GAME 29: FRESNO STATE (17-11, 8-7 MW) vs AIR FORCE (15-11, 5-9 MW)
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2025 | 2 p.m. PT | Mountain West Network | Save Mart Center | Fresno, Calif.
MEDIA COVERAGE
Stream: Mountain West Network
Listen: Bulldog Sports Network (BSN)
Play-by-Play: Matt Norville
Live Stats: Bulldogslive.com
X (Twitter): @FresnoStateWBB
FRESNO, Calif. - The Fresno State women's basketball team returns home for a rematch against Air Force (15-11, 5-9 MW) on Saturday, Feb. 22. Tip off is slated for 2 p.m. PT streaming live on the Mountain West Network.
Saturday's game is in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness, where fans can wear pink to get in free.
BULLDOG BONES
In honor of Saturday's game, players have dedicated the game to their loved ones, Holly Griffiths is playing for her Pa and Avery Watkins is playing for her Nana
Fresno State drops to 17-11, 8-7 MW on the season
Bulldogs leads the series against the Falcons, 19-5, and in Fresno, 11-1
'Dogs hold a 10-5 home record this season
Fresno State saw 10 or less turnovers for the third time during conference play
"Dogs are looking to get to .500 in home conference games where they sit at 3-4
Fresno State is tied for fifth in the MW with San Diego State (8-7)
Fresno State's Mia Jacobs is one of three DI players this season ranking within the top two in their conference in points, rebounds and steals (Coppin State's Laila Lawrence, South Dakota's Grace Larkins). The last MW player to finish a season with such ranks was UNLV's Linda Frohlich in 1999-00.
In their previous matchup on Jan. 26, the Falcons defeated the Bulldogs at Clune Arena, 65-35
'Dogs are coming off a 68-48 loss against Colorado St. on Wednesday
Fresno State has still not lost more than two games in a row this season
With a win on Saturday, the 'Dogs can finish over .500 in the month of February
In the series, the 'Dogs are averaging just under 64.5 ppg at home against the Falcons
Mia Jacobs continues to lead the conference in three point field goal percentage, shooting .393 from the three point line
Fresno State's longest starting five lineup is now 10-7 since Dec. 14 with Mariah Elohim, Saga Ukkonen, Mia Jacobs, Kylee Fox and Maria Konstantinidou
The Bulldogs will have finished over .500 in every month of the season with a win over Air Force on Saturday
Mia Jacobs sits 38 points away from reaching 1,000 in her Fresno State career
Fresno State is guaranteed to finish above .500 this season
ABOUT THE MATCH UP
Fresno State is looking for the better side of this rematch after the Falcons defeated the Bulldogs in the first meeting at Clune Arena. In the last meeting Kylee Fox led the team in scoring with 14 points
Fresno State continues to lead the all-time series, 21-5
Bulldogs hold a 11-1 home series advantage against the Falcons
Falcons snapped the Bulldogs three game series win streak
SATURDAYS ARE FOR THE 'DOGS
Fresno State is 6-4 when playing on Saturdays, this is the Bulldogs best record when playing any day of the week.
Fresno State has won the last four consecutive Saturday contests (at New Mexico, San Jose State, at Utah State, at Boise State).
In two of those last four games, Fresno State has defeated their opponent with a ten or more scoring margin
Three of those six have been on the road
Fresno State has averaged at least 3.5 players scoring in double-figures in the six wins
WHAT'S LEFT IN THE MW
After Saturday, Fresno State has two more contests before the MW Tournament begins on Sunday, Mar. 9 in Las Vegas. Fresno State is 1-0 this season against New Mexico after their first win over the Lobos at The Pit since 2020. Bulldogs will host the Lobos for senior night after snapping a three-games series win streak. As of Feb. 23 New Mexico sits fourth in the MW on a 15-12, 8-6 MW record.
Bulldogs will close the season on the road to visit the Aztecs (Mar. 1). Fresno State dropped the first meeting to San Diego at the Save Mart Center. 'Dogs and Aztecs are tied for fifth in the MW standings on a 8-7 conference record.
A LOOK AT THE FALCONS
Air Force sits ninth in the MW (15-11, 5-9 MW)
Falcons hold a 4-7, 2-5 MW record on the road
Falcons are coming off their second road win in conference play against Utah St. on Wednesday
AIr Force leads the MW in steals, averaging 9.38 steals per game
Falcons are 1-11 all time vs. Fresno State on the road
Following Fresno State, Air Force will travel home to face San Diego State on Wednesday, Feb. 26
Falcons rank last in the conference in free throw percentage
AIr Force ranks third in offensive rebounds per game in the conference, averaging 11.23
Madison Smith leads the conference with 2.5 steals per game