2017–18 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team Intercollegiate basketball season
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] 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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
[ 4]
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
11/10/2017 *7:00 pm
Denver L 54–75 0–1
Clune Arena 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 Edwardsville, IL
11/19/2017 *12:00 pm
at FIU
L 69–70 0–4
FIU Arena Miami, FL
11/22/2017 *3:00 pm
at Navy
L 64–71 0–5
Alumni Hall 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 Orem, UT
12/09/2017 *2:00 pm
at Weber State
L 52–62 0–9
Dee Events Center 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 Reno, NV
01/10/2018 7:00 pm
at UNLV
L 58–69 0–15 (0–4)
Cox Pavilion 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 Boise, ID
01/29/2018 8:00 pm
at Fresno State
L 48–64 1–19 (1–8)
Save Mart Center 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 Fort Collins, CO
02/10/2017 2:00 pm
at New Mexico
L 49–57 2–21 (2–10)
Dreamstyle Arena 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 San Diego, CA
02/24/2018 2:00 pm
at Utah State
L 55–57 3–24 (3–13)
Smith Spectrum 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 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 .
See also
2017–18 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team
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 .
