Friday, November 15
Santa Clara, CA - Sullivan Aquatic Center
3:00 pm MT
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#17 Santa Clara
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Air Force Falls At #17 Santa Clara
11/15/2024 4:52:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Air Force men's water polo (13-18, 1-5 WCC) fell to #17 Santa Clara, 23-13, in a West Coast Conference game Friday afternoon at The Sullivan Aquatic Center in Santa Clara, Calif. Sophomore Jack Richards led the Falcons with three goals and four points.
After playing to within one goal down at 4-3 after the first quarter of play, the Falcons went cold in the second quarter. The Broncos went on a 6-0 run to lead 10-3 at halftime.
The Falcons got its offense on track in the second half, scoring five goals in both the third and fourth quarters. Unfortunately, the big first-half deficit was too big a hill to climb.
Richards led the Falcon offense with three goals and one assist. Senior Kaito Ham, sophomore Tom Leggett and freshman Dante Nocetti followed with three goals each.
Freshman Jay Pyle started in goal, recording four saves. Luca Smith played the second half, notching two saves.
Air Force returns to action Sunday, Nov. 17, with its final regular season game at #13 San Jose State.
After playing to within one goal down at 4-3 after the first quarter of play, the Falcons went cold in the second quarter. The Broncos went on a 6-0 run to lead 10-3 at halftime.
The Falcons got its offense on track in the second half, scoring five goals in both the third and fourth quarters. Unfortunately, the big first-half deficit was too big a hill to climb.
Richards led the Falcon offense with three goals and one assist. Senior Kaito Ham, sophomore Tom Leggett and freshman Dante Nocetti followed with three goals each.
Freshman Jay Pyle started in goal, recording four saves. Luca Smith played the second half, notching two saves.
Air Force returns to action Sunday, Nov. 17, with its final regular season game at #13 San Jose State.
Team Stats
AF
SCU
Shots
30
36
Goals
13
23
Assists
10
19
Points
23
42
Exclusions
12
12
Steals
6
15
Sprints
1
3
1
Riccardo De Simon
5:52
Zach Fales
4:19
Zach Fales
3:14
David Brown
2:55
Jake Dixon
1:59
Reese Jenican
0:27
Jonah Vander Veen
0:04
2
Charlie Engs
7:40
Henry Engs
6:37
Riccardo De Simon
6:05
Luke Baird
4:15
Reese Jenican
3:09
Luke Baird
0:59
3
Henry Engs
7:08
Reese Jenican
5:23
Jack Richards
4:55
Harrison Villella
3:59
Charlie Engs
3:22
Jacob Yi
2:57
Tom Leggett
2:31
Riccardo De Simon
1:27
Jack Richards
1:02
Tom Leggett
0:27
Reese Jenican
0:04
4
Riccardo De Simon
6:45
Luke Baird
6:10
Jack Richards
5:46
Zach Fales
5:27
Kaito Ham
5:07
Ben Kyrillos
4:52
Jack Fisher
4:22
Mason Jaeger
2:32
Kaito Ham
2:04
Ben Kyrillos
1:26
Dante Nocetti
1:06
Dante Nocetti
0:22
Game Leaders
Players
Shots
7
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
4
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Shots
2
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
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