Friday, November 17
Malibu, CA
11:00 am MT
Air Force Academy
17-16, 1-5
11
vs
15
#12 Loyola Marymount
17-7, 5-1
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4
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Air Force
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Loyola Marymount
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(RV) Air Force Caps Season With 15-11 Setback To #12 LMU AT WCC Tournament
11/17/2023 2:55:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Seventh-seed (RV) Air Force men's water polo (17-16), dropped a 15-11 game to second-seed #12 LMU in the opening game of the 2023 WCC Men's Water Polo Tournament Friday morning at Raleigh Runnels Memorial Pool on the campus of Pepperdine University in Malibu, Calif.
LMU took control of the game early, jumping ahead 8-2 after the first quarter. After Air Force opened with the first goal of the game, the Lions scored seven consecutive goals.
Air Force out-scored LMU 9-7 the following three quarters, but the early deficit was too big a hurdle to overcome.
Senior Ian Christie led the Falcons with five points on two goals and three assists. Freshman Tom Leggett scored four goals. Junior Jacob Yi had a hat trick with three goals and an assist. Freshman Jack Richards had four assists.
Sophomore Luca Smith started in goal. Junior Liam Markus replaced Smith and posted 13 saves.
Air Force finished with a winning record for the third straight season for the first time since 2009.
LMU took control of the game early, jumping ahead 8-2 after the first quarter. After Air Force opened with the first goal of the game, the Lions scored seven consecutive goals.
Air Force out-scored LMU 9-7 the following three quarters, but the early deficit was too big a hurdle to overcome.
Senior Ian Christie led the Falcons with five points on two goals and three assists. Freshman Tom Leggett scored four goals. Junior Jacob Yi had a hat trick with three goals and an assist. Freshman Jack Richards had four assists.
Sophomore Luca Smith started in goal. Junior Liam Markus replaced Smith and posted 13 saves.
Air Force finished with a winning record for the third straight season for the first time since 2009.
Team Stats
AF
LMU
Shots
44
39
Goals
11
15
Assists
10
10
Points
21
25
Exclusions
6
13
Steals
7
8
Sprints
0
0
1
Tom Leggett
7:28
Abel Romero Corbalan
7:09
Richie Rimlinger
6:17
Rafeal Salonikios
5:32
Tyler Harvey
4:43
Max Walsworth
3:39
Jonny Rimlinger
3:09
Andrew Vernon
2:27
Tom Leggett
0:44
Tommaso Baldineti
0:30
2
Tommaso Baldineti
6:28
Jacob Yi
5:57
Augie Renezeder
4:06
Jacob Yi
3:41
Kade Margain
2:35
Ian Christie
0:43
3
Colin Chase
7:24
Ian Christie
6:38
Abel Romero Corbalan
5:33
Max Walsworth
4:38
Tyler Harvey
2:39
Augie Renezeder
0:48
4
Tom Leggett
6:14
Tom Leggett
4:38
Jacob Yi
3:37
Kaito Ham
0:03
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
9
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
8
Goals
0
Assists
4
Points
4
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
3
Points
5
Players Mentioned
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