Friday, November 18
Los Angeles, CA
2:30 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
#16 Santa Clara
Air Force Heads To WWPA Championships
11/16/2022 1:47:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
This Week: Air Force (23-10 overall, 4-4 WWPA) travels to 2022 Western Water Polo Association Men's Water Polo Championships, held Nov. 18-20, at the Burns Aquatic Center on the campus of Loyola Marymount University in Los Angeles, Calif.
Air Force, which is the five-seed, takes on four-seed #16 Santa Clara on Friday, Nov. 18, at 1:30 pm PT.
An Air Force win propels team to the semifinals on Saturday at noon. A loss puts Air Force in a consolation final match Saturday at 3 pm.
Livestats via fosh.net
Video stream will be available for all games at LMULions.com
Series History vs. Santa Clara
Air Force is 45-16 against Santa Clara
Santa Clara won the first meeting this season, 14-9, on Nov. 4 in Santa Clara.
Streaks: Santa Clara 2
vs. Ranked Teams:
Air Force is 2-9 this season against nationally-ranked teams. The wins came at home against #20 Navy and #15 Cal Baptist.
Second Most Wins In Program History
Air Force's 23 wins is the second-most in a season at Air Force and the most since the school record of 24 set in 1991.
Most Wins At Air Force
1991 - 24
2022 - 23
1999 - 21
Amongst NCAA Leaders: Air Force is amongst the top rankings in several categories (based off 10/23/22 results on theFosh.net).
Goals - Grant Snyder 114 (2nd)
Assists- Ian Christie - 90 (T-1st)
Points - Grant Snyder - 171 (1st)
Saves - A.J. Kuypers - 234 (7th)
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) 274
3. Brian Pendergast (1993-96) 234
Most Career Points:
1. Ben Phillips (1971-74) 439
2. Grant Snyder (2019-22) 389
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) 114
3. Grant Snyder (2022) 79
Most Points:
1. Grant Snyder (2022) 171
2. Ian Christie (2022) 158
3. Ben Phillips (1972) 145
Most Assists:
1. Ian Christie (2022) 90
2. Rob Mattivi (1985) 85
3. Grant Snyder (2022) 57
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, which is the five-seed, takes on four-seed #16 Santa Clara on Friday, Nov. 18, at 1:30 pm PT.
An Air Force win propels team to the semifinals on Saturday at noon. A loss puts Air Force in a consolation final match Saturday at 3 pm.
Livestats via fosh.net
Video stream will be available for all games at LMULions.com
Series History vs. Santa Clara
Air Force is 45-16 against Santa Clara
Santa Clara won the first meeting this season, 14-9, on Nov. 4 in Santa Clara.
Streaks: Santa Clara 2
vs. Ranked Teams:
Air Force is 2-9 this season against nationally-ranked teams. The wins came at home against #20 Navy and #15 Cal Baptist.
Second Most Wins In Program History
Air Force's 23 wins is the second-most in a season at Air Force and the most since the school record of 24 set in 1991.
Most Wins At Air Force
1991 - 24
2022 - 23
1999 - 21
Amongst NCAA Leaders: Air Force is amongst the top rankings in several categories (based off 10/23/22 results on theFosh.net).
Goals - Grant Snyder 114 (2nd)
Assists- Ian Christie - 90 (T-1st)
Points - Grant Snyder - 171 (1st)
Saves - A.J. Kuypers - 234 (7th)
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) 274
3. Brian Pendergast (1993-96) 234
Most Career Points:
1. Ben Phillips (1971-74) 439
2. Grant Snyder (2019-22) 389
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) 114
3. Grant Snyder (2022) 79
Most Points:
1. Grant Snyder (2022) 171
2. Ian Christie (2022) 158
3. Ben Phillips (1972) 145
Most Assists:
1. Ian Christie (2022) 90
2. Rob Mattivi (1985) 85
3. Grant Snyder (2022) 57
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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