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Wyoming is still Mountain West Conference's favorite

Utah posts impressive 11-3 preseason record

Published: Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2008 12:49 a.m. MST
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Leading scorer: Sara Hunter, 11.8 ppg (16th in MWC).
Leading rebounder: Juanise Cornell, 8.1 rpg (third in MWC).
Best win: An 84-77 home victory over Pacific a month ago marked the second — and most recent — Ram win of the season.
Worst loss: CSU fell in a bucket-bare 42-31 debacle at Idaho last month.
Worth noting: In CSU's home opener, Hunter tallied an MWC-record 41 points in a 3-OT loss (101-96) to San Francisco.

Air Force

Current record/streak: 6-6/L1.
Preseason pick: Ninth —37 total points.
Leading scorer: Alecia Steele, 15.2 ppg (fifth in MWC).
Leading rebounder: Alecia Steele, 8.9 rpg (first in MWC).
Best win: Air Force's 68-60 victory over Army doubled both as victory against a fellow service academy and as the Falcons' most recognizable "big-name" foe to defeat.

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Worst loss: Take your pick — a 78-68 loss to Utah Valley State in the finals of the Falcons' own Air Force Classic or a 72-69 OT loss at Navy in late December.
Worth noting: AAFA leads the league in free-throw percentage (.722) and 3-point field-goal percentage (.392) and is third in rebounding (39.6 rpg), just a fraction behind TCU and New Mexico.


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