The service academies have unique challenges when it comes to producing top-notch athletic teams. But, as Maggie Dixon proved at Army, there are times you can catch lightening in a bottle.

That's what the new coach at Air Force is hoping for -- but, as David Ramsey of the Colorado Springs Gazette notes, there's a long way to go.

Andrea Williams’ eyes are fixed on the future, which allows her to look right past the history/wreckage of the Air Force Academy’s women’s basketball program.

Yes, the Falcons have lost 37 straight Mountain West Conference games, and, yes, the Falcons lost 23 of those games by 20 points or more.

“There’s only one way to go,” said Williams, who is in charge of repairing the wreckage.