Long Beach State University
Hawai'i
The Beach Falls To Hawaii In Big West Tournament Semifinal
4/28/2018 12:00:00 AM | Women's Water Polo
Irvine, Calif. — Competing in the Big West Tournament semifinals, Long Beach State fell to No. 1-seed Hawai'i 9-6, Saturday afternoon at the Anteater Aquatics Complex.
Junior Tori Morrissey finished the game with three goals, her second consecutive game in the tournament with at least a hat trick.
In the opening half, the Rainbow Warrors (21-4) applied the pressure fast taking a 4-1 lead after the first quarter and extended the lead to 6-2 at halftime.
In the first half, seniors Virginia Smith and Alexandra Massier each scored to put LBSU (12-14) on the board.
To open the second half, Hawaii went on a 3-1 run to open a 9-3 run heading into the final period.
In the final period, Morrissey scored all three goals as the Beach shutout Hawaii, but it wasn't enough as LBSU wasn't able to mount the comeback.
The Beach will now compete in the third-place match Sunday at noon against either UC Davis or UC Irvine.
Box Score:
No. 17 Long Beach State — 1, 1, 1, 3 | 6
No. 5 Hawaii — 4, 2, 3, 0 | 9
Goals: Morrissey 3, Smith 2, Massier 1
