The Long Beach State women’s water polo team defeated visiting UC San Diego, 9-6, led by hat-tricks from sophomore Krizia Cerda and junior Meaghan Leonard. LBSU attacked the Tritons aggressively in the second half following a slow first half for both teams. Tight defense and missed shots were the story[Read More…]
Men’s Water Polo
‘Niner Notes: Feb. 6-8
Men’s Water Polo: 49ers sign five for 2010 Two first-team All-Americans and one second-team All-American are among five players that have signed National Letters of Intent to play for Long Beach State. Matt Kidwell, Dan Matulis, Devin Mefford, Nick Rascon and Rob Robinson make up head coach Gavin Arroyo’s 2010[Read More…]
Trojan force overwhelms The Beach in home opener
The Long Beach State women’s water polo team lost its home opener to No. 2 USC 13-3, as the ‘Niners could not handle the Women of Troy’s powerful offense. LBSU (0-3) was held scoreless in the final period as USC’s defense proved too much. USC’s Kara-Leigh Huse scored three in[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Jan. 16
Women’s Basketball: 49ers outworked on the boards, fall to Mustangs Box score The Long Beach State women’s basketball team dropped an 86-63 decision to Cal Poly Saturday afternoon at Mott Gym. Cal Poly (11-5, 4-1 Big West Conference) outshot The Beach 45.6 percent to 39.3 percent and also outrebounded LBSU[Read More…]
‘Niner Notes: Nov. 19-22
Men’s Basketball: Gilling pours 22, LBSU charges past Green Bay Box score Stephan Gilling snapped out of his early-season shooting slump to lift the Long Beach State men’s basketball team to an 81-69 win over Green Bay on Saturday at the Resch Center. The senior guard netted 22 points on[Read More…]
49ers prevail on senior night
The 49er men’s water polo team controlled the tempo throughout the first half, resulting in an 8-6 upset of No. 6 Loyola Marymount Thursday night at the 49er Campus Pool. The Beach (9-11, 1-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) came out frothing on senior night, taking a commanding 3-0 first quarter[Read More…]
Miscues prove costly in loss to Cal
Turnovers plagued the Long Beach State men’s water polo team and fueled the California offense, leading to a frustrating result for The Beach Sunday at the 49er Campus Pool. The 49ers (8-11, 1-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) surrendered an 8-3 run in the second and third quarters Sunday against No.[Read More…]
Late surge lifts Cardinal past The Beach
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team surrendered three goals and was held scoreless in the second quarter against No. 3 Stanford in an 11-6 loss at the 49er Campus Pool on Saturday. The Beach (8-10, 1-5 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation) ended up giving the Cardinal (18-1, 5-0 MPSF)[Read More…]
Bruin defense denies 49ers in 9-3 romp
When the 49ers’ Alexsandr Petrovic was stuffed on a 5-meter penalty shot with 1:32 remaining in the first quarter, it marked the beginning of an offensive struggle for the Long Beach State men’s water polo team. The Mountain Pacific Sports Federation match culminated in a 9-3 loss to No. 4[Read More…]
‘Niners sink Tritons at Campus Pool
Carter Taylor’s late goal with 1:33 left in the match gave the ‘Niners a two-goal advantage, leading to an eventual 7-6 victory over No. 11 UC San Diego at the 49er Campus Pool Friday night. Taylor prevailed in a struggle for a loose ball in front of the UCSD net[Read More…]