Perry, O’Hollaren Combine for 43 in Win at San Jose State

SAN JOSE, Calif. – A one-two punch from Air Force Women's Basketball's top two scorers propelled the Falcons to a 76-57 win over San Jose State on Saturday afternoon in the Spartans' Provident Credit Union Event Center in San Jose, Calif.

Junior Keelie O'Hollaren tied her career high, scoring 25 points to lead all scorers. The Falcon guard finished 5-11 from three-point range marking a game-high in both attempts and three-pointers made. Senior Milahnie Perry added 20 points, nine rebounds (career high) and five steals (tied career high). Junior Jayda McNabb contributed 13 points

As a team, Air Force's 76 points and 30 scored from the Falcon bench both mark a season high. The Falcons closed their afternoon with an unblemished 15-15 performance from the free throw line, marking the most makes from the stripe without a miss by a Mountain West team this season to date.

The Falcons (8-8, 2-4 MW) imposed their will in the opening minutes of the game, starting off on a 16-2 run. The Spartans settled in and racked up nine straight points of their own and closed out the quarter an even 4-8 from three-point range. Perry's 10 first-quarter points and a left-corner, buzzer-beating three-pointer for freshman Bhret Clay gave Air Force a 28-17 lead after one quarter.

A significant cold streak for the Falcons in the second quarter allowed the Spartans to rally back and eventually cut Air Force's advantage to 34-32. Clay's second triple of the game was answered on the opposite end by Spartan Allie Cummins with 1:31 to go. Tied at 37-all in the waning seconds of the second quarter, SJSU's Katarina Anderson stole possession on the Falcons' final attempt of the half and took it the length of the floor to beat the halftime buzzer and claim a 39-37 San Jose State lead.
SJSU (2-15, 0-6 MW) built a four-point lead in the opening minutes of the second half, proving the Spartans' largest lead of the game. At the 6:30 mark in the third quarter, an O'Hollaren reverse layup pulled Air Force back within a possession and Perry's first jumper of the half lifted Air Force back to a tie. From there, Air Force took off on a 21-2 run held together by a monstrous 14-point quarter for O'Hollaren, going 5-6 from the field while sinking four threes (4-5 3FG) along the way. O'Hollaren's outburst and the resulting Falcon run pushed Air Force to a 60-45 lead before an Amira Brown second-chance bucket at the buzzer left the Falcons with a 13-point advantage at the start of the fourth quarter.

Perry's six points in the fourth quarter led all scorers in the final 10 minutes of the contest. Air Force built out its largest lead of the game (22) in the waning minutes, putting away San Jose State to score the Falcons' second win in Mountain West play this season.

Air Force led the opposition in field goals made (26, tied season high), field goal attempts (63), three-pointers made (nine, tied season high), free throws made (15) and attempted (15), rebounds (43) assists (17, season high), points off of turnovers (21), second-chance points (13), bench points (30, season high), points in the paint (30), points off the fast break (16) and blocks (two).

Up Next:
Air Force Women's Basketball makes its return to Clune Arena on Wednesday, Jan. 14 to host Colorado State.

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