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03/10 23:06 CDT Colorado State women beat Air Force 56-42 to win first Mountain
West Championship since 2016
Colorado State women beat Air Force 56-42 to win first Mountain West
Championship since 2016
LAS VEGAS (AP) --- Brooke Carlson scored 17 points, Madelyn Bragg added 15 and
Colorado State pulled away in the fourth quarter to beat Air Force 56-42 on
Tuesday night for the Rams' first Mountain West Conference championship since
2016.
No. 3 seed Colorado State (27-7) took a 34-32 advantage into the final period
and outscored Air Force 22-10. Carlson scored eight points, and Bragg and Kloe
Froebe added five apiece in the fourth quarter.
Carlson shot just 4 of 15 from the floor but made 9 of 12 free throws. Bragg
made 7 of 8 field goals. Froebe finished with nine points and 10 rebounds.
Milahnie Perry scored 14 points for No. 9 seed Air Force (16-18). Emily Adams
added 12 points and Alexis Cortez chipped in with 11 points and nine rebounds.
The Rams shot 4 of 8 from the floor and made 14 of 18 free throws in the fourth
quarter while the Falcons were 3-of-17 shooting overall.
The No. 9 seed Falcons entered as the lowest-seeded program to earn a spot in
the title game. Air Force beat No. 8 seed Wyoming, top-seeded San Diego State
and No. 5 seed Boise State.
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