Women’s basketball cruises to 78-56 win at San Jose State

SAN JOSE, Calif. – The Air Force women's basketball team got out to a sizable lead early on in their Saturday afternoon contest at San Jose State and never looked back, as the Falcons' full-court press and three-point shooting bought Air Force a twenty-point advantage which held through the entirety of the contest.

The Falcons (11-12, 4-6 MW), shooting a season-best 56 percent from the field and an even 10-20 from three, were led in scoring by sophomore Milahnie Perry's 24 (9-14 FG, 4-6 3FG). Perry, opening the game with 14 points on a perfect 4-4 from three and 5-5 from the field gave the Falcons' leading scorer more points than the entire San Jose offense through the majority of the first half.

Freshman Keelie O'Hollaren closed the afternoon with 12 points on 4-5 FG and 3-4 from three, marking her eighth game of the season to shoot .500 or better from three. Senior Dasha Macmillan added ten point to the tally on 4-7 from the field and 2-3 from three.

The Falcons forced San Jose to commit 41 turnovers for the game, marking a season high for Falcon opponents - 17 of which occurred in the first quarter. Air Force had San Jose in check on both ends of the floor in the opening quarter, as the Falcons held their opponent without a shot through the opening five and a half minutes of the game, and scoreless through nearly eight minutes, while going 6-9 from three to lead by 22 points at the end of the first. Air Force's 25-point first quarter was underscored by a buzzer-beating three by Perry – her fourth-straight – to put the Falcons up 25-3 at the first-quarter buzzer. Three points on a single shot for the Spartans is a season low for Falcon opponents in both shot output and single-quarter points.

With the damage done, the Falcons' lead continued to swell through the third quarter, as the Falcons outscored San Jose 19-9, putting Air Force up by 34 at the start of the fourth. In the final quarter, San Jose State outscored the Falcons 27-15 for the quarter and 10-2 in the first three minutes, but ultimately failed to bridge the gap.

Up Next:
Air Force women's basketball returns to Clune Arena for a rematch with Nevada on Wednesday, Feb. 7 at 6:30 p.m.

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