Women’s basketball splits series with Nevada

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. - The script in the Air Force women's basketball team's Wednesday night loss to Nevada fell similarly to the Falcons' first series game against the Wolfpack - yet on Wednesday evening in Clune Arena, Air Force found itself on the other end of the win column, as the Falcons fell 62-56.

Air Force (11-13, 4-7 MW) found itself down early on against the Wolfpack and managed to climb back to a lead late in the third quarter and were tied heading into the fourth, but allowed an 8-0 Nevada run to open the fourth quarter from which Air Force could not recover.

Sophomore Milahnie Perry's 30 points – a new career high – led the Falcons on Wednesday evening, followed by 12 junior Madison Smith.

Down by eight entering the second half, a Perry and-one play followed by a contested layup off of a mid-court steal picked up by Smith on the following possession sparked the Falcons' tying run, as Perry and Smith combined for 11 points to diminish Nevada's lead to a 36-all draw at the midway point in the quarter. With a minute remaining in the fourth. Perry drove against Nevada's Kaylen Banwareesingh, reclaiming an Air Force lead after finding a layup off the glass, but Wolfpack guard Audrey Roden responded with an open look at the basket on the opposite end to again tie at the end of the quarter.

Heading into the fourth quarter, Air Force struggled to maintain its momentum, as a trio of turnovers stalled the Falcons' advance and allowed the Wolfpack to rebuild its advantage, leading by as much as nine in the final minutes. Perry's 11 fourth-quarter points, complimented by a pair of threes in the final minute, accounted for all but two of the Falcons' points down the stretch and allowed Air Force to get within two possessions but no closer as time expired.

Up Next:
Air Force women's basketball heads to Logan, Utah to face Utah State on Saturday, Feb. 10 at 2 p.m. in the Dee Glen Smith Spectrum.

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