Sophomore Nick Rascon combined to score seven goals in two games, but it wasn’t enough as Long Beach State men’s water polo team dropped a pair of matches at the NorCal Tournament in Stockton, Calif. on Saturday. The 49ers opened the tournament with an 8-7 loss to UC Irvine, before[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
No. 9 49ers look ‘to turn the corner’ this season
Though the No. 9-ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team hasn’t played any Top 25-ranked opponents just yet, it couldn’t have asked for a better start to its regular season, especially considering the circumstances last year. The 49ers have maintained a perfect record of 7-0 in nonconference action while[Read More…]
Men’s water polo stays perfect on the season
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team finished the Redlands Tournament on Sunday with wins over Whittier, 11-4, and La Verne, 22-5, to maintain its perfect record on the season. Game One: LBSU (7-0) resumed right where it left off yesterday, winning its first game of the day. Outscoring[Read More…]
Men’s water polo steamrolls past Redlands
Freshman Milos Vrzic and senior Aleksandar Petrovic scored four goals each to lead the Long Beach State men’s water polo team past Redlands, 16-7, at the UC Irvine Invitational on Sunday morning at Anteater Pool. Petrovic finished the tournament with eight goals in two games to lead the 49ers to[Read More…]
Senior lifts LBSU to decisive victory in opener
Senior Aleksandar Petrovic led the Long Beach State men’s water polo team to a season-opening 16-5 drubbing of Fresno Pacific University on Saturday in the UCI Invitational at Anteater Pool. The starters for the 49ers (1-0) scored 13 of the 16 goals, with Petrovic posting a game-high of four. Nathan[Read More…]
Rascon named to USA Men’s Junior National Team
Long Beach State water polo player Nick Rascon has been named to the USA Men’s Junior National Team and will participate in the 2011 Federation Internationale De Natation (FINA) Junior World Championships in Volos, Greece, from August 27 to September 4. Rascon earned honorable mention All-Mountain Pacific Sports Federation honors[Read More…]
Anteaters stifle The Beach’s hopes for an NCAA tournament bid
Krizia Cerda and Melissa Matheson both scored a pair of goals, but the No. 6-seeded Long Beach State women’s water polo team’s postseason run through the Big West Conference tournament ended Sunday in an 11-5 loss to No. 1 UC Irvine in the championship game. With the win, the Anteaters[Read More…]
LBSU edges CSUN in thriller to advance to conference championship
Chelsea Parks scored the game-winning goal in double-overtime, while senior goaltender Kristen Stragier stopped a penalty shot in overtime as the No. 6-seeded Long Beach State women’s water polo team’s magical run in the Big West Conference tournament continued with a 7-6 semifinal victory over No. 2 Cal State Northridge.[Read More…]
Women’s water polo upsets UCSB in first round of Big West tournament
Junior Krizia Cerda scored two fourth-quarter goals, while goaltender Kristen Stragier compiled 14 saves Friday to will the No. 6-seeded Long Beach State women’s water polo team to a 4-3 upset over No. 3-host UC Santa Barbara in the first round of the Big West Conference tournament. Tied at 2[Read More…]
Big West champs edge 49ers in regular-season finale
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team gave No. 10-ranked UC Irvine quite a scare on Senior Night, but the Anteaters rallied in the second half to squeak by the 49ers, 8-7, in Thursday’s season-finale at the Campus Pool. The loss dropped the ‘Niners (12-16, 1-4 Big West Conference)[Read More…]