Women’s Basketball Earns 75-71 Win at Colorado State

FORT COLLINS, Colo. – In perhaps its biggest win of the 2024-25 season, Air Force Women's Basketball picked up a 75-71 victory on Saturday afternoon over Colorado State in Moby Arena.

The Falcons (13-9, 3-7 MW), after juggling the lead with CSU (15-7, 6-3 MW) throughout the first half of Saturday's contest, took an early second-half lead and held on the rest of the way. Air Force landed a season high 11 three-pointers in the contest, finishing 57.9 percent from beyond the arc and 47.1 percent from the field to secure the win over second-place CSU.

Three Falcons closed the day in double-digits; Junior Milahnie Perry led Air Force scoring, posting 23 points (9-16 FG, 5-6 FT, 1 REB, 2 AST, 1 STL); Senior Madison Smith logged 18 (6-13 FG, 4-6 3FG, 2-4 FT, 6 REB, 3 AST, 2 STL); Senior Jo Huntimer tied a career best, scoring 16 points on a career-high 5-7 showing from three-point range; the Falcons' point guard also closed with 12 rebounds – also a career mark – and five assists.

In the first quarter, Perry and combined for 14 points, as Air Force traded early baskets with CSU on the way to an early 20-19 advantage over CSU. Smith and CSU's lead Emma Ronsiek (27 pts) traded buckets early on. Smith went 3-4 from range in the first quarter and Perry, driving the CSU basket in the closing minutes of the frame cut off a late Ram run to keep its early lead.

At the open of the second quarter, Colorado State got out to a 9-2 scoring advantage to reclaim the lead, but Huntimer's second three fell and a quick five points from sophomore Jordyn Devaughn gave the Falcons back their lead. A Falcon 7-0 run to close the first half was cut off by a pair of Ronsiek free throws, but Air Force managed to retain a 35-32 lead heading into halftime. The Falcons closed the opening half 3-4 from three-point range for the quarter and a blistering 7-9 for the half.

Huntimer, 3-3 from beyond the arc for the first half, hit her fourth in the opening seconds of the third quarter to push the Falcons out to a 38-34 advantage. From that point, the Falcon defense managed to hold CSU to 3-12 (.250) shooting and 1-5 (.200) from three and without a basket for a five minute stretch. Despite the low scoring output, the Rams managed to keep Air Force within reach, putting up a perfect 10-10 from the stripe to keep their deficit within single digits. Heading into the final quarter, the Falcons led 55-49.

Down the final minutes of the fourth quarter, a 6-0 CSU run allowed the Rams to climb back into a one-possession affair with 2:36 to go; but a backdoor layup from Perry at the 2:21 mark left CSU down 69-65 to put the Rams in foul territory.

The Falcons' win marks the program's 20th all-time win over CSU and its fifth win at Moby Arena.

Up Next:
Air Force Women's Basketball returns to Clune Arena to host San Jose State on Wednesday, Feb. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

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