Friday, October 21
La Jolla, CA
7:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
at
#13 UC San Diego
Photo by: Photo by Trevor Cokley
Air Force With Three Road Games In Southern California
10/19/2022 1:40:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
This Week: Air Force (20-7 overall, 1-2 WWPA) travels to Southern California for road contests against #13 UC San Diego (10-10, 5-0 WWPA), Concordia (3-18, 1-3 WWPA) and #8 UC Irvine (11-8) the weekend of Oct. 21-23. Video stream and live stats will be available for all thee contests.
Air Force Weekend Schedule:
Friday, Oct. 21 - at UC San Diego - 6 pm PT - Canyonview Aquatic Center - La Jolla, CA
Saturday, Oct. 22 - at Concordia - 6 pm PT - Beckman High School - Irvine, CA
Sunday, Oct. 22 - at UC Irvine - 1 pm PT - Anteater Aquatics Complex - Irvine, CA
Series History vs. UCSD
Air Force is 17-72 vs. UCSD
Air Force won last years' meeting 15-13 at the Academy.
Streaks: AF, 1
Series History vs. Concordia
Air Force is 8-7 vs. Concordia
Air Force won last years' meeting 16-9 at the Academy.
Streaks: AF, 1
Series History vs. UCI
Air Force is 1-17 vs. UCI
The teams last played in 2015, a 10-8 UCI win.
Streaks: UCI, 4
Air Force's lone win against UCI was in 1999.
vs. Ranked Teams:
Air Force is 1-6 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 seaosn 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
Amongst NCAA Leaders: Air Force boasts the NCAA leaders in assists and points (based off 10/16/22 results on theFosh.net).
Goals - Grant Snyder 97 (2nd)
Assists - Ian Christie - 68 (1st)
Points - Grant Snyder - 144 (1st)
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 Christie (2022) 69
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.
Air Force Weekend Schedule:
Friday, Oct. 21 - at UC San Diego - 6 pm PT - Canyonview Aquatic Center - La Jolla, CA
Saturday, Oct. 22 - at Concordia - 6 pm PT - Beckman High School - Irvine, CA
Sunday, Oct. 22 - at UC Irvine - 1 pm PT - Anteater Aquatics Complex - Irvine, CA
Series History vs. UCSD
Air Force is 17-72 vs. UCSD
Air Force won last years' meeting 15-13 at the Academy.
Streaks: AF, 1
Series History vs. Concordia
Air Force is 8-7 vs. Concordia
Air Force won last years' meeting 16-9 at the Academy.
Streaks: AF, 1
Series History vs. UCI
Air Force is 1-17 vs. UCI
The teams last played in 2015, a 10-8 UCI win.
Streaks: UCI, 4
Air Force's lone win against UCI was in 1999.
vs. Ranked Teams:
Air Force is 1-6 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 seaosn 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
Amongst NCAA Leaders: Air Force boasts the NCAA leaders in assists and points (based off 10/16/22 results on theFosh.net).
Goals - Grant Snyder 97 (2nd)
Assists - Ian Christie - 68 (1st)
Points - Grant Snyder - 144 (1st)
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 Christie (2022) 69
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.
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