
Beach Falls To No. 1 Stanford
2/4/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
Stanford, Calif. — Going up against No. 1 Stanford, No. 10 Long Beach State fell to the Cardinal 14-2 Sunday morning.
Stanford jumped out to a 9-0 halftime lead and LBSU's comeback attempt fell short in the second half.
In the third quarter, the Beach held Stanford to one goal and freshman attacker Julia Silvestri scored the first goal of her career to make it 10-1 heading into the final period.
Stanford went on to score four goals in the four quarter, while sophomore Maria Mimidi scored her fourth goal of the season to make it 14-2.
The Beach will conclude play at the Stanford Invitational Sunday afternoon when they take on UC Davis at 3:15 p.m.
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Box Score:No. 10 Long Beach State — 0, 0, 1, 1 | 2
No. 1 Stanford — 4, 5, 2, 3 | 14
Goals: Mimidi 1, Silvestri 1