Now on a five-game losing streak, the No. 7 Long Beach State men’s water polo team has dropped to a .500 mark, standing at 9-9 on the season and 0-2 in Golden Coast Conference play. On Friday, the 49ers went up against the No. 9 Pepperdine Waves in their first[Read More…]
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No. 7 LBSU is off to No. 9 Pepperdine, No. 2 UCLA this weekend
Coming off a valiant effort in an overtime loss against the No. 1 USC Trojans last week, the Long Beach State men’s water polo team will look to continue the strong play this weekend. The 49ers (9-7) will make the trip to Pepperdine to play the Waves at 4 p.m.[Read More…]
Duncan Lynde finds his place in the pool
At 6-foot-7 and 285 pounds, Long Beach State men’s water polo senior center Duncan Lynde is someone you just can’t miss. At the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center, Lynde stands out as the tallest and biggest player on the team. Since growing up in Florida, he’s always been a large human[Read More…]
No. 6 LBSU falls to No. 5 Pacific for the third time this season
A slow start for the the No. 6 Long Beach State men’s water polo team prevented what would have been a second-half comeback win against No. 5 Pacific on Saturday. Opening up Golden Coast Conference play, the 49ers (9-6) came out against the Tigers with plenty of offensive energy, but[Read More…]
No. 6 LBSU ready for first home game against No. 5 Pacific on Saturday
The Long Beach State men’s water polo team has played all 14 of its games this season on the road. Starting on Saturday at 7 p.m., the 49ers will play their first home game of the season and look to rebound against Golden Coast Conference rival No. 5 Pacific after[Read More…]
No. 6 men’s water polo can’t overcome the ‘higher ranked’
Coincidentally, the No. 6 Long Beach State men’s water polo team (9-5) came in 6th place at the MPSF Invitational this past weekend in Los Angeles. The 49ers have four opponents they can’t seem to muster a win by; Cal, USC, Stanford and Pacific. While all four of those teams[Read More…]
Busy weekend ahead at the Mountain Pacific Invitational
When the Long Beach State men’s water polo team went into last weekend, they knew they were going to have their hands full with big time opponents. The No. 5 ranked 49ers went 2-2 in the tournament, losing to No. 5 Pacific and No. 2 USC. The 49ers have performed[Read More…]
Q&A: Men’s water polo head coach Gavin Arroyo
Gavin Arroyo is no newcomer to international play turning into success at the collegiate level. Arroyo is a three-time NCAA National Champion winner from Cal and has a wealth of international coaching experience. He also coaches the men’s and women’s water polo teams for Long Beach State. In his 11th[Read More…]
No. 6 men’s water polo goes 2-2 over the weekend
After dominating in their last tournament, the Long Beach State men’s water polo team found themselves with tougher competition last weekend at the Aggie Roundup in No. 5 Pacific and No. 2 USC. LBSU (7-3) took down tournament host No. 9 UC Davis 10-8 in a thrilling overtime win Saturday.[Read More…]
No. 6 men’s water polo heads to the Aggie Roundup
When the Long Beach State men’s water polo team headed off to the Inland Empire Classic last weekend, the 49ers knew they had to take their opponents seriously, even against two non-Division I teams. The results came out as expected, with an 18-2 win against Redlands and a 13-8 win[Read More…]