Air Force Takes On #18 Pacific, UC Merced and #16 Cal Baptist

This Week: (RV) Air Force (16-12 overall, 1-2 WCC) hits the road for games against #18 Pacific (11-11, 0-3 WCC), UC Merced (12-18) and #16 Cal Baptist (16-15, 2-1 WCC). The Falcons take on UOP on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7:30 pm PST, UC Merced on Saturday at noon and CBU on Sunday at 1 pm PST. Live stats and video will be available for all three games.

vs. Pacific (11-11, 0-3 WCC)
Friday, Nov. 3 - 7:30 pm PT
Chris Kjeldsen Pool at Douglass M. Eberhardt Aquatics Center - Stockton, Calif.

vs. UC Merced (12-18)
Saturday, Nov. 4 - 12 pm PT
UC Merced Aquatics Center - Merced, Calif.

vs. Cal Baptist (16-15, 2-1 WCC)
Sunday, Nov. 5 - 1 pm PT
Lancer Aquatics Center - Riverside, Calif.

Series History vs. Opponents
vs. Pacific - Air Force trails 7-31. Last meeting, a 15-7 loss on 9/23/16
vs. UC Merced - First meeting
vs. Cal Baptist - Air Force leads 25-18. Last meeting, 10-9 loss on Nov. 19 at WWPA Championships.

LAST TIME OUT: Air Force went 0-2 at No. 12 Loyola Marymount and #4 Pepperdine. The Falcons fell 12-7 at LMU and 16-11 at Peppedine.

Leggett Sets AF Freshman Scoring Mark
Tom Leggett surpassed the 100 point mark against Brown, setting a new freshman scoring record at Air Force and became the first-ever freshman at Air Force to surpass the 100 point mark. He currently leads the WCC with 90 goals and 116 points. He is third in the nation in goals scored and fourth in total points.

Most Goals In A Season at Air Force
1. Grant Snyder, 2022 - 123
2. Ben Phillips, 1972 - 120
3. Tom Leggett, 2023 - 90

Most Points In A Season at Air Force
1. Grant Snyder, 2022 - 181
2. Ian Christie, 2022 - 170
3. Ben Phillips, 1972 - 145
4. David Chaney, 1991 - 121
5. Scott Butler, 2003 - 117
6. Tom Leggett, 2023 - 116

Christie First At Air Force To Reach 200 Assists
Senior Ian Christie recorded his 200th career assist in the win against Bucknell. He currently has 205 career assists, which is 69 more than second place.

Most Career Assists at Air Force
1. Ian Christie 2020-23 205
2. David Chaney 1988-91 136
3. Alex Churnside 2006-09 131

Most Career Points at Air Force
1. Ben Phillips 1971-74 442
2. Grant Snyder 2019-22 399
3. David Chaney 1988-91 347
4. Ian Christie 2020-23 338

NCAA Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 3rd/90

Points
Tom Leggett 4th/1116

Assists
Ian Christie   3rd/50

Field Blocks
Ian Christie 8th/11

Steals
Jack Richards   4th/40
Ian Christie   8th/37

WCC Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 1st/90
Jack Richards 3rd/53

Assists
Ian Christie 1st/50
Jacob Yi 7th/34

Points
Tom Leggett 1st/116
Jack Richards 4th/82

Field Blocks
Ian Christie 2nd/11

Sprint Wins
Jacob Yi       2nd/27

Steals
Jack Richards   1st/40
Ian Christie   2nd/37

Saves
Luca Smith 5th/109
Liam Markus 6th/108

Goals Against Average
Luca Smith   2nd/11.25
Liam Markus   5th/12.64

Team Captains: Air Force's team captains for the 2023 season are senior Ian Christie and junior Kaito Ham.

Inaugural season in WCC: Air Force joins the West Coast Conference in 2023, the first year the conference is sponsoring men's water polo. The Falcons join WCC member institutions, Loyola Marymount, Pacific, Pepperdine and Santa Clara, along with fellow affiliate members California Baptist and San Jose State. The Falcons previously played in the Western Water Polo Association from 1987-2022.

Up next: Air Force caps the regular season hosting Santa Clara on Nov. 10 at 3 pm MT.

Air Force Takes On #18 Pacific, UC Merced and #16 Cal Baptist

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Players Mentioned

Ian Christie

Kaito Ham

Tom Leggett

Liam Markus

Jack Richards

Luca Smith

Grant Snyder

Jacob Yi

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