Saturday, November 6
Riverside, CA
1 pm MT
Air Force Academy
17-7, 5-3WWPA
8
at
9
California Baptist University
18-13, 6-2WWPA
1
2
3
4
F
Air Force
4
1
2
1
8
California Baptist
3
2
1
3
9
Falcons fall at California Baptist, 9-8
11/6/2021 9:08:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. – California Baptist scored three goals in the fourth quarter, including the game-winner with 2:28 left for a 9-8 victory over Air Force in the final regular-season game of the season, Saturday, Nov. 6, in Riverside, Calif.
CBU took a 3-1 lead early, but a pair of goals by Sam Fuller gave the Falcons a 4-3 lead. Ian Christie scored in the second quarter as the game was tied at 5-5 at the half. Fuller's fourth of the game and Snyder's second put the Falcons up 7-6 after three quarters. Christie's second of the day put the Falcons up at 5:01 of the fourth quarter. However, CBU scored the next two goals with Toby Bumgardner netting the game winner with 2:28 left.
Fuller led the Falcons with four goals while Snyder and Christie each had two. A.J. Kuypers made nine saves and had two goals.
Air Force (17-7, 5-3 WWPA) is off until the Western Water Polo Association tournament, Nov. 19-21, in Davis, Calif.
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CBU took a 3-1 lead early, but a pair of goals by Sam Fuller gave the Falcons a 4-3 lead. Ian Christie scored in the second quarter as the game was tied at 5-5 at the half. Fuller's fourth of the game and Snyder's second put the Falcons up 7-6 after three quarters. Christie's second of the day put the Falcons up at 5:01 of the fourth quarter. However, CBU scored the next two goals with Toby Bumgardner netting the game winner with 2:28 left.
Fuller led the Falcons with four goals while Snyder and Christie each had two. A.J. Kuypers made nine saves and had two goals.
Air Force (17-7, 5-3 WWPA) is off until the Western Water Polo Association tournament, Nov. 19-21, in Davis, Calif.
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Team Stats
AF
CBU
Shots
19
27
Goals
8
9
Assists
1
8
Points
9
17
Exclusions
5
5
Steals
10
15
Sprints
2
2
1
Hunter Barnett
6:46
Zach Lowery
5:30
Sam Fuller
4:27
Matt Olsen
4:11
Grant Snyder
3:55
Sam Fuller
3:13
Sam Fuller
1:45
2
PJ McDonough
5:58
Ian Christie
2:06
Matt Olsen
1:16
3
Sam Fuller
5:35
PJ McDonough
5:06
Grant Snyder
1:17
4
Hunter Barnett
6:21
Ian Christie
5:01
Matt Olsen
3:13
Toby Bumgardner
2:28
Game Leaders
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
0
Points
4
Shots
4
Goals
0
Assists
0
Points
0
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
3
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
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