Long Beach State University
Pepperdine
49ers drop pair of games to open the SoCal Tournament
10/1/2011 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Oct. 1, 2011
Long Beach, Calif. - Long Beach State lost two competitive games 11-9 against Pepperdine and 8-4 against Princeton. The 49ers had many shots on goal in both games, but failed to convert the opportunities into goals. Senior Aleksandar Petrovic and freshman Milos Vrzic scored three goals each in the two contests.
Game One: Pepperdine 11, Long Beach State 9
Vrzic scored a hat trick to lead the team in scoring against Pepperdine, in a game that featured the 49ers coming back after trailing 8-3 midway through the second period. He scored a goal in each of the first three periods, which concluded in a 9-9 deadlock.
Petrovic and Dan Matulis added two scores each, with Hayden Leach and Nick Rascon rounding out the scoring for the squad.
Game Two: Princeton 8, Long Beach State 4
The 49ers outshot the Princeton Tigers 20-10 for the game, but managed to convert on only 20% of their shot attempts, while Princeton scored at an 80% rate.
Petrovic led the team in shot attempts with seven, but LBSU had four different 49ers score the teams goals.
Petrovic scored the first goal of the contest, only one minute into the game. Barry Snyder tied to contest a 2-2 in the second period on a power play goal. Nick Rascon and Brian Schiefer added a goal each in the third period.
Matthew Kubeck had seven saves for the game, matching the total for Princeton's Ben Dearborn.
The 49ers continue its play against Pomona Pitzer at the SoCal Tournament tomorrow at 8:00 at the Campus Pool.
