Friday, November 8
USAFA, Colo.
4:00 PM MT
Air Force Academy
vs
South Dakota
Women’s Basketball to Host South Dakota on Friday Evening
11/7/2024 10:04:00 AM | Women's Basketball
After a statement victory to open its 2024-25 season on Monday night, Air Force Women's Basketball looks to continue building upon its body of work, hosting South Dakota on Friday evening at 4 p.m.
Follow Along:
Friday's contest will be aired on the Mountain West Network and aired on XtraSports AM 1300 with Ryan Kaufman on the courtside call; Live stats will be provided via Stat Broadcast and can be found via the women's basketball schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Last Time Out:
Air Force Women's basketball opened a new chapter in its history in resounding fashion, defeating the reigning RMAC Champion Regis Rangers, 94-64, on Monday evening at Clune Arena.
Air Force (1-0) scoring was led by junior Milahnie Perry, who totaled a game-high 27 points on 10-14 shooting, 2-3 from three-point range and 5-6 from the free throw line.
Three other Falcons – Madison Smith, Keelie O'Hollaren and Emily Adams – posted double-digit scoring in the contest, putting up 14, 14, and 12, respectively. Adams' 12 marked a career best, as the junior went 6-6 from the field and earning a plus-37 in 20 minutes of play time.
The Falcons were sluggish to open their season, going 0-8 from the field and allowing Regis to claim an early 10-0 advantage. At the 4:56 mark, Air Force's scoring leaders took control, as Perry and Smith combined for 12 points in just over two minutes of play time to erase the Falcons' deficit. Perry and Smith's outburst culminated in a 19-18 lead after the first quarter.
In the second, both teams exchanged nine lead changes in seven minutes before Perry and the Falcons took off on a 17-3 run down the final three and a half minutes, while forcing Regis into six turnovers down the same stretch. Perry downed 15 of Air Force's last 17 points – With Regis only scoring 19 as a team - to close the half with 24 and leave Air Force with a 48-37 advantage at halftime.
Coming out of the locker room, the Air Force defense clamped down on Regis, forcing the Rangers into four turnovers and a 16-5 scoring deficit before the under-five media timeout. O'Hollaren took over the final minutes of the quarter, opening a 10-point outburst from a driving play set up on an inside pass from senior Jo Huntimer and earning a 29-point lead over the Rangers.
4 points in a contest is the most Air Force has scored since they downed Navy, 90-50, on Nov.11, 2022; Air Force improved to 28-9 all-time over the Rangers after earning its fourth-straight win in the series on Monday evening.
2023-24 Falcons at a Glance:
Falcon scoring was led by back court duo Milahnie Perry and Madison Smith, both averaging 16.7 and 11.4 points per game, respectively.
In Mountain West games in 2023-24, the Falcons closed the season leading conference play in three-point production (.350). Across all games, Air Force led the league in steals per game (10.84, 19th nationally), turnover margin (+4.41, 25th nationally) and turnovers forced per game (19.19, 36th nationally).
Mighty McNabb:
Freshman Jayda McNabb's 3.84 offensive rebounds per game led the Mountain West across all games, finishing ranked 23rd in Division I. At 5'10", McNabb is one of three players in the country shorter than 6'0" to average 3.84 or more offensive boards. Against the Mountain West, McNabb averaged .97 more offensive boards per game than second (Amhyia Moreland, San Jose State). In the Falcons' 2024-25 opening win over Regis, McNabb picked up where she left off, logging 11 boards.
By Land, Sea, or ....
In 2023-24, A trio consisting of McNabb, Keelie O'Hollaren and Perry topped Air Force's league-leading three-point production, averaging .375 (18-48), .364 (60-165) and .355 (43-121), respectively.
Steal Brigade:
Air Force had three players (Smith, Perry, McNabb) with top-ten league numbers in steals against Mountain West opponents. No other MW program had more than two. In 18 regular-season Mountain West games, McNabb's 1.72 steals average finished ranked third in the conference.
In 2023-24, Air Force was Undefeated Overall When...
- Scoring 80 or more points (3-0);
- Scoring 70 or more points (8-0);
- Leading with five minutes to go (14-0);
- Shooting better than opponents (11-0).
In 2023-24, Air Force was Undefeated in Clune Arena When...
- Leading opponents at halftime (7-0);
- Holding opponents to 60 points or less (5-0);
- Out-rebounding opponents (6-0);
- Shooting 15 or more free throws (5-0).
1000-Point Watch:
The race is on for both Junior Milahnie Perry (768) and senior Madison Smith (794), who are both on pace to become Air Force's 19th 1000-point scorer in program history.
Service Before Self:
In 2022-23, then-sophomore Jo Huntimer led Air Force in total assists (131), assists per game (4.2) and assist/turnover ratio (2.30, 25th nationally) - all top-four figures among Mountain West competitors. On the defensive side, Huntimer led the program in total steals (70) and steals per game (2.26). Huntimer logged multiple steals in 21 of the Falcons' 31 games, posting a career-high six against Colorado on Nov. 19 and tying that figure against Boise State (Feb. 17) and New Mexico (Feb. 23).
Huntimer's 273 career assists currently ranks her fourth in Air Force's DI history and eighth all-time; Six more will tie third in DI history and seventh all-time (Raimee Beck, 2007-11.).
Cardiac Cadets:
Ten of the Falcons' contests in 2023-24 fell to a two-possession-or-less margin, with the most recent being Air Force's 62-56 loss to Nevada at home on Feb. 7.
Non-Conference Outlook:
The 2024-25 Falcons' non-conference sports a coast-to-coast gauntlet of Division I programs and a pair of local RMAC contenders, as Air Force opens its season in Clune Arena against back-to-back RMAC Champion Regis on Nov. 4, and hosts conference runner-up UCCS on Nov. 19.
Nov. 8, Air Force hosts South Dakota, facing the Coyotes for the first time since 1988. In 2023-24, South Dakota finished 23-13, earning a Super 16 bid into the WNIT. The following Monday (Nov. 11), Air Force heads to Greeley for the 45th edition of its ongoing series with Northern Colorado, completing a home-and-away with the neighboring Bears.
The Falcons' first interstate road trip takes them to the banks of the Hudson on Nov 15 to take on Army West Point in search of back-to-back wins over its fellow service academy for the first time since 2007.
After playing Army, Air Force returns to Clune for a pair of home contests, opening with its Nov. 19 bout with UCCS, followed by the Falcons' first-ever game against UC San Diego on Friday, Nov 22.
Once again, the Falcons will be spending their Thanksgiving holiday outside of the lower 48, taking part in the Puerto Rico College Sports Tours, Nov. 28-30. Air Force travels to the Caribbean for the first time in its history, taking on Milwaukee (Nov. 28) and Winthrop (Nov. 30) at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in San Juan to close out the first month of the 2024-25 season.
Air Force hosts Utah Valley (Dec. 4) and Seattle U (Dec. 7) in Clune, marking its first-ever meeting with the Redhawks in the final year of their WAC membership before joining the West Coast Conference ahead of 2025-26. Utah Valley's arrival at the Academy marks a reunion for two of Air Force's newest coaches – Associate Head Coach Adam Wardenburg and Assistant Coach Xojian Harry both arrived at the Academy having most recently served stints for the Wolverines.
The Falcons close their non-conference taking on Oregon (Dec. 17) and Portland State (Dec. 20) on the road. In search of its first-ever win over a Power Five opponent, Air Force faces the Oregon Ducks for the second time in the program's history at Matthew Knight Arena, and Oregon's first season as a newly-minted member of the Big Ten Conference.
Facing off against both Regis (Nov. 4) and UCCS (Nov. 19) in non-conference action, Air Force will take on the respective RMAC champion and tournament runner-up. In the RMAC Tournament, Regis defeated the Mountain Lions 76-64 (March 9).
A New Era of Air Force Leadership:
Following the retirement of head coach Chris Gobrecht after nine seasons at the Academy and 44 patrolling sidelines across the country, Stacy McIntyre stepped into the driver's seat, with Air Force Director of Athletics Nathan Pine announcing McIntyre's elevation to head coach status on April 25.
With McIntyre's announcement came the addition of three new coaches in the Falcon office - Adam Wardenburg, former associate head coach at Utah Valley, to serve under the same title; Rynae Rasley, a former assistant of three years under Chris Gobrecht and most recent head coach at the USAFA Preparatory School; and Xojian Harry, who was an acting assistant coach at Utah Valley with Wardenburg.
Follow Along:
Friday's contest will be aired on the Mountain West Network and aired on XtraSports AM 1300 with Ryan Kaufman on the courtside call; Live stats will be provided via Stat Broadcast and can be found via the women's basketball schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Last Time Out:
Air Force Women's basketball opened a new chapter in its history in resounding fashion, defeating the reigning RMAC Champion Regis Rangers, 94-64, on Monday evening at Clune Arena.
Air Force (1-0) scoring was led by junior Milahnie Perry, who totaled a game-high 27 points on 10-14 shooting, 2-3 from three-point range and 5-6 from the free throw line.
Three other Falcons – Madison Smith, Keelie O'Hollaren and Emily Adams – posted double-digit scoring in the contest, putting up 14, 14, and 12, respectively. Adams' 12 marked a career best, as the junior went 6-6 from the field and earning a plus-37 in 20 minutes of play time.
The Falcons were sluggish to open their season, going 0-8 from the field and allowing Regis to claim an early 10-0 advantage. At the 4:56 mark, Air Force's scoring leaders took control, as Perry and Smith combined for 12 points in just over two minutes of play time to erase the Falcons' deficit. Perry and Smith's outburst culminated in a 19-18 lead after the first quarter.
In the second, both teams exchanged nine lead changes in seven minutes before Perry and the Falcons took off on a 17-3 run down the final three and a half minutes, while forcing Regis into six turnovers down the same stretch. Perry downed 15 of Air Force's last 17 points – With Regis only scoring 19 as a team - to close the half with 24 and leave Air Force with a 48-37 advantage at halftime.
Coming out of the locker room, the Air Force defense clamped down on Regis, forcing the Rangers into four turnovers and a 16-5 scoring deficit before the under-five media timeout. O'Hollaren took over the final minutes of the quarter, opening a 10-point outburst from a driving play set up on an inside pass from senior Jo Huntimer and earning a 29-point lead over the Rangers.
4 points in a contest is the most Air Force has scored since they downed Navy, 90-50, on Nov.11, 2022; Air Force improved to 28-9 all-time over the Rangers after earning its fourth-straight win in the series on Monday evening.
2023-24 Falcons at a Glance:
Falcon scoring was led by back court duo Milahnie Perry and Madison Smith, both averaging 16.7 and 11.4 points per game, respectively.
In Mountain West games in 2023-24, the Falcons closed the season leading conference play in three-point production (.350). Across all games, Air Force led the league in steals per game (10.84, 19th nationally), turnover margin (+4.41, 25th nationally) and turnovers forced per game (19.19, 36th nationally).
Mighty McNabb:
Freshman Jayda McNabb's 3.84 offensive rebounds per game led the Mountain West across all games, finishing ranked 23rd in Division I. At 5'10", McNabb is one of three players in the country shorter than 6'0" to average 3.84 or more offensive boards. Against the Mountain West, McNabb averaged .97 more offensive boards per game than second (Amhyia Moreland, San Jose State). In the Falcons' 2024-25 opening win over Regis, McNabb picked up where she left off, logging 11 boards.
By Land, Sea, or ....
In 2023-24, A trio consisting of McNabb, Keelie O'Hollaren and Perry topped Air Force's league-leading three-point production, averaging .375 (18-48), .364 (60-165) and .355 (43-121), respectively.
Steal Brigade:
Air Force had three players (Smith, Perry, McNabb) with top-ten league numbers in steals against Mountain West opponents. No other MW program had more than two. In 18 regular-season Mountain West games, McNabb's 1.72 steals average finished ranked third in the conference.
In 2023-24, Air Force was Undefeated Overall When...
- Scoring 80 or more points (3-0);
- Scoring 70 or more points (8-0);
- Leading with five minutes to go (14-0);
- Shooting better than opponents (11-0).
In 2023-24, Air Force was Undefeated in Clune Arena When...
- Leading opponents at halftime (7-0);
- Holding opponents to 60 points or less (5-0);
- Out-rebounding opponents (6-0);
- Shooting 15 or more free throws (5-0).
1000-Point Watch:
The race is on for both Junior Milahnie Perry (768) and senior Madison Smith (794), who are both on pace to become Air Force's 19th 1000-point scorer in program history.
Service Before Self:
In 2022-23, then-sophomore Jo Huntimer led Air Force in total assists (131), assists per game (4.2) and assist/turnover ratio (2.30, 25th nationally) - all top-four figures among Mountain West competitors. On the defensive side, Huntimer led the program in total steals (70) and steals per game (2.26). Huntimer logged multiple steals in 21 of the Falcons' 31 games, posting a career-high six against Colorado on Nov. 19 and tying that figure against Boise State (Feb. 17) and New Mexico (Feb. 23).
Huntimer's 273 career assists currently ranks her fourth in Air Force's DI history and eighth all-time; Six more will tie third in DI history and seventh all-time (Raimee Beck, 2007-11.).
Cardiac Cadets:
Ten of the Falcons' contests in 2023-24 fell to a two-possession-or-less margin, with the most recent being Air Force's 62-56 loss to Nevada at home on Feb. 7.
Non-Conference Outlook:
The 2024-25 Falcons' non-conference sports a coast-to-coast gauntlet of Division I programs and a pair of local RMAC contenders, as Air Force opens its season in Clune Arena against back-to-back RMAC Champion Regis on Nov. 4, and hosts conference runner-up UCCS on Nov. 19.
Nov. 8, Air Force hosts South Dakota, facing the Coyotes for the first time since 1988. In 2023-24, South Dakota finished 23-13, earning a Super 16 bid into the WNIT. The following Monday (Nov. 11), Air Force heads to Greeley for the 45th edition of its ongoing series with Northern Colorado, completing a home-and-away with the neighboring Bears.
The Falcons' first interstate road trip takes them to the banks of the Hudson on Nov 15 to take on Army West Point in search of back-to-back wins over its fellow service academy for the first time since 2007.
After playing Army, Air Force returns to Clune for a pair of home contests, opening with its Nov. 19 bout with UCCS, followed by the Falcons' first-ever game against UC San Diego on Friday, Nov 22.
Once again, the Falcons will be spending their Thanksgiving holiday outside of the lower 48, taking part in the Puerto Rico College Sports Tours, Nov. 28-30. Air Force travels to the Caribbean for the first time in its history, taking on Milwaukee (Nov. 28) and Winthrop (Nov. 30) at the Coliseo Rubén Rodríguez in San Juan to close out the first month of the 2024-25 season.
Air Force hosts Utah Valley (Dec. 4) and Seattle U (Dec. 7) in Clune, marking its first-ever meeting with the Redhawks in the final year of their WAC membership before joining the West Coast Conference ahead of 2025-26. Utah Valley's arrival at the Academy marks a reunion for two of Air Force's newest coaches – Associate Head Coach Adam Wardenburg and Assistant Coach Xojian Harry both arrived at the Academy having most recently served stints for the Wolverines.
The Falcons close their non-conference taking on Oregon (Dec. 17) and Portland State (Dec. 20) on the road. In search of its first-ever win over a Power Five opponent, Air Force faces the Oregon Ducks for the second time in the program's history at Matthew Knight Arena, and Oregon's first season as a newly-minted member of the Big Ten Conference.
Facing off against both Regis (Nov. 4) and UCCS (Nov. 19) in non-conference action, Air Force will take on the respective RMAC champion and tournament runner-up. In the RMAC Tournament, Regis defeated the Mountain Lions 76-64 (March 9).
A New Era of Air Force Leadership:
Following the retirement of head coach Chris Gobrecht after nine seasons at the Academy and 44 patrolling sidelines across the country, Stacy McIntyre stepped into the driver's seat, with Air Force Director of Athletics Nathan Pine announcing McIntyre's elevation to head coach status on April 25.
With McIntyre's announcement came the addition of three new coaches in the Falcon office - Adam Wardenburg, former associate head coach at Utah Valley, to serve under the same title; Rynae Rasley, a former assistant of three years under Chris Gobrecht and most recent head coach at the USAFA Preparatory School; and Xojian Harry, who was an acting assistant coach at Utah Valley with Wardenburg.
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