 19 seconds to go, the Tritons sent Perry to the free throw line, who made both attempts to secure the win.
Thursday, Nov. 28 | 4:30 p.m. MT
Coliséo Rubén Rodriguez
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Air Force vs. Winthrop
Saturday, Nov. 30 | 2:30 p.m. MT
Coliséo Juan Cruz Abreu
Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
For the Thanksgiving holiday, Air Force Women's Basketball will showcase its skills while putting a 5-1 record on the line in Puerto Rico, taking on Milwaukee (Nov. 28) and Winthrop (Nov. 30) in the Puerto Rico Clasico, hosted by Puerto Rico College Sports Tours.
Follow Along:
Both games will be live streamed and available for a fee; links can be found both on the women's basketball schedule page at goairforcefalcons.com and puertoricocollegesportstours.com. XtraSports AM 1300 will carry the radio broadcast from court side with Ryan Kaufman on the call.
Falcons at a Glance:
Junior Milahnie Perry and senior Madison Smith both lead Falcon scoring, averaging 17.0 and 16.2 points, ranking fourth and fifth against the Mountain West, respectively. 33.2 combined points per game for Perry/Smith currently stands as the highest scoring duo in the league.
Sophomore Jayda McNabb, while also averaging 10.0 points per game, leads Air Force in rebounding, averaging 7.8 (4.0 OFF/G, 3.8 DEF/G), the fifth-highest mark in the Mountain West. McNabb was one of 13 players across Division I to log a double-double in the opening week of competition, earning 16 points and 10 boards in Air Force's 73-66 win over South Dakota (Nov. 8).
As a team, the Falcons' scoring offense (71.5) currently ranks fifth among the Mountain West, while sporting a scoring margin of +10.0. The Falcons top the Mountain West in turnover margin (9.00, 21st nationally), turnovers forced per game (22.83, 34th nationally) and steals per game (14.00, 18th nationally).
Current Trends:
In all five wins to start the season, Air Force has:
- Held opponents to less than 70 points;
- Forced more turnovers than opponents;
- Had more steals;
- Created more turnovers;
-Had more steals;
- Led in the game with five minutes to go (52 consecutive wins in regulation).
The Magic Number...
Air Force has won 26 consecutive games in which they have scored 70 or more points, a streak which extends back to Dec. 29, 2022.
Completing the Mission:
Since Dec. 21, 2021, Air Force has only lost two games after holding a lead with five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Both losses took place in overtime, falling that day in 2OT to UTEP, and dropping a 57-51 contest to Army at West Point on Nov. 15 of this season.
Not including overtime games, Air Force has won 52 consecutive contests ending in regulation after holding a lead at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter.
Restricted Airspace:
Air Force has at least 12 steals in all six of its games to start the season, the longest active streak in Division I and the second-longest such streak to start a season by a MW team, behind only San Diego State's 11 straight games to start 2007-08.
The Series:
Air Force completed a home-and-away series with Milwaukee in 2008; The Falcons fell in both games to open the series 0-2 with the Panthers.
Air Force and Winthrop have met once previously on Nov. 29, 2022; In the contest, Air Force earned a 77-71 win in Clune Arena.
Last Time Out:
It was a night of peaks and valleys for Air Force Women's Basketball on Friday, as the Falcons led late, gave up their lead and was forced to put away UC San Diego in overtime, defeating the Tritons, 67-64, in Clune Arena.
Sophomore Jayda McNabb earned a career high 17 points (4-15 FG, 7-10 FT), while posting her second double-double of the season, adding 10 rebounds along the way. It was a second-chance layup in deep traffic during the overtime period which bought back Air Force a lead which it held to the final buzzer. Senior Madison Smithh and junior Milahnie Perry both added 12 and 15 to the scoreboard, marking Perry's 24th consecutive double-digit game.
Defensively, the Falcons forced UC San Diego into a season high 29 turnovers on 18 steals, generating 28 points along the way. Eight Falcons logged a steal in the contest, with senior Jo Huntimer notching five takeaways to match a team high for the season.
Opening the game, Perry, looking to get her jumper in play early, got the Falcons out to their fastest start of the season with a quick release from the elbow. A 3-3 to start from Perry and Smith and 4-4 as a team forced UCSD into a quick timeout, down 10-2. The Tritons settled into their game, putting up eight straight to tie.
Keelie O'Hollaren matched a UCSD three-pointer to reclaim a Falcon lead; On the following Triton possession, the sophomore was able to disrupt her opponent's passing lane, getting the steal and a layup on the fast break. A 6-0 Triton run in the Air Force paint left the game tied at 19-all at the end of the first quarter.
Air Force worked its way into a seven-point lead in the second quarter, but found itself tied again with UCSD going down the final seconds of the half. Following the directive of associate head coach Adam Wardenburg from the sideline, Smith, with two seconds to go, inbound the ball to McNabb, who kicked it back out to Smith for a walk-off three along the left wing as time expired, lifting Air Force to a 38-35 halftime lead.
In the third, the Falcons began to distance themselves on the scoreboard, creating a 21-15 scoring advantage behind nine UCSD turnovers. Smith logged three of the Falcons' six steals in the quarter, getting to the line for an easy four points. McNabb went 3-3 and one from beyond the arc for seven third quarter points, helping lift Air Force to as much as a 14-point lead.
After building a sizable lead, it was a massive scoring drought for the Falcons that ultimately left Air Force in an overtime situation with the Tritons; The Falcons, after an O'Hollaren jumper at the 1:22 mark, went without a field goal for almost 14 minutes of play and scoring one point for the entire fourth quarter, as UCSD spent the fourth chipping away at its deficit, eventually tying the game at 60-all with six seconds remaining in regulation.
In overtime, UCSD bought its first lead of the game since the early minutes of the first quarter and scoring the first four points to build a 64-60 lead. A jumper from sophomore Alexis Cortez snapped the Falcons out of their scoring woes, pulling Air Force back within a point with 2:49 remaining. McNabb, earning the steal on what could have been a game-winning possession for UCSD, also earned the offensive board on the other side after a Perry missed shot, then made the second-chance basket to give the Falcons the ultimate lead. With 19 seconds to go, the Tritons sent Perry to the free throw line, who made both attempts to secure the win.
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