Wednesday, February 12
Laramie, Wyo.
6:30 PM MT
Air Force Academy
at
Wyoming
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Women’s Basketball Heads to Laramie for Wednesday Rematch with Wyoming
2/11/2025 1:13:00 PM | Women's Basketball
Air Force Women's Basketball, in search of its first-ever four-game winning streak in Mountain West Conference play, takes on the Wyoming Cowgirls in Laramie on Wednesday night, 6:30 p.m. MT, at the Cowgirls' Arena Auditorium.
Follow Along:
Wednesday night 's contest will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and available for viewership free of charge; XtraSports AM 1300 will be broadcasting live from Clune Arena with Ryan Kaufman on the courtside call; Live stats/scoring will be provided via StatBroadcast; Links to each can be found on the women's basketball schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Falcons at a Glance:
Junior Milahnie Perry and senior Madison Smith both lead Falcon scoring, averaging 16.3 and 13.7 points per game.
Sophomore Jayda McNabb, while also averaging 8.0 points per game, leads Air Force in rebounding, averaging 7.3 (3.9 OFF/G, 3.9 DEF/G). McNabb's 3.9 offensive rebounds per game currently ranks 21st nationally and leads the Mountain West.
Senior point guard Jo Huntimer's 4.3 assists per game and 2.91 assist/turnover ratio (9th in the nation) both rank second in the Mountain West.
Sophomore guard Keelie O'Hollaren, through the Falcons' last five games, has averaged .444 (20-45) shooting from the field and .434 (14-33) and from three-point range.
Defensively, Air Force tops the Mountain West in turnovers forced per game (21.61, 18th nationally), turnover margin (+6.87, 20th nationally) and steals per game (11.5, 22nd nationally). Madison Smith, sporting 55 steals on the season, is third Mountain West in the category and tops in steals per game (2.39). Four of Air Force's starting five (Smith, Huntimer, McNabb, Cortez) rank top nine in steals against the Mountain West with no other program in the league sporting more than one.
In Mountain West games, McNabb's 1.27 blocks per game ranks fourth among conference competitors.
A Historic Start...
Air Force opened Mountain West play in 2024-25 at 10-2, marking its first ever 10-win non-conference in Air Force's Division I history and the first such occurrence since the 1991-92 season. Starting 9-1 on the year with just an overtime loss at Army (Nov. 15), Air Force got off to its best ten-game start since Maj. Danny Fowler's 1982-83 Falcons went 12-1. The Falcons opened 6-0 in Clune Arena for the first time since 1985-86, when Air Force started at home with seven-straight wins.
And Historic Finish?
At 14-9, Air Force is battling toward its best finish in the program's Division I history (19-14); Head coach Stacy McIntyre is three wins short of tying the most by a head coach in their first season at Air Force (17), a title currently shared by then-Capt. Chuck Holt (1979-80) and then-Capt. Danny Fowler (1981-82).
A Cool Grand:
Combining for 53 points at San Jose State (Jan. 11), Smith and Perry both eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for their respective careers, becoming the 19th and 20th players to do so in Air Force history, and the fourth-such duo to collectively claim the honor in the same season.
Service Before Self:
Jo Huntimer leads Air Force in total assists (99), while currently sporting the second-best assist average in the Mountain West (3.9). 370 career assists currently ranks second in Air Force DI history and sixth all-time (451, Briana Autrey-Thompson, 2018-22) - a spot in the record books secured in the Falcons' win over Milwaukee on Nov. 28 in Puerto Rico.
Winning Trends:
Air Force has ...
- Held 13 of 14 opponents to less than 70 points (16 consecutive win streak snapped in win at CSU on Feb. 1) in all wins this season;
- Forced more turnovers than 13 of 14 opponents (17 consecutive win streak snapped at CSU on Feb. 1) in all wins this season ;
- Scored more points off of turnovers than opponents in all 14 wins this season;
- Led in the game with five minutes to go in all 14 wins this season (61 consecutive wins in regulation).
Air Force is Undefeated When...
- Matching or surpassing opponents in rebounds (6-0, eight straight wins);
- Leading home opponents at halftime (7-0);
- Scoring 70 or more in Clune (7-0);
Out-shooting home opponents from the field (5-0) and from three-point range (6-0).
Rebounding is Key:
Air Force is 6-0 this season in games in which they match or beat opponents in rebounding and have won eight straight such games dating back to the Falcons' win at Utah State last season (Feb. 10, 2024).
Completing the Mission:
Since Dec. 21, 2021, Air Force has only lost two games after holding a lead with five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Both losses took place in overtime, falling that day in double overtime at UTEP, and dropping a 57-51 contest to Army at West Point on Nov. 15 of this season.
Not including overtime games, Air Force has won 61 consecutive contests ending in regulation after holding a lead at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter.
An Even Dozen:
Air Force has at least 12 steals in 14 of 23 games in 2024-25. The Falcons' streak of six-straight contests with 12 or more takeaways to open 2024-25 was the longest active streak in Division I at the time.
Last Time Out:
Hosting San Jose State in Clune Arena on Wednesday evening, the Air Force Women's basketball team was able to exact a measure of revenge on the Spartans in a 78-54 win.
After San Jose State shot season highs from the field and from three-point range at home against Air Force on Jan. 11 to beat the Falcons in its highest conference scoring game to date, Air Force bit back on Wednesday, holding the Spartans to 21-59 (.356) shooting and just 3-19 (.158) from three to finish with its second-lowest scoring output since Mountain West play began.
Junior Milahnie Perry led all scoring in the game with 19 points (7- 17 FG, 1-3 3FG, 4-6 FT, 2 AST, 3 STL); Sophomore Jordyn Devaughn fell one point short of her career high, putting up 15 points (5-12 FG, 1-3 3FG, 4-5 FT, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL) on the night; Fellow sophomore Jayda McNabb logged her sixth career double-double, contributing 11 points and 10 boards.
Air Force and the Spartans exchanged five lead changes through the first ten minutes on the way to a 21-all tie at the end of the first quarter. The Falcons opened the game 10-21 at the Spartan rim, with McNabb's seven points (3-3 FG) leading all scoring. SJSU led by four in the final minute of the quarter, but a driving layup made by Keelie O'Hollaren followed by a converted steal at the first-quarter buzzer tied the game back up at 21-all.
The Falcons began to pull away midway through the second quarter behind a 12-point showing for Devaughn, whose solo 9-2 scoring run pulled Air Force out of the deadlock and into a double-digit lead that held the remainder of the game.
Up 42-29 at the start of the third, Air Force never looked back, inflating its lead by as much as 20 points. Five Falcons scored in the period, with Perry's five points leading a balanced attack. In the fourth, the Falcons' 20-point advantage held and inflated to as much as 27 points as Air Force shot .571 and 3-7 (.429) from beyond the arc to keep San Jose State at arms-length through the remainder of the contest.
Follow Along:
Wednesday night 's contest will be broadcast on the Mountain West Network and available for viewership free of charge; XtraSports AM 1300 will be broadcasting live from Clune Arena with Ryan Kaufman on the courtside call; Live stats/scoring will be provided via StatBroadcast; Links to each can be found on the women's basketball schedule page on goairforcefalcons.com.
Falcons at a Glance:
Junior Milahnie Perry and senior Madison Smith both lead Falcon scoring, averaging 16.3 and 13.7 points per game.
Sophomore Jayda McNabb, while also averaging 8.0 points per game, leads Air Force in rebounding, averaging 7.3 (3.9 OFF/G, 3.9 DEF/G). McNabb's 3.9 offensive rebounds per game currently ranks 21st nationally and leads the Mountain West.
Senior point guard Jo Huntimer's 4.3 assists per game and 2.91 assist/turnover ratio (9th in the nation) both rank second in the Mountain West.
Sophomore guard Keelie O'Hollaren, through the Falcons' last five games, has averaged .444 (20-45) shooting from the field and .434 (14-33) and from three-point range.
Defensively, Air Force tops the Mountain West in turnovers forced per game (21.61, 18th nationally), turnover margin (+6.87, 20th nationally) and steals per game (11.5, 22nd nationally). Madison Smith, sporting 55 steals on the season, is third Mountain West in the category and tops in steals per game (2.39). Four of Air Force's starting five (Smith, Huntimer, McNabb, Cortez) rank top nine in steals against the Mountain West with no other program in the league sporting more than one.
In Mountain West games, McNabb's 1.27 blocks per game ranks fourth among conference competitors.
A Historic Start...
Air Force opened Mountain West play in 2024-25 at 10-2, marking its first ever 10-win non-conference in Air Force's Division I history and the first such occurrence since the 1991-92 season. Starting 9-1 on the year with just an overtime loss at Army (Nov. 15), Air Force got off to its best ten-game start since Maj. Danny Fowler's 1982-83 Falcons went 12-1. The Falcons opened 6-0 in Clune Arena for the first time since 1985-86, when Air Force started at home with seven-straight wins.
And Historic Finish?
At 14-9, Air Force is battling toward its best finish in the program's Division I history (19-14); Head coach Stacy McIntyre is three wins short of tying the most by a head coach in their first season at Air Force (17), a title currently shared by then-Capt. Chuck Holt (1979-80) and then-Capt. Danny Fowler (1981-82).
A Cool Grand:
Combining for 53 points at San Jose State (Jan. 11), Smith and Perry both eclipsed the 1,000-point mark for their respective careers, becoming the 19th and 20th players to do so in Air Force history, and the fourth-such duo to collectively claim the honor in the same season.
Service Before Self:
Jo Huntimer leads Air Force in total assists (99), while currently sporting the second-best assist average in the Mountain West (3.9). 370 career assists currently ranks second in Air Force DI history and sixth all-time (451, Briana Autrey-Thompson, 2018-22) - a spot in the record books secured in the Falcons' win over Milwaukee on Nov. 28 in Puerto Rico.
Winning Trends:
Air Force has ...
- Held 13 of 14 opponents to less than 70 points (16 consecutive win streak snapped in win at CSU on Feb. 1) in all wins this season;
- Forced more turnovers than 13 of 14 opponents (17 consecutive win streak snapped at CSU on Feb. 1) in all wins this season ;
- Scored more points off of turnovers than opponents in all 14 wins this season;
- Led in the game with five minutes to go in all 14 wins this season (61 consecutive wins in regulation).
Air Force is Undefeated When...
- Matching or surpassing opponents in rebounds (6-0, eight straight wins);
- Leading home opponents at halftime (7-0);
- Scoring 70 or more in Clune (7-0);
Out-shooting home opponents from the field (5-0) and from three-point range (6-0).
Rebounding is Key:
Air Force is 6-0 this season in games in which they match or beat opponents in rebounding and have won eight straight such games dating back to the Falcons' win at Utah State last season (Feb. 10, 2024).
Completing the Mission:
Since Dec. 21, 2021, Air Force has only lost two games after holding a lead with five minutes to go in the fourth quarter. Both losses took place in overtime, falling that day in double overtime at UTEP, and dropping a 57-51 contest to Army at West Point on Nov. 15 of this season.
Not including overtime games, Air Force has won 61 consecutive contests ending in regulation after holding a lead at the five-minute mark in the fourth quarter.
An Even Dozen:
Air Force has at least 12 steals in 14 of 23 games in 2024-25. The Falcons' streak of six-straight contests with 12 or more takeaways to open 2024-25 was the longest active streak in Division I at the time.
Last Time Out:
Hosting San Jose State in Clune Arena on Wednesday evening, the Air Force Women's basketball team was able to exact a measure of revenge on the Spartans in a 78-54 win.
After San Jose State shot season highs from the field and from three-point range at home against Air Force on Jan. 11 to beat the Falcons in its highest conference scoring game to date, Air Force bit back on Wednesday, holding the Spartans to 21-59 (.356) shooting and just 3-19 (.158) from three to finish with its second-lowest scoring output since Mountain West play began.
Junior Milahnie Perry led all scoring in the game with 19 points (7- 17 FG, 1-3 3FG, 4-6 FT, 2 AST, 3 STL); Sophomore Jordyn Devaughn fell one point short of her career high, putting up 15 points (5-12 FG, 1-3 3FG, 4-5 FT, 7 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL) on the night; Fellow sophomore Jayda McNabb logged her sixth career double-double, contributing 11 points and 10 boards.
Air Force and the Spartans exchanged five lead changes through the first ten minutes on the way to a 21-all tie at the end of the first quarter. The Falcons opened the game 10-21 at the Spartan rim, with McNabb's seven points (3-3 FG) leading all scoring. SJSU led by four in the final minute of the quarter, but a driving layup made by Keelie O'Hollaren followed by a converted steal at the first-quarter buzzer tied the game back up at 21-all.
The Falcons began to pull away midway through the second quarter behind a 12-point showing for Devaughn, whose solo 9-2 scoring run pulled Air Force out of the deadlock and into a double-digit lead that held the remainder of the game.
Up 42-29 at the start of the third, Air Force never looked back, inflating its lead by as much as 20 points. Five Falcons scored in the period, with Perry's five points leading a balanced attack. In the fourth, the Falcons' 20-point advantage held and inflated to as much as 27 points as Air Force shot .571 and 3-7 (.429) from beyond the arc to keep San Jose State at arms-length through the remainder of the contest.
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