The Long Beach State men’s water polo team suffered a 14-9 loss to UC San Diego Nov. 29 that booted it out of the team’s first NCAA tournament appearance since 1991. The 49ers battled hard in the first half, but couldn’t complete the upset down the stretch, ending their seven-game[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
Long Beach enters second round NCAA tournament matchup on seven-game win streak
After an opening round victory against Pomona-Pitzer Saturday, the Long Beach State men’s water polo team will play in the NCAA quarterfinals for the first time since 1991. LBSU will play 1 p.m. Thursday against UC San Diego at Stanford University. Both teams enter on a seven-game winning streak and[Read More…]
Long Beach State advances to NCAA quarterfinals
Freshman utility Garrett Zaan waited patiently in the center as the 49ers worked the ball around the perimeter on the powerplay. After three one-touch passes he rose from the water, received the ball at the top of his drive, and flung it into the net for his fourth goal of[Read More…]
Long Beach strikes conference gold
As Long Beach junior attacker Austin Stewart finished his follow through on a spin-shot goal midway through the fourth quarter of the conference final against Pacific he and the student section fist-pumped in unison, celebrating the 8-6 lead. Long Beach went on to win the conference title 10-6. “I drove[Read More…]
No. 3 Long Beach upsets No. 2 Pepperdine in semifinals
Sports often serves as a unifying distraction from tragedy, a characteristic that was exemplified Saturday in a highly engaging Golden Coast Conference semifinal match between No. 3 seeded Long Beach State and No. 2 seeded Pepperdine, a campus still shrouded in smoke from the Woolsey Fire. Long Beach won the[Read More…]
Long Beach hosts Conference Tournament, faces previous host Pepperdine
Long Beach State (11-11, 3-2) heads into the Golden Coast Conference tournament Friday as the No. 3 seed out of five teams. Due to the tragic wildfires in Ventura county, No. 2 Pepperdine will no longer host, and Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center will serve as the venue for the tournament.[Read More…]
No. 6 Long Beach edges No. 11 UC Irvine for fourth straight win
The chattering crowd slowly fell silent as redshirt junior attacker Austin Stewart prepared to take a penalty shot in the third quarter of a tie game. His shot into the right side of the net brought a roar from the bleachers and a 7-6 lead to No. 6 Long Beach[Read More…]
No. 8 Long Beach looks to end its skid at UCSB
After a two-week drought, Long Beach State men’s water polo will travel to UC Santa Barbara Friday in desperate search of a win. The 49ers have lost their last four games, putting them in a 7-10 hole. A victory Friday would be their first in two weeks and give the[Read More…]
No. 1 USC sinks Long Beach
Long Beach State men’s water polo looked to regain momentum this weekend, but fell short to No.1 USC 13-6. After going 1-3 at the Mountain Pacific Invitational last week, Long Beach (7-10, 0-1 GCC) was in need for a win, but USC (23-1) proved to be too much to handle.[Read More…]
No. 8 Long Beach can’t get over the hump
The No. 8 ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team cannot get itself out of a rough stretch of games. Losing eight out of its last nine, the team hasn’t been able to find a groove 16 games into the season. Long Beach (7-9, 0-1 GCC) is coming[Read More…]