California Baptist University
18-13, 6-2WWPA
Air Force
17-7, 5-3WWPA
Lancers Fly Over Air Force, 9-8, to Make Senior Day Historic in Multiple Ways
11/6/2021 2:52:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
It secured the Lancers' sixth Western Water Polo Association victory of the year, a single-season record for the program. CBU ends the regular season on a five-game winning streak, with an 18-13 overall and 6-2 WWPA record. Air Force drops to 17-7 and 5-3.
First flyover in CBU history ✅#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/fnymJhxstE
— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 6, 2021
Matt Olsen led CBU's offense with three goals from center on Saturday. PJ McDonough (assist, steal) and Hunter Barnett both scored a pair, while fellow senior Zach Lowery had a goal, assist, steal and drawn ejection on Senior Days. Senior Riley Bumgardner also had two assists and a steal in the game.
Matt Olsen scores his team-high second goal of the first half. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/LPSPcUK6ZC
— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 6, 2021
Caleb Teraoka had a game-high three steals and an assist, while Angel Sanchez had two assists and a steal. Tristan Felberg had one big stop after another in the cage and finished with seven saves, two steals and an assist.
Two big plays here, with a great save from Tristan Felberg and goal from Toby Bumgardner on a Riley Bumgardner assist giving CBU the lead late‼️#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/CCnCvhXWCi
— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 6, 2021
Saturday was the final home game for five impactful CBU seniors: Barnett, Bumgardner, Lowery, McDonough and Jacob Olsen.
PJ McDonough catches and 🔥 for goal #️⃣2️⃣ on his Senior Day. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/DetfPooCjH
— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 6, 2021
CONFERENCE SEEDING
Final seedings for the WWPA Championships at UC Davis were complicated when UC San Diego pulled off an upset over the Aggies on Saturday. Both the Lancers, Tritons and Loyola Marymount end the season with identical 6-2 conference records. The WWPA is in the midst of reviewing the conference's tiebreakers and an update will be provided when seeds are finalized.
PLAY-BY-PLAY
CBU found itself trailing going into the fourth quarter, down 7-6. The Lancers ended the final eight minutes of the game on a 3-1 run. Hunter Barnett started things off with a goal a minute-and-a-half into the fourth quarter to level the score at 7-7.
Hunter Barnett with the 🚀 for his second goal on Senior Day. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/tOpAfn1VXs
— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 6, 2021
Air Force went back up, 8-7, with five minute to play and consecutive goals from Matt Olsen and Toby Bumgardner at the 3:13 and 2:28 marks provided the difference. The Lancers locked down defensively and held the Falcons to just one goal over the final nine-plus minutes.
CBU gets the stop at the buzzer and the win 👏👏👏#LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/WhE9cOPkcL
— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 6, 2021
The Lancers jumped out to a 3-1 lead in the opening four minutes. Barnett, Lowery and Olsen all jump started the offense with early goals. The Falcons fought back and took a 4-3 lead at the end of the first quarter and the score was tied 5-5 going into halftime after second-quarter goals from McDonough and Olsen.
Zach Lowery ➡️ PJ McDonough
— California Baptist Men's Water Polo (@LancerWaterPolo) November 6, 2021
A senior-to-senior connection we are all going to miss. #LanceUp⚔️ pic.twitter.com/8YLrqXAxGz
Team Stats
Hunter Barnett
6:46
Zach Lowery
5:30
Sam Fuller
4:27
Matt Olsen
4:11
Grant Snyder
3:55
Sam Fuller
3:13
Sam Fuller
1:45
PJ McDonough
5:58
Ian Christie
2:06
Matt Olsen
1:16
Sam Fuller
5:35
PJ McDonough
5:06
Grant Snyder
1:17
Hunter Barnett
6:21
Ian Christie
5:01
Matt Olsen
3:13
Toby Bumgardner
2:28
