Air Force Picked To Finish Sixth In WWPA
8/29/2006 12:00:00 AM | Water Polo
Los Angeles, Calif. - The Air Force water polo team was selected to finish sixth in the Western Water Polo Association, as chosen by the conference's head coaches in the 2006 preseason poll. Loyola Marymount, which has won three-straight WWPA titles, was the hands-down favorite to capture this year's title, garnering 132 total points, including 11 first-place votes.
UC San Diego, which has met up with the Lions in five of the last six tournament championship games, was the only other team to receive a first-place vote, finishing second in the poll with 119 points. UC Davis and Redlands were selected as the third- and fourth-place picks in the coaches' poll, while Santa Clara was chosen to finish fifth.
After Air Force, Pomona-Pitzer and UC Santa Cruz were picked to finish seventh and eighth, respectively, with just one point separating the two teams in the vote. Rounding out the conference picks were Whittier, La Verne, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Occidental and Chapman.
The Falcons, led by senior Kyle Schafer, a second-team all-conference selection, get the 2006 season off to a start this weekend, Sept. 2-3, as they head to the Triton Invitational, hosted by WWPA rival UC San Diego. Nine of the 13 WWPA teams will take part in the season-opening tournament, including front-runner LMU, UC Davis, Redlands, UC Santa Cruz, Pomona-Pitzer, Whittier and CMS.
UC San Diego, which has met up with the Lions in five of the last six tournament championship games, was the only other team to receive a first-place vote, finishing second in the poll with 119 points. UC Davis and Redlands were selected as the third- and fourth-place picks in the coaches' poll, while Santa Clara was chosen to finish fifth.
After Air Force, Pomona-Pitzer and UC Santa Cruz were picked to finish seventh and eighth, respectively, with just one point separating the two teams in the vote. Rounding out the conference picks were Whittier, La Verne, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, Occidental and Chapman.
The Falcons, led by senior Kyle Schafer, a second-team all-conference selection, get the 2006 season off to a start this weekend, Sept. 2-3, as they head to the Triton Invitational, hosted by WWPA rival UC San Diego. Nine of the 13 WWPA teams will take part in the season-opening tournament, including front-runner LMU, UC Davis, Redlands, UC Santa Cruz, Pomona-Pitzer, Whittier and CMS.
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