Basketball: Air Force announces women's '09-'10 schedule

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  • By Nick Arseniak
  • Athletic Communications
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. --  Sixteen home games, including three televised regular-season games, highlight the 2009-10 Air Force women's basketball schedule, announced this week by head coach Ardie McInelly. Including its opening exhibition game with UCCS on Nov. 6, the Falcons play 17 home games. 

The Falcons play three games that will be televised by the Mountain West Sports Network. Air Force's first televised game will be at BYU on Jan. 13, and will be televised by BYU TV and the Mountain. The Mountain will also televise Air Force's home game vs. UNLV on Jan. 26 and a road game at Colorado State on Feb. 9. 

Air Force has 13 non-conference and 16 conference games on its slate. Eight of the non-conference games are at home. The Falcons open the season at the Islander Tip-off Tournament in Corpus Christi, Texas, Nov. 13-14. The Falcons open Nov. 13 against tourney host Texas A&M Corpus Christi and will take on either Alabama or Tennessee Tech Nov. 14. 

Air Force opens its home slate Nov. 17 against Adams State, with a game against Portland Nov. 19. The Falcons then hit the road over Thanksgiving break, taking on Army on Nov. 25 and Stony Brook on Nov. 27. 

Air Force returns home to host the Air Force Classic, Dec. 4-5. The Falcons take on Chicago State on Dec. 4 and Drake on Dec. 5. The Falcons follow the AFA Classic with home games Dec. 9 vs. Denver and Dec. 19 vs. Bradley. After a road trip Dec. 22 to Navy, the Falcons close out non-conference play with home games Dec. 30 vs. Northern Colorado and Jan. 2 vs. Western State. 

The Falcons open Mountain West Conference play hosting TCU on Jan. 6 and Colorado State Jan. 9, then hit the road Jan. 13 at BYU and Jan. 20 at Wyoming. Air Force then hosts Utah on Jan. 23 and UNLV on Jan. 26 before a road trip to Wyoming Jan. 30. The Falcons return home to host San Diego State Feb. 3, before heading back out on the road to play at TCU Feb. 6 and at Colorado State Feb. 9 

After home games with BYU Feb. 13 and New Mexico Feb. 20, Air Force hits the road again for games at Utah Feb. 24 and UNLV Feb. 27. Air Force plays its final home game March 3, hosting Wyoming. The Falcons wrap up the regular season March 6, at San Diego State.