Air Force Travels To Troyer Invite, In Addition To Game At #1 UCLA

This Week: Air Force (9-8 overall, 0-0 WCC) travels to the Gary Troyer Invitational, Fri.-Sat., Sept. 29-30, in Claremont and Pomona, Calif. Video stream and live stats will be available for all four games. In addition to the Troyer Invite, Air Force travels to #1 UCLA on Saturday, Sept. 30.

Troyer Invite Schedule for Air Force
Friday, Sept. 30 - vs. McKendree @ Axelrood Pool/Claremont - 11 am PT
Friday, Sept. 30 - vs. Fresno Pacific @ Axelrood Pool/Claremont - 4:20 pm PT
Saturday, Oct. 1 - vs. Mount St. Mary's @ Haldeman Pool/Pomona - 9 am PT
Saturday, Oct. 1 - vs. Penn State Behrend @ Haldeman Pool/Pomona - 1 pm PT

UCLA Game
Saturday, Oct. 1 - Spieker Aquatics Complex - 6 pm PT

Series History vs. Opponents
vs. McKendree - Air Force leads 1-0. Last meeting, a 17-10 win on 9/5/21
vs. Fresno Pacific - Air Force leads 15-1. Last meeting, a 16-8 win on 11/6/22
vs. Mount St. Mary's - First Meeting
vs. Penn State Behrend - First Meeting
vs. UCLA - Air Force trail 0-24. Last meeting, a 16-6 loss on 9/9/18

LAST WEEK: Air Force went 2-2 at the Titan Invitational in Fullerton, Calif. The Falcons dropped matches to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and a four-overtime game to Cal State Fullerton on Friday. Air Force defeated Austin College and Biola in triple overtime Saturday. Freshman Tom Leggett tallied 17 goals and 24 points across the four games to lead the Falcons.

New Falcons Making Impact: Air Force's freshmen group has already made their presence felt. Freshman Tom Leggett leads the WCC with 45 goals and 65 points. Classmate Jack Richards is second on the team and second in the WCC with 30 goals and third with 45 points.

NCAA Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett   3rd/45

Assists
Ian Christie   3rd/26

Points
Tom Leggett   4th/65
Jack Richards   8th/45

Field Blocks
Ian Christie   1st/10

WCC Rankings
Goals
Tom Leggett   1st/45
Jack Richards   2nd/30

Assists
Ian Christie   1st/26
Tom Leggett   5th/20
Jacob Yi       7th/19

Points
Tom Leggett   1st/65
Jack Richards   3rd/45
Ian Christie   5th/41

Field Blocks
Ian Christie   1st/10
Jack Richards   4th/5

Saves
Luca Smith   3rd/80

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

Christie Assists Record-Holder: Senior Ian Christie is Air Force's all-time leader in assists with 181. He set the program record as a junior. He is 45 assists ahead of second place. He is also fifth all-time in career points with 304.

Most Career Assists at Air Force
1. Ian Christie 2020-23   181
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. Brian Pendergast 1993-96 317
5. Ian Christie 2020-23   304

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 is off from competition next weekend. The Falcons return to action Saturday, Oct. 14, hosting San Jose State in its first-ever West Coast Conference match.

Air Force Travels To Troyer Invite, In Addition To Game At #1 UCLA

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Players Mentioned

Ian Christie

Kaito Ham

Tom Leggett

Jack Richards

Luca Smith

Grant Snyder

Jacob Yi

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