Freshman Julia Garyfallou scored four goals to lift the Long Beach State women’s water polo team to its first Big West Conference victory of the with an 11-8 victory over Cal State Northridge on Sunday at the 49er Campus Pool. LBSU (12-15, 1-3 Big West Conference) sophomore Melissa Matheson registered[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
Beach water polo’s rally falls short against No. 16 UCSB
Lauren Sieprath’s breakaway shot in the last minute was turned aside as the No. 19-ranked Long Beach State women’s water polo team fell one goal short of rallying from a four-goal deficit in an 8-7 loss to No. 16 UC Santa Barbara on Saturday. With one minute left in the[Read More…]
LBSU comeback not enough in overtime
The No. 13-ranked Long Beach State women’s water polo team rallied from a three-goal deficit at halftime to force overtime Saturday, but ultimately fell short to No. 16 UC Davis in a 9-7 loss on the road. Trailing 5-2 to start the third quarter, the 49ers (11-14, 0-2 Big West[Read More…]
Women’s water polo drops conference opener at Pacific
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team kicked off Big West Conference play Saturday on the wrong end of a defensive battle in a 5-3 loss to the No. 19-ranked University of Pacific in Stockton, Calif. Goalkeeper Kristen Stragier recorded seven saves for the 49ers (11-13, 0-1 Big West),[Read More…]
Water polo falters late in loss to Hartwick
A hat trick from Julia Garyfallou couldn’t even save the 10th-ranked Long Beach State women’s water polo team as it suffered an 8-6 loss to No. 16 Hartwick on Saturday at the 49er Campus Pool. Tied at 6, Hartwick was able to shut down the 49ers offense in the final[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 25
It hasn’t been two weeks since Klaudia Malenovska returned to the tennis court from her suspension, and she has already made her presence felt on the Long Beach State women’s tennis team. After completing her first full week of competition last week, Malenovska was named the Big West Conference Player[Read More…]
Water polo falls short against No. 6 LMU
The No. 10-ranked Long Beach State women’s water polo team nearly pulled off the biggest victory of its season on Saturday. But the 49ers fell short against No. 6-host Loyola Marymount, 5-4, in the second day of the LMU Invitational in Los Angeles. Freshman defender Coriann Snyder led the way[Read More…]
49ers win back-to-back on Day 1 at LMU
The No. 10-ranked Long Beach State women’s water polo team captured back-to-back victories Friday on its first day at the Loyola Marymount Invitational in Los Angeles. The 49ers held off No. 18 Princeton, 7-5, before routing Sonoma State, 10-2. In the first match against the Tigers, the 49ers got off[Read More…]
Junior ties career-high in win over Bucknell
Junior defender Krizia Cerda tied a career-high with five goals to lead the Long Beach State women’s water polo team to a decisive 13-4 victory over Bucknell on Tuesday at the 49er Campus Pool. Lauren Sieprath added two goals, while goalkeeper Kristen Stragier anchored LBSU’s defense with 12 saves. Cerda[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: March 11
Baseball: LBSU 2, Rice 1 Box score Playing in the home park of the San Francisco Giants, the Dirtbags got a big league-type performance from starting pitcher Andrew Gagnon. The junior allowed one run over eight innings, striking out six and walking one, to lead the Long Beach State baseball[Read More…]