The refrains regarding Air Force women’s basketball have become familiar over the years.
Easily the Mountain West’s most long-suffering squad, the Falcons have often been described as gritty, disciplined or better than their record – a record that has nearly always included significantly more losses than wins.
Not this season.
Yes, the standard descriptions still apply but this season’s Falcons are probably better than a record (13-10, 7-5) that has them solidly in fourth place in the MWC standings. Air Force visits the Pit on Wednesday for its only regular-season meeting with the second-place University of New Mexico (19-6, 10-2).