The Long Beach State men’s water polo team will face the No. 1 team in the nation in Los Angeles on Saturday when they take on UCLA. No. 6 LBSU (2-2) will also take on No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (3-1) for the second week in a row and No.[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
LBSU go 2-2 at Triton Invitational
The No. 6 LBSU men’s water polo team left the Triton Invitational with a 2-2 record to start the season. After a victory over Redlands (1-3) on Saturday morning, the 49ers squared off against No. 7 UC Santa Barbara (3-1) that afternoon. LBSU lost a close one to the Gauchos,[Read More…]
LBSU ready for season opener in La Jolla
The LBSU men’s water polo season is finally here, and the team has hopes of building off of its 22-7 campaign a season ago. The 49ers enter the season ranked No. 6 in the nation as they prepare for the Triton Invitational in La Jolla where they will face three[Read More…]
LBSU men’s water polo sets its aim on NCAA Tournament
With the new season only days away, LBSU’s young, injury plagued men’s water polo team looks to make its first NCAA Tournament appearance since 1991. The 49ers will return only two of their top scorers and their starting goalkeeper from 2014. Arroyo, who will enter his 10th season in charge,[Read More…]
All-American 49er contemplating return to water
Nick Rascon knew he was done playing professional water polo, possibly forever, after taking one look at his severely swollen knee during a game with his Montenegrin team earlier this year. Being so far away from home in a strange country, Rascon’s love for water polo began to dwindle. Re-aggravating[Read More…]
Change in Arroyo, change in season
After years of below-average results and finishing dead last in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, the LBSU men’s water polo team transcended to new heights in 2014, finishing second in the conference and in the MPSF Tournament. For Long Beach State head coach Gavin Arroyo, 2014 was by far the[Read More…]
LBSU loses in conference championship game
Long Beach State fell to Stanford 9-8 in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation championship game Sunday afternoon at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center. With just 29 seconds left and the game tied at eight, the ritual “Pavo! Pavo! Pavo!” chant echoed through the stands as the 49er goalie, Pavo Ljepopio,[Read More…]
It all comes down to one last weekend
Long Beach State is one of nine teams vying for the conference crown in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Tournament hosted by The Beach at the Kenneth E. Lindgren Aquatics Center from Friday until Sunday. With three losses in MPSF play, it is unlikely that LBSU (18-6, 5-3 MPSF) will[Read More…]
University pool renamed after LBSU legend
With the Long Beach State men’s water polo team rising in NCAA rankings, the university has added a series of renovations to the campus pool, which included renaming it the Kenneth E. Lindgren Aquatics Center on November 6. Lindgren coached the men’s water polo team for over 24 years at[Read More…]
Last set of regular season games
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team will finish its non-conference schedule with a match against Loyola Marymount on Thursday night at home before rounding off the season at No.1 UCLA on Saturday night. Head coach Gavin Arroyo sees the matchup against LMU as a chance for the 49ers[Read More…]