2017–18 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team

2017–18 Air Force Falcons women's basketball
2017–18 Air Force Falcons women's basketball
Conference	Mountain West Conference
Record	6–25 (5–13 Mountain West)
Head coach	Chris Gobrecht (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Stacy McIntyre; Erin Mills-Reid; Clare Fitzpatrick; Rynae Rasley;
Home arena	Clune Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Boise State †	14	–	4	.778	23	–	10	.697
UNLV	14	–	4	.778	19	–	12	.613
Wyoming	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Colorado State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	12	.636
Fresno State	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
New Mexico	10	–	8	.556	25	–	11	.694
Nevada	7	–	11	.389	19	–	17	.528
San Diego State	5	–	13	.278	11	–	19	.367
Utah State	5	–	13	.278	7	–	23	.233
Air Force	5	–	13	.278	6	–	25	.194
San Jose State	4	–	14	.222	7	–	23	.233


† 2018 MW Tournament winner Rankings from AP poll

The 2017–18 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team represented the United States Air Force Academy during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Falcons, led by third year head coach Chris Gobrecht, played their home games at the Clune Arena on the Air Force Academy's main campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado and are members of the Mountain West Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3] They finished the season 6–25, 5–13 in Mountain West play to finish in a three way tie for eighth place. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the Mountain West women's tournament, where they lost to Boise State.

Previous season

They finished the season 4–25, 2–16 in Mountain West play to finish in last place. They lost in the first round of the Mountain West women's tournament to Utah.

Roster

2017–18 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G/F	0	Dee Bennett	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Sr	Miami Norland Senior	Miami, FL
G	4	Alexis Springfield	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Mesquite	Gilbert, AZ
G	5	Kennedy Beale	5 ft 6 in (1.68 m)	Fr	Cape Henry Collegiate	Norfolk, VA
G	10	Venessannah Itugbu	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Jr	Mesa Ridge	Colorado Springs, CO
G	11	Cortney Porter	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Sr	Bonneville	Ogden, UT
G/F	12	Jenn Urbaniak	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	So	Palmer	Colorado Springs, CO
G	13	Emily Conroe	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Fr	FHSAA	Fredericksburg, VA
G	14	Noelle Tomes	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)	Fr	East Ridge	Woodbury, MN
G	20	Sophie Bynum	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	Fr	Wilsonville	Wilsonville, OR
F	21	Michaela McFalls	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	Fr	Lenoir City	Lenoir City, TN
G	22	Sarah Pierce	5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)	So	Community	Unionville, TN
G	24	Sierra Rains	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Horizon Christian	San Diego, CA
F	25	Erika Chapman	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	Sr	Byron P. Steele	Cibolo, TX
F	30	Naomi Hughes	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	Fr	Grovetown	Grovetown, GA
G	32	Kaelin Immel	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	Fr	Southridge	Beaverton, OR
F	55	Kassady Huffman	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	So	Air Academy	Colorado Springs, CO

Head coach

Chris Gobrecht (USC)

Assistant coach(es)

Stacy McIntyre (Kentucky)
Erin Mills-Reid (Fairleigh Dickinson)
Clare Fitzpatrick (Cornell)
Rynae Rasley (CCNY)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: January 6, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017* 7:00 pm		Denver	L 54–75	0–1	Clune Arena (427) Colorado Springs, CO
11/14/2017* 7:00 pm		Eastern Washington	L 63–65 ^OT	0–2	Clune Arena (342) Colorado Springs, CO
11/17/2017* 6:00 pm		at SIU Edwardsville	L 40–76	0–3	Vadalabene Center (838) Edwardsville, IL
11/19/2017* 12:00 pm		at FIU	L 69–70	0–4	FIU Arena (310) Miami, FL
11/22/2017* 3:00 pm		at Navy	L 64–71	0–5	Alumni Hall (1,242) Annapolis, MD
11/29/2017* 7:00 pm		Colorado Christian	L 66–68	0–6	Clune Arena (287) Colorado Springs, CO
12/02/2017* 1:00 pm		Army	L 59–65	0–7	Clune Arena (634) Colorado Springs, CO
12/07/2017* 7:00 pm		at Utah Valley	L 56–59	0–8	UCCU Center (202) Orem, UT
12/09/2017* 2:00 pm		at Weber State	L 52–62	0–9	Dee Events Center (863) Ogden, UT
12/15/2017* 7:00 pm		Colorado	L 43–68	0–10	Clune Arena (287) Colorado Springs, CO
12/15/2017* 1:00 pm		No. 3 Louisville	L 50–62	0–11	Clune Arena (537) Colorado Springs, CO
Mountain West regular season
12/28/2017 6:00 pm		New Mexico	L 59–88	0–12 (0–1)	Clune Arena (312) Colorado Springs, CO
12/30/2017 1:00 pm		Fresno State	L 58–64	0–13 (0–2)	Clune Arena (407) Colorado Springs, CO
01/06/2018 3:00 pm		at Nevada	L 60–70	0–14 (0–3)	Lawlor Events Center (1,170) Reno, NV
01/10/2018 7:00 pm		at UNLV	L 58–69	0–15 (0–4)	Cox Pavilion (508) Paradise, NV
01/13/2018 1:00 pm		San Jose State	L 74–75	0–16 (0–5)	Clune Arena (459) Colorado Springs, CO
01/17/2018 7:00 pm		Colorado State	L 39–40	0–17 (0–6)	Clune Arena (323) Colorado Springs, CO
01/24/2018 7:00 pm		Utah State	W 57–50	1–17 (1–6)	Clune Arena (253) Colorado Springs, CO
01/27/2018 7:00 pm		at Boise State	W 57–50	1–18 (1–7)	Taco Bell Arena (1,045) Boise, ID
01/29/2018 8:00 pm		at Fresno State	L 48–64	1–19 (1–8)	Save Mart Center (2,162) Fresno, CA
02/03/2018 1:00 pm		San Diego State	W 61–51	2–19 (2–8)	Clune Arena (918) Colorado Springs, CO
02/07/2018 7:00 pm		at Colorado State	L 50–61	2–20 (2–9)	Moby Arena (1,137) Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2017 2:00 pm		at New Mexico	L 49–57	2–21 (2–10)	Dreamstyle Arena (5,369) Albuquerque, NM
02/14/2018 7:00 pm		UNLV	L 59–67	2–22 (2–11)	Clune Arena (263) Colorado Springs, CO
02/17/2018 1:00 pm		Boise State	L 48–57	2–23 (2–12)	Clune Arena (627) Colorado Springs, CO
02/21/2018 7:30 pm		at San Diego State	W 56–48	3–23 (3–12)	Viejas Arena (414) San Diego, CA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm		at Utah State	L 55–57	3–24 (3–13)	Smith Spectrum (327) Logan, UT
02/27/2018 7:00 pm		Wyoming	W 57–47	4–24 (4–13)	Clune Arena (237) Colorado Springs, CO
03/02/2018 8:00 pm		at San Jose State	W 66–60	5–24 (5–13)	Event Center Arena (829) San Jose, CA
Mountain West Women's Tournament
03/05/2018 3:00 pm	(8)	vs. (9) Utah State First Round	W 68–54	6–24	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
03/06/2018 1:00 pm	(8)	vs. (1) Boise State Quarterfinals	L 46–60	6–25	Thomas & Mack Center Paradise, NV
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Mountain Time.

References

^ "United States Air Force Academy Women's Basketball 2017-18" (PDF). United States Air Force Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.
^ "Air Force Falcons Women's Basketball - Falcons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".
^ "Air Force Falcons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Yahoo Sports.
^ "GoAirForceFalcons.com - Official Site of Air Force Athletics Official Athletic Site Official Site of Air Force Athletics Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". www.goairforcefalcons.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

[1] "United States Air Force Academy Women's Basketball 2017-18" (PDF). United States Air Force Academy. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 7, 2018. Retrieved April 29, 2022.

[2] "Air Force Falcons Women's Basketball - Falcons News, Scores, Stats, Rumors & More - ESPN".

[3] "Air Force Falcons on Yahoo! Sports - News, Scores, Standings, Rumors, Fantasy Games". Yahoo Sports.

[4] "GoAirForceFalcons.com - Official Site of Air Force Athletics Official Athletic Site Official Site of Air Force Athletics Official Athletic Site - Women's Basketball". www.goairforcefalcons.com. Archived from the original on January 30, 2018. Retrieved January 6, 2018.

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Culture & lore	"Falcon Fight Song" "The U.S. Air Force"
People	Head coaches
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See also

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