Air Force Falcons women's basketball

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Air Force Falcons
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University United States Air Force Academy
Head coach Stacy McIntyre (1st season)
Conference Mountain West
Location Colorado Springs, Colorado
Arena Clune Arena
(capacity: 5,939)
Nickname Falcons
ColorsBlue and silver [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
Division II
1985, 1990
AIAW tournament appearances
Division II: 1979, 1980

The Air Force Falcons women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado. As of 2024, the team competes in the Mountain West Conference. The Falcons are currently coached by Stacy McIntyre. [2]

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The Falcons competed at the Division II level in both the AIAW and NCAA from 1976 to 1996 before joining Division I. They played in the NCAA Division II tournament twice, in 1985 and 1990. [3] Since then, they haven't made any tournament appearances.

Postseason

WNIT

Source [4]

The Falcons have made one appearance in the Women's National Invitation Tournament. They have a combined record of 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2022 Round 1San FranciscoW 64–60
Round 2UCLAL 61–45

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Falcons made two appearances in the NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament. They had a combined record of 0–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1985 First Round Abilene Christian L 61–82
1990 First Round Cal Poly Pomona L 63–89

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Falcons made two appearances in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a combined record of 0–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1979 First Round Dayton L 71–84
1980 First Round Langston L 58–59

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References

  1. "Air Force Athletics Style Sheet" (PDF). March 12, 2022. Retrieved July 1, 2022.
  2. "Stacy McIntyre named head women's basketball coach at Air Force" (Press release). Air Force Falcons. April 25, 2024. Retrieved April 25, 2024.
  3. "1985 NCAA Division II women's basketball tournament – Varsity Pride". www.jonfmorse.com.
  4. "Archived Fields (PDF) - WNIT Pre and Post Tournament" (PDF). womensnit.com. Retrieved April 19, 2023.