Sunday, September 8
USAFA, CO
1:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
Northern Arizona
Photo by: Mark Coen
Women's soccer hosts Sunday contest with Northern Arizona
9/7/2024 12:17:00 PM | Women's Soccer
Air Force vs. Northern Arizona
Sept. 8, 2024 | 1 p.m. MT
Cadet Soccer Stadium | U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
Looking to regain its footing after a 3-0 start followed by an 0-1-1 stretch, Air Force Women's Soccer returns to action on Sunday, hosting Northern Arizona at 1 p.m.
Follow Along:
Sunday's match will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network; Live scoring will be provided via StatBroadcast and can be found on the women's soccer schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Quick Hits:
Last Time Out:
Despite a blistering offense that outpaced the Montana Grizzlies throughout the evening, the Air Force women's soccer was unable to take advantage, leaving Cadet Soccer Stadium on Thursday evening with a 0-0 draw.
Air Force (3-1-1) finished its evening with 28 shots and nine on-goal from ten separate players compared to five total on the evening for the Grizzles (4-2-1).
Sophomore Chase Borntreger led the game in offensive production putting up seven shots of her own, setting a new career-high and putting up a pair that required saving in the Montana net. Fellow sophomore Kendall Rippley and junior tandem Eleanor Musgrove and Caeli Sherman each added four shots of their own to the stat sheet; Sophomore Julia Tierney logged three, also setting a new career benchmark.
Despite the skew in numbers and a variety of different looks at the Grizzlies' net, the Montana defense refused to relent for 90 minutes. Montana goalkeeper Bayliss Flinn ended her evening in career fashion, facing nine saves to set a new high-water mark for the Grizzlies' newly minted keeper.
Air Force looked much the aggressor throughout the first half, dominating possession while the Falcon back line kept the Grizzlies in check. Heading into half, the Falcons had put up 16 shots, including Borntreger's pair of on-goal attempts and a header from Jordan Dillingham off a corner kick that just sailed above the crossbar. The Falcons had forced Flinn into seven saves before half but were unable to capitalize.
In the second, Air Force managed to keep the pressure up, earning 12 shots to Montana's four, including Sherman's one shot on-goal of the evening, which required every inch of Flinn's reach to keep above the net – but were only able to force Flinn into two saves total in the second half.
A Look at NAU:
The Big Sky Tournament runner up Lumberjacks, still in search of their first win in 2024, have gone down in three games by a single score or less. NAU leads the Big Sky in saves per game (5.50).
A Rising Standard:
Air Force opened 2024 with a 3-0 start, defeating Northern Colorado (4-0), California Baptist (1-0) and Hawaii (3-0) - all in shutout fashion. Three-straight shutout wins for Air Force marked the program's first such occurrence since the 1995 season, when the Falcons earned five-straight.
A 4-0 victory over Northern Colorado in the Falcons' season opener represented the program's first four-goal game and first 4-0 shutout since defeating Fresno State in similar fashion on Oct. 24, 2014; An Eleanor Musgrove hat trick was the headline of the evening in Greeley, as the junior secured Air Force's first three-goal individual performance since Mia Otero scored three against UNLV on Oct. 1, 2021.
Mountain West Weekly Superlatives:
Freshman Mai Mateaki was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Mateaki led the Air Force attack in week three, scoring two goals against Hawaii and leading the Falcons in shots (4) against GCU.
The award marks Mateaki's first weekly honor awarded by the Mountain West and the Falcons' second earned in 2024.
Climbing in the Polls:
Air Force falls in at fifth in the week three United Soccer Coaches Pacific Region poll:
All-Time Versus the Lumberjacks:
Air Force is 2-1-1 all-time against NAU:
Sept. 8, 2024 | 1 p.m. MT
Cadet Soccer Stadium | U.S. Air Force Academy, Colo.
Looking to regain its footing after a 3-0 start followed by an 0-1-1 stretch, Air Force Women's Soccer returns to action on Sunday, hosting Northern Arizona at 1 p.m.
Follow Along:
Sunday's match will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network; Live scoring will be provided via StatBroadcast and can be found on the women's soccer schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Quick Hits:
| Air Force: | NAU: | |
| Head Coach: | Laura Busby | Alan Berrios |
| Conference: | Mountain West | Big Sky |
| Last Game: | vs. Montana (T, 1-1) | vs. Utah Tech (L, 2-1) |
| Next Game: | vs. Army (Sept. 13) | at Grand Canyon (Sept. 12) |
Last Time Out:
Despite a blistering offense that outpaced the Montana Grizzlies throughout the evening, the Air Force women's soccer was unable to take advantage, leaving Cadet Soccer Stadium on Thursday evening with a 0-0 draw.
Air Force (3-1-1) finished its evening with 28 shots and nine on-goal from ten separate players compared to five total on the evening for the Grizzles (4-2-1).
Sophomore Chase Borntreger led the game in offensive production putting up seven shots of her own, setting a new career-high and putting up a pair that required saving in the Montana net. Fellow sophomore Kendall Rippley and junior tandem Eleanor Musgrove and Caeli Sherman each added four shots of their own to the stat sheet; Sophomore Julia Tierney logged three, also setting a new career benchmark.
Despite the skew in numbers and a variety of different looks at the Grizzlies' net, the Montana defense refused to relent for 90 minutes. Montana goalkeeper Bayliss Flinn ended her evening in career fashion, facing nine saves to set a new high-water mark for the Grizzlies' newly minted keeper.
Air Force looked much the aggressor throughout the first half, dominating possession while the Falcon back line kept the Grizzlies in check. Heading into half, the Falcons had put up 16 shots, including Borntreger's pair of on-goal attempts and a header from Jordan Dillingham off a corner kick that just sailed above the crossbar. The Falcons had forced Flinn into seven saves before half but were unable to capitalize.
In the second, Air Force managed to keep the pressure up, earning 12 shots to Montana's four, including Sherman's one shot on-goal of the evening, which required every inch of Flinn's reach to keep above the net – but were only able to force Flinn into two saves total in the second half.
A Look at NAU:
The Big Sky Tournament runner up Lumberjacks, still in search of their first win in 2024, have gone down in three games by a single score or less. NAU leads the Big Sky in saves per game (5.50).
A Rising Standard:
Air Force opened 2024 with a 3-0 start, defeating Northern Colorado (4-0), California Baptist (1-0) and Hawaii (3-0) - all in shutout fashion. Three-straight shutout wins for Air Force marked the program's first such occurrence since the 1995 season, when the Falcons earned five-straight.
A 4-0 victory over Northern Colorado in the Falcons' season opener represented the program's first four-goal game and first 4-0 shutout since defeating Fresno State in similar fashion on Oct. 24, 2014; An Eleanor Musgrove hat trick was the headline of the evening in Greeley, as the junior secured Air Force's first three-goal individual performance since Mia Otero scored three against UNLV on Oct. 1, 2021.
Mountain West Weekly Superlatives:
Freshman Mai Mateaki was named Mountain West Freshman of the Week, the league announced on Monday.
Mateaki led the Air Force attack in week three, scoring two goals against Hawaii and leading the Falcons in shots (4) against GCU.
The award marks Mateaki's first weekly honor awarded by the Mountain West and the Falcons' second earned in 2024.
Climbing in the Polls:
Air Force falls in at fifth in the week three United Soccer Coaches Pacific Region poll:
| Rank: | Program: | Prev. | First-Place Votes: | Points: |
| 1. | Utah State | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| 2. | Grand Canyon | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 3. | Boise State | 5 | 0 | 8 |
| 4. | Seattle | NR | 0 | 7 |
| 5. | Air Force | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 6. | New Mexico | 10 | 0 | 5 |
| 7. | Fresno State | 8 | 0 | 4 |
| 8. | Colorado State | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 9. | Utah Valley | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10. | California Baptist | NR | 0 | 1 |
All-Time Versus the Lumberjacks:
Air Force is 2-1-1 all-time against NAU:
| Date: | H/A/N | Result: | Score: |
| 9/17/10 | A | L | 1-0 |
| 10/2/11 | H | T | 0-0 |
| 9/16/16 | H | W | 3-1 |
| 9/11/22 | A | W | 2-1 |
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