Long Beach State University Athletics
Men's Water Polo Dominates the 2014 Triton Invitational
9/7/2014 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Sept. 7, 2014
The 49ers came out strong against Loyola Marymount, by out scoring them in a 4-2 lead after one quarter. Juniors Zacchary Kappos and Connor Reilly kept up the momentum in the second quarter by leading the team to an 8-2 lead by half time.
In the third quarter, Loyola Marymount scored 3 goals to pull the score to 11-5, but Long Beach State answered back in the fourth quarter, scoring one more goal to take the 12-6 victory.
Carrying the momentum from the first game, the 49ers scored the first 10 goals of the game against the Air Force, and would take a 10-0 shut out into halftime. Seniors Dan Matulis and Milos Vrzic both lead the first half by scoring 2 goals each.
The 49ers maintained their pace and would outscore the Air Force 15-1 in the third quarter. The Air Force came back for vengeance in the fourth quarter by scoring 3 more goals, but the 49ers added more four goals to the board to finish off a 19-4 win.
On September 13th the 49ers will play UCLA and Pepperdine at UCLA. Go Beach!
Loyola Marymount - 2, 0, 3, 1 | 6
No. 6 Long Beach State - 4, 4, 3, 1 | 12
Goals:
LMU: Di Stassio 4, Beck, Cvetkovic
LBSU: Guimares 3, Kappos 2, Vrzic 2, McConnell 2, Reilly, Lappas, Mefford
Saves:
LMU: Willenius 7
LBSU: Ljepopio 8
Air Force - 0, 0, 1, 3 | 4
No. 6 Long Beach State - 5, 5, 5, 4 | 19
Goals:
AF: Quinlan, Jackovich, Rogers, Harvey
LBSU: Matulis 3, Guimares 2, Vrzic 2, Fujioka 2, Tice 2, Mefford, Chasse, Lappas, Rascon, Kappos, Fabian, Reilly, McConnell
Saves:
AF: Benson 7, Guarino 3
LBSU: Ljepopio 5, Schultz 1
SAN DIEGO, Calif. - No. 6 Long Beach State Men's Water Polo finished off the 2014 Triton Invitational at UC San Diego by dominating with another pair of dominating wins on Sunday, defeating Loyola Marymount 12-6 before beating Air Force by a score of 19-4.
The 49ers came out strong against Loyola Marymount, by out scoring them in a 4-2 lead after one quarter. Juniors Zacchary Kappos and Connor Reilly kept up the momentum in the second quarter by leading the team to an 8-2 lead by half time.
In the third quarter, Loyola Marymount scored 3 goals to pull the score to 11-5, but Long Beach State answered back in the fourth quarter, scoring one more goal to take the 12-6 victory.
Carrying the momentum from the first game, the 49ers scored the first 10 goals of the game against the Air Force, and would take a 10-0 shut out into halftime. Seniors Dan Matulis and Milos Vrzic both lead the first half by scoring 2 goals each.
The 49ers maintained their pace and would outscore the Air Force 15-1 in the third quarter. The Air Force came back for vengeance in the fourth quarter by scoring 3 more goals, but the 49ers added more four goals to the board to finish off a 19-4 win.
On September 13th the 49ers will play UCLA and Pepperdine at UCLA. Go Beach!
Loyola Marymount - 2, 0, 3, 1 | 6
No. 6 Long Beach State - 4, 4, 3, 1 | 12
Goals:
LMU: Di Stassio 4, Beck, Cvetkovic
LBSU: Guimares 3, Kappos 2, Vrzic 2, McConnell 2, Reilly, Lappas, Mefford
Saves:
LMU: Willenius 7
LBSU: Ljepopio 8
Air Force - 0, 0, 1, 3 | 4
No. 6 Long Beach State - 5, 5, 5, 4 | 19
Goals:
AF: Quinlan, Jackovich, Rogers, Harvey
LBSU: Matulis 3, Guimares 2, Vrzic 2, Fujioka 2, Tice 2, Mefford, Chasse, Lappas, Rascon, Kappos, Fabian, Reilly, McConnell
Saves:
AF: Benson 7, Guarino 3
LBSU: Ljepopio 5, Schultz 1
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