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Air Force Picks Up 72-59 Victory Over Northern Colorado Steele Records Second Straight Double-Double
Nov. 17, 2006
Greeley, Colo. - Scoring 14 of her career-high 22 points in the first half, junior Alecia Steele (Oklahoma City, Okla.) led the Air Force women's basketball team to a 72-59 road victory over Northern Colorado Friday evening at the Butler-Hancock Sports Pavilion. The Falcons improve to 1-1 on the season, while the Bears fall to 0-3. Air Force scored the first 10 points of the contest, and led 15-2 before a three-pointer by the Bears' Jena Fosdick ignited a 12-2 UNC run. While Air Force's advantage was cut to three, the Falcons scored the next seven points to regain a 10-point lead. A long-range field goal by Lauren Henderson (Jr., Nixa, Mo.) gave Air Force its largest advantage of the half at 32-17 as the Falcons went into intermission with a 36-24 lead. Air Force opened the second half on fire, outscoring Northern Colorado 12-2, getting back-to-back three-point field goals from Henderson and Pamela Findlay (Jr., Glenview, Ill.). The Falcons led 55-28 before a 14-0 UNC run put the Bears back in the game. However, Air Force never let its advantage dip below 15 points until a three-pointer by Northern Colorado's Whitley Cox with just six seconds remaining accounted for the final 72-59 margin. While the Falcons were outrebounded 36-32 for the game, they forced 21 turnovers while committing just 13. Air Force also shot over 45 percent for the game, including 50 percent from long range. In addition to scoring 22 points, Steele also added 11 rebounds, marking her second double-double of the season and ninth of her career. Also scoring in double figures for Air Force were Findlay, finishing with 15 points and five rebounds, and Henderson, who had 12 points and a game-high six assists.
Heather Barbour led the Bears with 19 points, while Cox added 12 points for Northern Colorado. The Falcons are back in action next week, Nov. 21-22, when they head to Anchorage, Alaska, for the Great Alaska Shootout. Air Force will play host Alaska Anchorage in the first round of the tournament and will then face either Butler or UC Riverside on day two.
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