Long Beach State University Athletics
Saturday, November 13
Long Beach Calif.
12:00 P.M.
Long Beach State University
20-5, 5-0GCC
12
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5
UC Irvine
8-12, 1-4GCC
1st quarter1
2nd quarter2
3rd quarter3
4th quarter4
FinalF
UC Irvine
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1
1
5
Long Beach State
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12
Photo by: John Fajardo
Long Beach State Completes Undefeated GCC Run With Win Over UC Irvine
11/13/2021 3:16:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Garrett Zaan scores fives goals as the BEach clinches first 20-win season since 2014.
Long Beach, Calif. — Garrett Zaan scored five goals as the Beach defeated No. 12 UC Irvine, 12-5 Saturday afternoon at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center.
The victory clinched an undefeated conference run for No. 5 Long Beach State after clinching the regular season title last week.
It was the first time since 1988 that the Beach went undefeated in conference play and the first time LBSU has won 20 games in a season since 2014.
Zaan got the Beach on the board first as LBSU (20-5, 5-0) led wire-to-wire against the Anteaters.
The Beach took a 3-1 lead after the first quarter and didn't look back as they continued to add to their lead.
Along with Zaan's five goals, freshman Alika Naone scored three goals as the Beach held the Anteaters offense in check.
Andrej Bosanac had six saves in the cage before Liam Ward took over in the fourth quarter and recorded two saves.
The Beach will now prepare for the GCC Tournament that will be hosted by UC Irvine next weekend.
After clinching the No. 1 seed, the Beach will play Saturday night against the winner of San Jose State and Pepperdine.
Before the contest, Long Beach State honored senior Felipe Carsalade.
The victory clinched an undefeated conference run for No. 5 Long Beach State after clinching the regular season title last week.
It was the first time since 1988 that the Beach went undefeated in conference play and the first time LBSU has won 20 games in a season since 2014.
Zaan got the Beach on the board first as LBSU (20-5, 5-0) led wire-to-wire against the Anteaters.
Hear what Zaan had to say after today's win.#GoBeach | #LBNation pic.twitter.com/44KtndEGQS
— LBSU Water Polo (@LBSUWaterPolo) November 13, 2021
The Beach took a 3-1 lead after the first quarter and didn't look back as they continued to add to their lead.
Along with Zaan's five goals, freshman Alika Naone scored three goals as the Beach held the Anteaters offense in check.
Andrej Bosanac had six saves in the cage before Liam Ward took over in the fourth quarter and recorded two saves.
The Beach will now prepare for the GCC Tournament that will be hosted by UC Irvine next weekend.
After clinching the No. 1 seed, the Beach will play Saturday night against the winner of San Jose State and Pepperdine.
Before the contest, Long Beach State honored senior Felipe Carsalade.
Team Stats
UCI
LBSU
Shots
26
33
Goals
5
12
Assists
4
10
Points
9
22
Exclusions
12
10
Steals
4
5
Sprints
1
3
1
Garrett Zaan
5:12
Garrett Zaan
2:51
Alika Naone
0:31
Jake Liechty
0:01
2
NIkola Ilic
7:13
Alika Naone
6:35
Alika Naone
4:45
Zlatan Nikocevic
1:12
Evan Cain
0:44
3
Aaron Arias
6:28
Garrett Zaan
5:30
Theodoros Pateros
1:44
Solan Kedzie
0:36
Abdelrahman Soliman
0:12
4
Theodoros Pateros
7:42
Solan Kedzie
7:03
Garrett Zaan
3:52
Game Leaders
Shots
8
Goals
4
Assists
1
Points
5
Shots
7
Goals
2
Assists
0
Points
2
Shots
5
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Shots
3
Goals
1
Assists
0
Points
1
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