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Long Beach State falls 11-6 to Stanford
11/6/2010 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Nov. 6, 2010
Stanford, Calif. - Nick Rascon led the No. 8 Long Beach State men's water polo team with a hat trick in an 11-6 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation conference loss to No. 4 Stanford on Saturday at Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, Calif. The 49ers (7-11, 0-5) are still searching for their first conference win while the Cardinal's (11-5, 4-1) picked up their fourth conference victory of the season.
Rascon scored a team-high three goals for The Beach while Alexsandr Petrovic, Shane Luth and Barry Snyder each chipped in with a goal apiece. Goalie Matt Kubeck finished with 10 saves.
Petrovic put Long Beach State on top 1-0 early in the first period on a five-meter penalty shot, but Stanford answered right back with two scores to take a 2-1 lead. Luth came back and tied the game at 2-2, but Stanford ended the first period with a 4-2 lead.
Early in the second period, Stanford's Jacob Smith scored on a five-meter penalty shot to put the Cardinal on top 5-2, then Rascon brought The Beach to within two goals with his first score of the day. Two quick goals by Stanford stretched the lead to 7-3 before Rascon cut the lead to 7-4 with his second goal of the game. Rascon's goal with 3:27 left to play in the first half was the last by either team.
Stanford stretched its lead to 9-4 when Smith and Jeffrey Schwimer scored the only two goals of the third period.
Rascon scored his third goal of the game after taking a pass from Rob Robinson that brought the 49ers to within four goals at 9-5, but Stanford came back again with two scores to push the lead to 11-5. Barry Snyder got The Beach back to 11-6 with his 14th goal of the year, but Stanford would hold on for the 11-6 win.
Long Beach State gets back in action against No. 1 Cal at 12 p.m. on Sunday at the Spieker Aquatics Complex in Berkeley, Calif.
Score By Quarters 1 2 3 4 F
Long Beach 2 2 0 2 6
Stanford 4 3 2 2 11
Goals
Stanford: Jacob Smith 4, Jeffrey Schwimmer 3, Sage Wright 2, Ryan Kent 1, Paul Rudolph 1
Long Beach: Nick Rascon 3, Shane Luth 1, Alexsandr Petrovic 1, Barry Snyder 1
Saves
Stanford: Brian Pingree 8
Long Beach: Matthew Kubeck 5
