Air Force Takes 16th Place At NorCal Tournament
10/3/2004 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Stockton, Calif. -
The 19th-ranked Air Force water polo team recorded a pair of losses on Sunday to conclude its long weekend at the NorCal Tournament, hosted by Pacific. The Falcons started with a narrow 8-6 loss to No. 12 Long Beach State before falling to ninth-ranked Pepperdine, 8-3, in the 15th-place match.
Air Force (2-13) went up against head coach Jeff Ehrlich's alma mater, Long Beach State, in the first game of the day, but could not overcome an early lead by the 49ers. Long Beach State took a 3-2 advantage into the intermission, and outscored the Falcons 3-2 in the third period to hold an Air Force team looking for its second win of the weekend.
Senior captain Josh Jewett (La Habra Heights, Calif.) led the Air Force offense against the 49ers, tallying a pair of goals, while Murphey Morgan (Sr., Altamonte Springs, Fla.), Chris Nary (Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii), Clark Condict (Fr., Irvine, Calif.) and Jeff Donaldson (Jr., Riverside, Calif.) all added scores for the Falcons. Meanwhile, Josh Foster and Brett McCleave led Long Beach State with a pair of goals each.
The Falcons, getting set to play their sixth game of the weekend, went on to face No. 9 Pepperdine in the 15th-place game. Despite 11 saves from senior goalkeeper Jared Jones (Orange, Calif.), Air Force could not contain the Waves' offense, as Pepperdine got out to a 5-2 lead in the first half. The Waves went on to claim the 8-3 victory and 15th-place at the tournament.
Scoring for Air Force in game two were Condict, senior Matt Herrera (Orange, Calif.) and sophomore Kyle Schafer (Irvine, Calif.). Matt Hahn and Matt McDonell led the Waves with two goals each. The Falcons return to action Oct. 16-17, when they host the East Meets West Tournament.
#12 Long Beach State 8, #19 Air Force 6
Air Force 0 2 2 2 6Long Beach State 1 2 3 2 8
Long Beach State Goals: John Foster 2, Brett McCleave 2, Jay Gerardi, Blake Bartak, Brad Scoles, Reid TomassiAir Force Goals: Josh Jewett 2, Murphey Morgan, Chris Nary, Clark Condict, Jeff Donaldson
#9 Pepperdine 8, #19 Air Force 3
Air Force 1 1 1 0 3Pepperdine 2 3 1 2 8
Air Force Goals: Clark Condict, Matt Herrera, Kyle SchaferPepperdine Goals: Matt Hahn 2, Matt MacDonell 2, Josh Acosta, Adam Hewko, Matt Lee, Grant Miller
The 19th-ranked Air Force water polo team recorded a pair of losses on Sunday to conclude its long weekend at the NorCal Tournament, hosted by Pacific. The Falcons started with a narrow 8-6 loss to No. 12 Long Beach State before falling to ninth-ranked Pepperdine, 8-3, in the 15th-place match.
Air Force (2-13) went up against head coach Jeff Ehrlich's alma mater, Long Beach State, in the first game of the day, but could not overcome an early lead by the 49ers. Long Beach State took a 3-2 advantage into the intermission, and outscored the Falcons 3-2 in the third period to hold an Air Force team looking for its second win of the weekend.
Senior captain Josh Jewett (La Habra Heights, Calif.) led the Air Force offense against the 49ers, tallying a pair of goals, while Murphey Morgan (Sr., Altamonte Springs, Fla.), Chris Nary (Sr., Honolulu, Hawaii), Clark Condict (Fr., Irvine, Calif.) and Jeff Donaldson (Jr., Riverside, Calif.) all added scores for the Falcons. Meanwhile, Josh Foster and Brett McCleave led Long Beach State with a pair of goals each.
The Falcons, getting set to play their sixth game of the weekend, went on to face No. 9 Pepperdine in the 15th-place game. Despite 11 saves from senior goalkeeper Jared Jones (Orange, Calif.), Air Force could not contain the Waves' offense, as Pepperdine got out to a 5-2 lead in the first half. The Waves went on to claim the 8-3 victory and 15th-place at the tournament.
Scoring for Air Force in game two were Condict, senior Matt Herrera (Orange, Calif.) and sophomore Kyle Schafer (Irvine, Calif.). Matt Hahn and Matt McDonell led the Waves with two goals each. The Falcons return to action Oct. 16-17, when they host the East Meets West Tournament.
#12 Long Beach State 8, #19 Air Force 6
Air Force 0 2 2 2 6Long Beach State 1 2 3 2 8
Long Beach State Goals: John Foster 2, Brett McCleave 2, Jay Gerardi, Blake Bartak, Brad Scoles, Reid TomassiAir Force Goals: Josh Jewett 2, Murphey Morgan, Chris Nary, Clark Condict, Jeff Donaldson
#9 Pepperdine 8, #19 Air Force 3
Air Force 1 1 1 0 3Pepperdine 2 3 1 2 8
Air Force Goals: Clark Condict, Matt Herrera, Kyle SchaferPepperdine Goals: Matt Hahn 2, Matt MacDonell 2, Josh Acosta, Adam Hewko, Matt Lee, Grant Miller
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