The eighth-ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team was able to stave off a late comeback by No. 9 UC San Diego in a close 6-5 win on Friday night. The 49ers (7-6) opened up a three-goal lead in the fourth quarter, but a late UCSD rally fell short[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
Men’s water polo captures 8th at SoCal Tournament
LOS ANGELES — The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo placed eighth in the SoCal Tournament after the 49ers lost games to No. 4 Stanford and No. 7 Pacific at the UCLA Spieker Aquatics Center on Sunday. The Beach (6-6) narrowly missed out on pulling off the upset[Read More…]
49ers earn split in Day 1 of SoCal Tournament
LOS ANGELES — The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo earned a split Saturday in the opening day of the SoCal Invitational, highlighted by a thrilling, triple-overtime victory over the No. 9 Pepperdine Waves at UCLA’s Sunset Canyon Recreation Center. In a game that outlasted a short-circuited scoreboard,[Read More…]
The Beach taken down by No. 6 UCI
The eighth-ranked Long Beach State men’s water polo team was nearly outscored by one player on Friday night. UC Irvine senior Griffin Lerman scored a career-high six goals as the 49ers (5-3) fell 12-7 at the hands of the sixth-ranked Anteaters. Lerman scored five of his goals in the first[Read More…]
‘Niners to visit No. 6 UC Irvine
The No. 8 Long Beach State men’s water polo team is looking to continue its winning ways when it takes on No. 6 UC Irvine at the Anteater Pool Friday at 7 p.m. Fresh off a three-game winning streak to conclude the NorCal Invitational, the 49ers (5-2) hope to ride[Read More…]
Men’s water polo places 9th in NorCal
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team defeated fellow ranked opponents UC Davis and Loyola Marymount en route to capturing ninth place in the NorCal Invitational at Diablo Valley College on Sunday. No. 10 LBSU (5-2) cruised past No. 15 UCD, 7-4, and scraped by No. 8 LMU, 6-5.[Read More…]
No. 10 LBSU splits first day at NorCal Invitational
No. 10 Long Beach State salvaged a split in the first day of the NorCal Invitational at Diablo Valley College on Saturday. The 49ers (3-2) rebounded from an 11-9 loss in the opener against No. 7 Pacific, squeaking by Air Force, 10-9, in their second match. In the first game,[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes
Women’s volleyball The Long Beach State women’s volleyball team dropped one spot in the American Volleyball Coaches Association Top 25 Poll released Monday. The 49ers (6-2) were ranked 24th while San Diego, which defeated The Beach in four sets last week, moved up from 25th to 23rd in the national[Read More…]
Defending champions handle No. 9 49ers
Long Beach State’s men’s water polo team was handed its first loss of the season Saturday, as No. 4 USC defeated the No. 9 49ers, 16-4, at McDonald’s Swim Stadium. The game was officially listed as a nonconference affair and will not count toward the teams’ Mountain Pacific Sports Federation[Read More…]
49ers bury Sunbirds at UCI Invitational
IRVINE — Long Beach State flooded the net with a storm of goals as the 49ers defeated the Fresno Pacific Sunbirds, 20-7, on Sunday at the UC Irvine Invitational. In the first-ever meeting between the two schools, Nick Rascon had a game-high six goals and Taylor Clute added four more[Read More…]