Friday, November 10
USAFA
3:00 pm MT
Air Force Academy
vs
#18 Santa Clara
Photo by: NK ACTION IMAGES
Air Force Hosts Santa Clara In Regular Season Finale
11/8/2023 12:00:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
This Week: (RV) Air Force (17-14 overall, 1-4 WCC) hosts Santa Clara (11-13, 1-4 WCC) in its home and regular-season finale on Friday, Nov. 10 at the Cadet Natatorium. The game begins at 3 pm MT. Live video and stats will be available for the game.
Final Home Game For Four Seniors:
Its is the final home game for the Air Force senior class of 2023-24. The class consists of Ian Christie, Sam De La Cruz, Cole Kopperud and Joey Schell.
Series History vs. Santa Clara
Air Force leads 45-17. In the last meeting, Air Force fell to #16 Santa Clara 16-15 in overtime in the opening round of the WWPA Championships on Nov. 18.
LAST TIME OUT: Air Force went 1-2 over three games played last weekend. The Falcons dropped a twol-score game at #18 Pacific, 14-12, on Friday and lost a one-goal game Sunday at #16 Cal Baptist, 15-14. The Falcons won their Saturday game at UC Merced 18-6.
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 104 goals and 131 points. He is second in the nation in goals scored and third 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 - 104
Most Points In A Season at Air Force
1. Grant Snyder, 2022 - 181
2. Ian Christie, 2022 - 170
3. Ben Phillips, 1972 - 145
4. Tom Leggett, 2023 - 131
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 208 career assists, which is 72 more than second place.
Most Career Assists at Air Force
1. Ian Christie 2020-23 208
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 2020-23 346
NCAA Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 2nd/104
Points
Tom Leggett 3rd/131
Assists
Ian Christie 3rd/53
Steals
Jack Richards 4th/41
Ian Christie 7th/39
WCC Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 1st/104
Jack Richards 3rd/56
Assists
Ian Christie 1st/53
Jacob Yi 9th/34
Points
Tom Leggett 1st/131
Jack Richards 6th/85
Field Blocks
Ian Christie 3rd/11
Sprint Wins
Jacob Yi 2nd/27
Ian Christie 4th/19
Steals
Jack Richards 1st/41
Ian Christie 2nd/39
Saves
Liam Markus 5th/128
Luca Smith 6th/116
Goals Against Average
Luca Smith 3rd/11.22
Liam Markus 6th/12.56
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 heads to the 2023 West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Championships.
Final Home Game For Four Seniors:
Its is the final home game for the Air Force senior class of 2023-24. The class consists of Ian Christie, Sam De La Cruz, Cole Kopperud and Joey Schell.
Series History vs. Santa Clara
Air Force leads 45-17. In the last meeting, Air Force fell to #16 Santa Clara 16-15 in overtime in the opening round of the WWPA Championships on Nov. 18.
LAST TIME OUT: Air Force went 1-2 over three games played last weekend. The Falcons dropped a twol-score game at #18 Pacific, 14-12, on Friday and lost a one-goal game Sunday at #16 Cal Baptist, 15-14. The Falcons won their Saturday game at UC Merced 18-6.
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 104 goals and 131 points. He is second in the nation in goals scored and third 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 - 104
Most Points In A Season at Air Force
1. Grant Snyder, 2022 - 181
2. Ian Christie, 2022 - 170
3. Ben Phillips, 1972 - 145
4. Tom Leggett, 2023 - 131
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 208 career assists, which is 72 more than second place.
Most Career Assists at Air Force
1. Ian Christie 2020-23 208
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 2020-23 346
NCAA Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 2nd/104
Points
Tom Leggett 3rd/131
Assists
Ian Christie 3rd/53
Steals
Jack Richards 4th/41
Ian Christie 7th/39
WCC Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett 1st/104
Jack Richards 3rd/56
Assists
Ian Christie 1st/53
Jacob Yi 9th/34
Points
Tom Leggett 1st/131
Jack Richards 6th/85
Field Blocks
Ian Christie 3rd/11
Sprint Wins
Jacob Yi 2nd/27
Ian Christie 4th/19
Steals
Jack Richards 1st/41
Ian Christie 2nd/39
Saves
Liam Markus 5th/128
Luca Smith 6th/116
Goals Against Average
Luca Smith 3rd/11.22
Liam Markus 6th/12.56
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 heads to the 2023 West Coast Conference Men's Water Polo Championships.
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/ Men's Water Polo
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