Women’s Basketball Rolls Against Seattle U, Improves to 9-1

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – Air Force Women's Basketball, riding an unprecedented wave of success to open its 2024-25 season, extended its historic run, downing Seattle U, 82-44, on Saturday afternoon in Clune Arena.

The Falcons, earning their sixth-straight win, is the program's longest win streak in its Division I history and the longest since the 1993-94 season; At 9-1, Air Force builds on its best season start since the 1982-83 Falcons started 11-1; An unblemished 6-0 record in Clune Arena extends the Falcons' best home start since 1985.

Sophomore Keelie O'Hollaren led scoring for the game, earning a season high 18 points on a 4-8 showing from three and 6-12 shooting from the field. O'Hollaren closed the first quarter with 12, including going 4-4 from distance.

Senior Madison Smith ended the afternoon with 14 points, going 5-9 and 2-3 from three-point range; Sophomore Alexis Cortez earned a season-best 13 points; Sophomore Jayda McNabb ended with seven points and season-high 13 rebounds, marking her sixth game this season with double-digit boards.

As a team, Air Force tied a season-high in three-pointers (10) and three-point field goal percentage (.417); 21 steals in the game also marks a season high, as the Falcons forced Seattle U into 38 turnovers on the way to a season-best 44 Falcon points scored off turnovers.

O'Hollaren's massive first-quarter performance from three was the foundation of a 12-0 run which left Seattle U in a double-digit deficit from which the Redhawks were unable to recover. Cortez got her jumper going, scoring along the baseline on back-to-back possessions to start the run. Steals for McNabb and senior Jo Huntimer (3 PTS, 7 AST, 4 STL) on the proceeding two Redhawk possessions turned into three O'Hollaren three-pointers in the space of 40 seconds, and a fourth with just over a minute remaining to push a 12-point Air Force lead.

The Falcons outscored Seattle 21-14 in the second quarter to lead 43-24 at halftime. Returning from the locker room, the Air Force defense continued to frustrate the Redhawks, forcing 10 steals in the second half and holding Seattle U to just 20 points for the remainder of the game. Air Force led by as much as 35 points in the third quarter and 39 in the fourth.

Up Next:
Air Force Women's Basketball closes non-conference play at Oregon (Dec. 17) and Portland State (Dec. 20); The Falcons open Mountain West play in Clune Arena against New Mexico on Dec. 29.

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