49ers Fall To USC

49ers Fall To USC, 12-7
Korsgaden & Bradley Each Tally Two Goals

September 23, 2006

MEN'S WATER POLO	1	2	3	4	OT	F	RECORDS
USC	2	4	3	3	--	12	7-0 / 1-0
Long Beach St.	2	3	0	2	--	7	1-4 / 0-1
LBSU GOALS: Nick Korsgaden (2), Kevin Bradley (2), Jay Gerardi, Jeff Greenwood, Eric Benson USC GOALS: Thomas Hale (3), Jual Delgadillo (2), Justin Rappel (2), Jovan Vranes (2), Jordan Thompson, Matt Sagehorn, J.W. Krumpholz
GOALIE SAVES: Steve MacKenzie (LBSU) 9; Adam Shilling (USC) 4

LONG BEACH, CA-- Number one ranked USC improved to 7-0 on the young season (1-0 in the MPSF) with a 12-7 win over Long Beach State (1-4/0-1 MPSF) on Saturday afternoon at the 49er Campus Pool. Thomas Hale led the Trojans with three goals while Kevin Bradley and Nick Korsgaden tallied twice each for the 49ers.

The 49ers battled the Trojans almost evenly in the first half, leading 5-4 before USC tallied two goals in the final 1:36 of the second quarter to take a 6-5 lead. Trailing 4-2, the 49ers scored three goals in just over two minutes to take the lead. Korsgaden scored his second goal of the day at 4:25 to pull the 49ers to within 4-3. Bradley tied the game at 4-4 at 2:58 and then Jay Gerardi gave the 49ers the advantage with a goal at 2:06. The Trojans countered at 1:36 as Juan Delgadillo found the back of the net, and then USC took the lead for good with 0:14 left on the clock as Hale scored.

"Depth is an issue for us right now," said 49er Head Coach Gavin Arroyo. "I only played eight or nine guys today. The mistakes we made in the second half, we didn't make in the first. This is a game of momentum shifts. The team that can survive the counter-attacks, controls the game. I thought we controlled the first half."

In the second half the Trojans took control of the game. USC scored three third quarter goals while shutting down the 49er offense to take a 9-5 lead. Jovan Vranes (7:27), J.W. Krumpholz (4:26) and Jordan Thompson (3:36) tallied goals for USC in the third. Delgadillo, Justin Rappel and Vranes all tallied two goals for the Trojans on the day.

The 49ers were able to score twice in the fourth quarter as Bradley (5:33) and Eric Benson (0:22) talied goals. Long Beach goalie Steve MacKenzie tallied nine goalie saves while his counterpart from USC, Adam Shilling, recorded four.

The 49ers will next be in action on Saturday, September 30 when they host UC San Diego at 3 pm and Pomona-Pitzer at 6 pm at the 49er Campus Pool.

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