Long Beach State University Athletics
Beach Defeats UC Davis
11/11/2005 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
49ers Defeat UC Davis, 12-7
DAVIS, CA-- Jay Gerardi and Brett McCleave each scored three goals to lead Long Beach State to a 12-7 win over UC Davis in a men's water polo on Friday afternoon at the Schaal Aquatics Center. The win snapped a seven-game losing skid by the No. 8-ranked 49ers and improved their record to 16-12. UC Davis, ranked No. 11, fell to 15-13. Long Beach got on the board early in the first quarter with a quick shot from Gerardi 46 seconds into the game. The 49ers doubled the score with a power play goal scored by Gerardi. Stefan Ludecke tallied one with 1:21 on the clock to bring the 49er lead to 3-0. The Aggies were able to get on the board during the next possession as junior Kevin Bacharach tossed one in from outside the post. Bacharach tallied his second goal of the game on a man-up situation with only a second remaining on the clock. At the end of the first, the Aggies were within one as Long Beach led 3-2. The 49ers fired back in the second with Gerardi scoring his third goal of the game to earn a hat trick on the day. Long Beach went on to score three more unanswered goals in the second bringing the score to 7-2 at half. 49er Joe Sherrin scored with 5:42 on the clock in the third to stretch Long Beach's lead to six goals before sophomore Nick Arrigo fired in his first goal less than a minute later. Arrigo added his second consecutive goal on a man-up power play with 3:29 left in the quarter. Patrick Jacobson added his first goal of the game to bring the score to 8-5 heading into the final quarter of play. Reid Tomassi scored his second point of the game for the 49ers early in the fourth to give Long Beach a four-point advantage. Nick Arrigo, Patrick Jacobson and Kevin Bacharach all scored two goals for the Aggies. Long Beach continues play in Northern California as they take on Pacific on Saturday at 12 pm and California on Sunday at 12 pm. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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