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Air Force Edged At UMKC 65-59
Steele leads Falcons with 18 points and 12 rebounds.
Nov. 11, 2007
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Air Force (0-2) lost a 65-59 contest at UMKC (2-0) in women's basketball action Sunday afternoon at the Swinney Recreation Center. Senior forward Alecia Steele led the Falcons with 18 points and 12 rebounds to record her 16th career double-double. Air Force, who ended up trailing the entire game, started the game off sluggish, struggling early-on with UMKC's full-court press. The Falcons committed 14 turnovers in the first half, 19 for the game, to trail 35-31 at the break. The Falcons never got in-sync offensively, as the Kangaroos answered back after seemingly every Air Force basket. Air Force pulled to within one point of UMKC ten different times, but could never take the lead. The Falcons had pulled to within one point, again, midway through the second half, but the Kangaroos took control of the game with a ten point run to lead, 58-47, with eight minutes left. Air Force also had a difficult time defending the inside. UMKC outscored AFA, 36-16, in the paint and won the rebound battle, 45-39. The Kangaroos' top scorer was center Alysa Klein, who finished with 15 points and eight rebounds. Air Force's second-leading scorer was junior Brooke Cultra with 12 points. Senior Pamela Findlay added 11 points and seven rebounds. Air Force shot 34 percent from the field and 76 percent (19-of-25) from the free throw line. Air Force returns to action Friday, Nov. 16, hosting Denver University.
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