2017–18 Air Force Falcons women's basketball team

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. 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.

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

2017–18 Mountain West Conference women's basketball standings

	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

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

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.

See also

2017–18 Air Force Falcons men's basketball team