Fort Collins – Letricia Castillo scored a career-high 27 points and Alecia Steele had 18 to lead Air Force (11-8, 2-6 Mountain West) over Colorado State 76-60 on Thursday.
The win was AFA’s first in Fort Collins in 27 years and the first over CSU (7-12, 1-7) since a 75-66 victory Nov. 27, 1990.
“We played extremely well, executing our offense and defense very well,” Falcons coach Ardie McInelly said.
“Letricia showed great leadership throughout. She did a good job of recognizing what we needed on both ends.”
The Falcons forced 23 turnovers and at one point held the Rams to one field goal in a 15:06 span.
Lindsay Thomas led the Rams with 18 points and 10 rebounds. Sara Hunter scored 11 and Marilyn Moulton had 10.
AIR FORCE (11-8, 2-6 MWC)
Steele 6-11 6-6 18, Jaeschke 3-6 2-2 8, Castillo 11-15 0-0 27, J. Davis 1-5 2-2 4, Findlay 2-3 1-2 5, Gladysz 0-0 0-0 0, Higginbotham 1-6 0-0 2, Cultra 3-9 0-0 8, Novak 1-6 2-2 4. Totals 28-61 13-14 76.
COLORADO STATE (7-12, 1-7)
Dennett 1-5 4-6 6, Thomas 6-13 6-6 18, Hunter 4-12 0-0 11, Kramer 2-4 3-4 9, Nohr 3-9 0-0 6, Shepherd 0-0 0-0 0, Moulton 1-5 8-12 10. Totals 17-48 21-28 60.
Halftime – Air Force 38-30. 3-point goals – Air Force 7-15 (Castillo 5-8, Cultra 2-5, J. Davis 0-1, Findlay 0-1), Colo. St. 5-9 (Hunter 3-6, Kramer 2-3). Fouled out – None. Rebounds – Air Force 33 (Findlay 8), Colo. St. 36 (Dennett 11). Assists – Air Force 22 (Findlay 6), Colo. St. 12 (Nohr 4). Total fouls – Air Force 23, Colo. St. 15. A – 2,032.
