The Long Beach State men’s water polo team defeated UC Santa Barbara 14-12 in its first Mountain Pacific Sports Federation game of the season. After the 49ers (10-2, 1-0 MPSF) came out with the narrow win, head coach Gavin Arroyo said, “it felt fantastic.” “It’s a tough place to play[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
49er makes USA’s national team after injury
Dan Matulis’ first time back in competition since his serious shoulder injury was in February when he played in the Volvo Cup in Sznolnok, Hungary on the 14-man USA Men’s Senior National Team. Being so tall made his absence all the more noticeable when he acquired a torn labrum [shoulder[Read More…]
The Beach heads north to face Pepperdine
The No. 5-ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team heads to Stockton this weekend for the NorCal Classic Tournament. “Our team chemistry is much better this season then what it was before,” attacker Milos Vrzic said. “We finally have some confidence that we could beat anybody, whether it’s Stanford,[Read More…]
The Beach continues to outscore opponents
With the scorching sun overhead, the fifth-ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team defeated Whittier College 16-7 and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps 18-5. The hot and dry temperature of 107 degrees Sunday afternoon had little effect on the play of the team at the Inland Empire Tournament as they outscored both teams[Read More…]
Top-10 type of weekend
The No. 6 Long Beach State men’s water polo team will travel across town to Westwood and put its undefeated 4-0 record to the test against No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 UCLA and No. 9 Pepperdine. LBSU head coach Gavin Arroyo opened his eighth season after his team outscored its[Read More…]
49ers take over Triton Invitational
The perfect way to open a season is to come home with a perfect record, and that’s exactly what the Long Beach State men’s water polo team did this past weekend at the Triton Invitational. Opponents of the tournament were left in devastation after the No. 6 Long Beach State[Read More…]
Thanksgiving weekend stuffed with LBSU games
The 49ers will get a chance to enjoy Thanksgiving on Thursday, but they will return to action not long after. Here’s a look at each sport’s games this weekend. Men’s basketball at Washington Long Beach State (1-6) will look to end its six-game losing streak in Seattle on Saturday afternoon,[Read More…]
49ers fall to No. 1 Pacific, will face Stanford in MPSF tournament
The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo team fell to top-ranked Pacific to close out regular season play on Saturday and will now look to reset for the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation tournament. The ‘Niners traveled to Stockton to take on the nation’s top team in the Tigers,[Read More…]
PIRDY: 49ers in position for big 2014 season
They say that good things come to those who wait. Well, after patiently watching the Long Beach State men’s water polo team make a slow rise in the rankings over the past six years, 49er fans can rest easy knowing that the program’s best days are just beyond the horizon.[Read More…]
49ers defeat LMU for fourth time, fall short of upset at No. 2 USC
The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo team bounced back from losses to UCLA and Stanford last week with a win over Loyola Marymount and a tight match against No. 2 Southern California over the weekend. The ‘Niners started off the first of four away games to close[Read More…]