Wednesday, September 22
Stanford, Calif.
6:00 P.M.
Long Beach State University
at
Stanford
Photo by: John Fajardo
No. 6 Long Beach State Heads North For MPSF Tournament
9/21/2021 11:32:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Long Beach State starts week against No. 3 Stanford on Wednesday.
Long Beach, Calif. — The Long Beach State men's water polo team heads to northern California for a week of contests against some of the Top 25 teams in the country.
The No. 6 ranked Beach (8-1) start the week on Wednesday when they take on the No.3-ranked Cardinal.
LBSU won't be done there as they compete in the MPSF Tournament this weekend that will feature 14 of the top 20 ranked teams in the country.
Among the participants are No. 1(T) UCLA, No. 1(T) USC, No. 3 Stanford, No. 4 Cal, No. 5 UC Santa Barbara, No. 7 Pacific, No. 8 UC Davis, No. 9 UC San Diego, No. 11 San Jose State, No. 13 UC Irvine, No. 16 Pomona-Pitzer and No. 17 Loyola Marymount.
The Beach will open tournament play on Friday against San Jose State.
Long Beach State is off to its best start since 2005 with a 8-1 record.
Wednesday, Sept. 22
No. 6 Long Beach State vs No. 3 Stanford
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Friday, Sept. 24
No. 6 Long Beach State vs No. 11 San Jose State
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Saturday, Sept. 25
No. 6 Long Beach State vs TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Saturday, Sept. 25
No. 6 Long Beach State vs TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Sunday, Sept. 26
No. 6 Long Beach State vs TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
HOT START
The Beach started the season 8-1 — the best start for the team since 2005.
PATIENTLY WAITING
The Beach hasn't competed since the 2019 season and is ready to get back in the pool after not competing during the 2020 season.
INTERNATIONAL TIES
The Beach had four athletes compete at this year's FINA Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Prague. Liam Ward, Zach Frazier and Evan Cain competed for the USA, while Abdelrahman Soliman competed with Egypt.
OLYMPIC COMPETITION
Coach Gavin Arroyo represented the United States at the Tokyo Games as an assistant coach for the national men's water polo team.
The No. 6 ranked Beach (8-1) start the week on Wednesday when they take on the No.3-ranked Cardinal.
LBSU won't be done there as they compete in the MPSF Tournament this weekend that will feature 14 of the top 20 ranked teams in the country.
Among the participants are No. 1(T) UCLA, No. 1(T) USC, No. 3 Stanford, No. 4 Cal, No. 5 UC Santa Barbara, No. 7 Pacific, No. 8 UC Davis, No. 9 UC San Diego, No. 11 San Jose State, No. 13 UC Irvine, No. 16 Pomona-Pitzer and No. 17 Loyola Marymount.
The Beach will open tournament play on Friday against San Jose State.
Long Beach State is off to its best start since 2005 with a 8-1 record.
Wednesday, Sept. 22
No. 6 Long Beach State vs No. 3 Stanford
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Stanford, Calif.
Friday, Sept. 24
No. 6 Long Beach State vs No. 11 San Jose State
Time: 6 p.m.
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Saturday, Sept. 25
No. 6 Long Beach State vs TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Saturday, Sept. 25
No. 6 Long Beach State vs TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
Sunday, Sept. 26
No. 6 Long Beach State vs TBD
Time: TBD
Location: Berkeley, Calif.
HOT START
The Beach started the season 8-1 — the best start for the team since 2005.
PATIENTLY WAITING
The Beach hasn't competed since the 2019 season and is ready to get back in the pool after not competing during the 2020 season.
INTERNATIONAL TIES
The Beach had four athletes compete at this year's FINA Men's Junior Water Polo Championships in Prague. Liam Ward, Zach Frazier and Evan Cain competed for the USA, while Abdelrahman Soliman competed with Egypt.
OLYMPIC COMPETITION
Coach Gavin Arroyo represented the United States at the Tokyo Games as an assistant coach for the national men's water polo team.
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