Air Force Hosts #11 Loyola Marymount

This Week: Air Force (20-6 overall, 1-1 WWPA) hosts #11 Loyola Marymount (12-4, 4-0 WWPA) in a WWPA game Saturday, Oct. 15, at the Cadet Natatorium. Live video stream and stats will be available for the game.

Series History vs. LMU
Air Force is 29-38 all-time vs. Loyola Marymount.
Last year, the Lions won both meetings.
Streaks: LMU has won three in a row.
Last Win: Air Force's last win over LMU was on Jan. 30, 2020 in the front-end of a doubleheader at LMU.

Recapping UC Davis Match: Air Force lost to #7 UC Davis 12-11 in a WWPA game Saturday at the Cadet Natatorium. Grant Snyder led Air Force with three goals and an assist. Ian Christie added two goals and two assists. Jake Dixon and Kaito Ham added two goals each. Jacob Yi had a goal and two assists. AJ Kuypers had eight saves in goal for the Falcons.
Air Force took a 4-3 after the first quarter. Goals by Ham, two by Snyder and one by Christie had the Falcons up early. The teams traded three goals each in the second quarter, as Air Force held a 7-6 lead at the half.
UC Davis tied the game up in the third with a 2-1 advantage in the third quarter, making it a 8-8 game. In a back-and-forth fourth quarter, the Aggies were able to rally with a 4-3 goals advantage. The Falcons had several chances to tie, but were unable to come back.

vs. Ranked Teams:
Air Force is 1-5 this season against nationally-ranked teams. The win came at home against #20 Navy.

Most Wins since 1999
Air Force's 20 wins is the third-most in a season at Air Force and the most since winning 21 games in 1999. The school record for wins is 24, set in 1991.

Most Wins At Air Force
1991 - 24
1999 - 21
2022 - 20
1995 - 20
1990 - 20

National Leaders: Air Force boasts the NCAA leaders in assists and points (based off 10/9/22 results on theFosh.net).

Assists   Ian Christie - 68
Points    Grant Snyder - 144

Snyder Impacting Career Record Book: Senior Grant Snyder continues to climb up the Air Force record book for goals and points. He currently ranks second in most career goals and is third in most career points.

Most Career Goals:
1. Ben Phillips (1971-74)   339
2. Grant Snyder (2019-22)   257
3. Brian Pendergast (1993-96)   234

Most Career Points:
1. Ben Phillips (1971-74)   439
2. Grant Snyder (2019-22)   362
3. David Chaney (1989-92)   347

Snyder and Christie Impacting Season Records: Senior Grant Snyder and junior Ian Christie are impacting the Air Force season record book.

Most Goals:
1. Ben Phillips (1972)   120
2. Grant Snyder (2021)   97
3. Grant Snyder (2022)   79

Most Points:
1. Ben Phillips (1972)   145
2. Grant Snyder (2022)   144
3. Ian Christie (2022)   127

Most Assists:
1. Rob Mattivi (1985)   85
2. Ian Chrisite (2022)   68
3. Robby Steifel (2014)   55

Final season in WWPA: Air Force plays its final season as members of the Western Water Polo Association in 2022. The Falcons will join West Coast Conference for the 2023 season as part of a newly added sport to the WCC. Air Force will be an affiliate member of the WCC and will join WCC member institutions – Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine and Santa Clara, along with fellow affiliate members California Baptist and San Jose State.

Next Event

Players Mentioned

Ian Christie

Jake Dixon

Kaito Ham

Grant Snyder

Jacob Yi

Footer