Falcon water polo team finishes seventh at tournament Published Nov. 22, 2004 DAVIS, Calif. (AFPN) -- On the strength of a spectacular first-half showing, the ninth-seeded Air Force Academy water polo team defeated sixth-seed Santa Clara University on Nov. 20 in the seventh-place game of the Western Water Polo Association Tournament here. With the victory, the Falcons finish the season at 8-22.Santa Clara scored the first goal of the game, capitalizing on an extra-man opportunity to take the early lead. But, Air Force managed to keep the Broncos scoreless for the remainder of the first half, while recording six goals of their own to take a 6-1 lead into intermission.The Falcons extended their lead to as many as six, giving them a 9-3 lead midway through the fourth quarter. Santa Clara rattled off three straight scores before the game ended, but it was not enough as Air Force was able to avenge a 9-6 loss to the Broncos three weeks earlier.Murphey Morgan, who ends his career as the fifth-leading scorer in academy history, notched three goals, two steals and an assist to lead the Falcons’ offense. Clark Condict added two goals, while Matt Herrera, Justin Berry, Chris Nary and Kyle Schafer all had a goal each. Meanwhile, the player of the game for the Falcons was team captain Jared Jones who recorded seven saves, five steals and an assist in goal.