Air Force women’s basketball seeks fourth straight win facing Nevada

Stacy McIntyre Head Women's Basketball Coach
Stacy McIntyre Head Women's Basketball Coach
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Air Force women’s basketball will look to secure its fourth consecutive win as the team travels to face Nevada at the Lawlor Events Center in Reno on Saturday, February 7. The Falcons (11-12, 5-8 Mountain West) are aiming for a season sweep over the Wolf Pack (7-16, 3-10 MW), with tip-off set for 7:30 p.m. MT.

Fans can watch the game on the Mountain West Network or listen via XtraSports AM 1300 with Ryan Kaufman providing commentary. Live statistics and scoring updates will be available through StatBroadcast, with links accessible on the women’s basketball schedule page at goairforcefalcons.com.

Senior Milahnie Perry leads Air Force in scoring with an average of 17.3 points per game, currently the highest in the Mountain West Conference. Junior Keelie O’Hollaren follows with 9.3 points per game. The Falcons are second in the conference for turnover margin (3.17) and turnovers forced per game (17.52). They also rank third in steals per game (9.1) and offensive rebounding (12.5 rpg).

In their most recent outing, Air Force edged Grand Canyon 65-64 at Clune Arena for their third straight victory. Perry scored the decisive basket with eight seconds left and finished with a total of 26 points, becoming Air Force’s all-time leading scorer in Division I history by surpassing Riley Snyder’s record from 2018–22.

“Perry’s 17.3 scoring average currently tops the Mountain West.”

Junior Jayda McNabb contributed 14 points and six assists against Grand Canyon, while O’Hollaren added 11 points and senior Emily Adams recorded eight points and ten rebounds.

Adams has been effective recently, averaging 13.3 points over her last six games—her best stretch at Air Force—and posted her first career double-double against Utah State on February 4 with career highs of 23 points and twelve rebounds.

The Falcons have dominated rebounding battles in seven of their last eight wins this season, including victories over teams such as Wright State, Utah Valley, New Mexico Highlands, Nevada, San Jose State, Fresno State, and Utah State.

Jayda McNabb continues to play a key role for Air Force; she leads the Mountain West and is seventh nationally in offensive rebounds per game (4.4). She is also third in total rebounds within the league (8.2 rpg) and ranks second among conference players for steals per game (2.26). With a current total of 610 career rebounds, McNabb is close to moving into tenth place all-time at Air Force.

Milahnie Perry now holds fourth place all-time—and first among Division I players—in career scoring at Air Force with 1,623 points after her performance against Grand Canyon on February 7. She is within reach of moving higher up this list before season’s end.

Recent trends show that Air Force is particularly successful when leading at halftime or holding opponents under sixty points; they are also strong when out-rebounding opponents or making more three-point baskets than their rivals.



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