In Wednesday afternoon’s matchup against Loyola Marymount, the No. 7 Long Beach State men’s water polo team broke out for 20 goals in a 20-6 blowout win. The goal total tied the team’s season high, when they beat Whittier earlier in the season, 20-5. LBSU (13-11) took an early lead,[Read More…]
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No. 7 men’s water polo nearly upsets No. 4 Stanford
A late fourth quarter surge by the No. 7 Long Beach State men’s water polo team came up short Saturday, as the 49ers were defeated by No. 4 Stanford 10-9 during an intense game at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center. LBSU (11-11, 1-2 Golden Coast) battled from the jump against[Read More…]
Upset opportunity looming for No. 7 LBSU
The 49ers will look to make a statement and gain momentum heading into the final games of Golden Coast Conference play after losing their last nine games against teams ranked higher than them. With the end of the regular season looming, the Long Beach State men’s water polo team is[Read More…]
No. 8 LBSU dominates at home in first Gold Coast Conference of the season
In a game where the No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo never trailed, the team dominated No. 10 UC Santa Barbara at home 10-6, earning its first Golden Coast Conference victory of the season. Junior defender Austin Stevenson had a standout night for the 49ers (11-9, 1-2 Gold[Read More…]
No. 8 LBSU sudden-ly back with an overtime win against No. 13 UC San Diego
Wednesday night’s game between Long Beach State and No. 13 UC San Diego was nothing short of thrilling, as sophomore attacker Austin Stewart capped off the sudden death overtime period with a striking goal. No. 8 LBSU (10-9) sealed its first win in six games behind three goals from Stewart[Read More…]
LBSU falls short over the weekend
Now on a five-game losing streak, the No. 7 Long Beach State men’s water polo team has dropped to a .500 mark, standing at 9-9 on the season and 0-2 in Golden Coast Conference play. On Friday, the 49ers went up against the No. 9 Pepperdine Waves in their first[Read More…]
No. 6 LBSU falls to No. 5 Pacific for the third time this season
A slow start for the the No. 6 Long Beach State men’s water polo team prevented what would have been a second-half comeback win against No. 5 Pacific on Saturday. Opening up Golden Coast Conference play, the 49ers (9-6) came out against the Tigers with plenty of offensive energy, but[Read More…]
No. 6 LBSU ready for first home game against No. 5 Pacific on Saturday
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team has played all 14 of its games this season on the road. Starting on Saturday at 7 p.m., the 49ers will play their first home game of the season and look to rebound against Golden Coast Conference rival No. 5 Pacific after[Read More…]
No. 6 men’s water polo can’t overcome the ‘higher ranked’
Coincidentally, the No. 6 Long Beach State men’s water polo team (9-5) came in 6th place at the MPSF Invitational this past weekend in Los Angeles. The 49ers have four opponents they can’t seem to muster a win by; Cal, USC, Stanford and Pacific. While all four of those teams[Read More…]
No. 6 men’s water polo goes 2-2 over the weekend
After dominating in their last tournament, the Long Beach State men’s water polo team found themselves with tougher competition last weekend at the Aggie Roundup in No. 5 Pacific and No. 2 USC. LBSU (7-3) took down tournament host No. 9 UC Davis 10-8 in a thrilling overtime win Saturday.[Read More…]