No. 9 Air Power travels to Austin Higher education
This 7 days: The ninth-rated Air Power water polo team (1-3 general, 1- WWPA) heads to Sherman, Texas, for a pair of non-convention video games from the Austin University ‘Roos, Saturday, Feb. 6. The groups will play at 11 am and 3 pm CT.
Adhering to the Falcons: Both equally online games will be dwell streamed at https://collegetvticket.com/portal/austin. Reside stats will also be offered for both of those online games on TheFosh.web. Backlinks to both the stream and are living stats are also on the Air Force drinking water polo routine.
About the ‘Roos: Austin University is in its third time of collegiate drinking water polo. The ‘Roos compete in the Mountain Pacific Athletics Federation and finished previous year rated 10th in Division III. The ‘Roos open up the period versus Air Force this weekend.
Series Records: Air Power and Austin College or university will fulfill for the initial time in the record of the plans.
National Rankings: Grant Snyder ranks next in the nation in ambitions (14), is tied for second in details (18) and is third in steals (7). Snyder potential customers the nation in dash wins (15) and his winning share of .789 is the most effective among the gamers who have received far more than five. Gavin Jones is tied for sixth in the nation in helps (4). Jason Hires qualified prospects the nation in subject blocks (5). A.J. Kuypers ranks fifth in the country in saves (19) when Anthony Tolbert is sixth with (18).
About the Routine: Because of to the COVID-19 pandemic, the drinking water polo season was moved to the spring and began Jan. 23 on the highway. Air Force has just one residence weekend, Feb. 13-14, in opposition to California Baptist and Austin Higher education. The WWPA Championships are set for March 5-7. For the most updated Air Drive h2o polo schedule, simply click right here.
Final Week: Air Power and sixth-ranked Loyola Marymount break up a pair of time beyond regulation video games, Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Burns Middle in Los Angeles. Air Drive gained the initial activity, 15-13 in additional time, in the Western Water Polo Association sport. LMU received the non-meeting sport, 18-17, in extra time.

In the initial video game, Campbell Harris scored four aims to direct the Falcons to their initial acquire of the year. Jason Hires gave the Falcons a 13-12 lead with 15 seconds remaining, but LMU tied the video game 3 seconds later. Sam Fuller netted the eventual video game winner, from Henry Yavitt, at 2:41 of the initial time beyond regulation interval. Fuller then set up Snyder with 53 seconds left in the 2nd extra time to seal the earn. Fuller experienced eight details in the recreation on 3 objectives and five assists. Snyder had 5 points on 3 targets and two assists. Hires experienced two aims and two helps. Snyder won all 6 sprints in the sport. Sophomore A.J. Kuypers manufactured nine saves for the Falcons in his 1st collegiate earn.

In the next game, Snyder scored a vocation-superior eight goals, but sixth-rated LMU rallied for an 18-17 additional time get in a non-convention match. Snyder and Ian Christie each scored twice early in the fourth as the Falcons developed a 15-13 guide with four minutes remaining. The Lions battled back again to tie the video game at 15-15 and force overtime. Each team scored a intention in the first time beyond regulation with Snyder scoring the Air Drive target from Harris. The score remained tied at 16-16 right up until late in the second overtime. LMU scored two ambitions in the last two minutes and Snyder scored for the Falcons in the last 10 seconds to make the rating 18-17. Junior Anthony Tolbert created 11 will save.

In addition to Snyder’s 8 targets, he included two helps for a vocation-significant 10 factors. Snyder stuffed up the stat sheet by successful 5 of the 6 sprints he took, drawing four exclusions and possessing a few steals. Freshman Ian Christie had a profession large a few details (1-2-3). Fuller (1-2-3), Jones (2-1-3) and Harris (2-1-3) all had three factors as well.
WWPA Player of the 7 days: Sophomore Grant Snyder was named the WWPA Player of the 7 days for his general performance in a break up at LMU. In the two games, Snyder had 11 ambitions, four assists, 15 details, 7 drawn exclusions and five steals. Snyder also gained 11 of 12 sprints. In the first video game, he had five factors (3-2-5) with three drawn exclusions and two steals. With 53 seconds remaining in the 2nd extra time, he scored to seal the gain. In the next match, Snyder had 8 plans, two helps, 4 drawn exclusions and three steals. This is the initially WWPA weekly honor for Snyder and the initial by a Falcon this time.