Friday, September 27
Los Angeles, Calif.
2:20 P.M.
Long Beach State University
11
vs
10
UC Davis
Photo by: John Fajardo
No. 8 Long Beach Defeats No. 9 UC Davis
9/27/2019 4:10:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
LBSU takes down UC Davis 11-10 in first game of MPSF SoCal Tournament.
LOS ANGELES, Calif.– Freshman Rafael Real Vergara had an outstanding debut for No. 8 Long Beach State, helping the Beach hold off No. 9 UC Davis by scoring a team-high four goals in the opening game of the MPSF SoCal Tournament.
UC Davis (5-5) took a 2-1 lead after the first quarter, and scored first in the second but Long Beach State (10-3) charged back to take the victory. Tied at 4-4, the Beach found Theodoros Pateros just before the end of the half to take a 5-4 lead into the break.
In the third, the Beach outscored the Aggies 4-2 to extend their lead to three at 9-6. The Aggies made things interesting in the fourth, but a key goal from Matt Morris kept the lead at two for the Beach in the final two minutes. A critical final save from Marwan Darwish sealed the win for Long Beach State, one of ten for the senior.
Long Beach State was fueled by Real Vergara who scored four goals in his first start of his LBSU career. Austin Stewart added two goals and Eduardo Wainberg, Garrett Zaan, Nemanja Bakic, Pateros, and Morris all contributed one goal for the win.
The Beach are scheduled to play two matches tomorrow at the Spieker Aquatics Center on the campus of UCLA. First, the Beach will take on No. 3 Stanford at 10:40 a.m. with the second opponent to be determined following morning action. Follow along with live stats on https://www.thefosh.net.
No. 8 Long Beach State: 1, 4, 4, 2- 11
No. 9 UC Davis: 2, 2, 2, 4- 10
Goals:
Long Beach State: Vergara 4, Stewart 2, Wainberg, Zaan, Pateros, Morris, Bakic
UC Davis: Ambidge 3, Anderson 2, Reilly 2, Kuesis, Stafford, Gross
Saves:
Long Beach State: Darwish 10
UC Davis: Addington 12
UC Davis (5-5) took a 2-1 lead after the first quarter, and scored first in the second but Long Beach State (10-3) charged back to take the victory. Tied at 4-4, the Beach found Theodoros Pateros just before the end of the half to take a 5-4 lead into the break.
In the third, the Beach outscored the Aggies 4-2 to extend their lead to three at 9-6. The Aggies made things interesting in the fourth, but a key goal from Matt Morris kept the lead at two for the Beach in the final two minutes. A critical final save from Marwan Darwish sealed the win for Long Beach State, one of ten for the senior.
Long Beach State was fueled by Real Vergara who scored four goals in his first start of his LBSU career. Austin Stewart added two goals and Eduardo Wainberg, Garrett Zaan, Nemanja Bakic, Pateros, and Morris all contributed one goal for the win.
The Beach are scheduled to play two matches tomorrow at the Spieker Aquatics Center on the campus of UCLA. First, the Beach will take on No. 3 Stanford at 10:40 a.m. with the second opponent to be determined following morning action. Follow along with live stats on https://www.thefosh.net.
No. 8 Long Beach State: 1, 4, 4, 2- 11
No. 9 UC Davis: 2, 2, 2, 4- 10
Goals:
Long Beach State: Vergara 4, Stewart 2, Wainberg, Zaan, Pateros, Morris, Bakic
UC Davis: Ambidge 3, Anderson 2, Reilly 2, Kuesis, Stafford, Gross
Saves:
Long Beach State: Darwish 10
UC Davis: Addington 12
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