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No. 8 Long Beach State Dominant in Day Two of Inland Empire Classic
9/10/2023 4:23:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
The Beach finish the Empire Classic 4-0 and make program history.
Things got started early for the Long Beach State first game on Sunday, with Riley Catino opening the scoring in just over 30 seconds of play. This set the tone for the game, as Abdelrahman Soliman followed with three straight goals as the Beach would go on to finish the first half leading 14-2. Catino, Soliman, and Botond Hajdu would each finish the game with four goals and 11 different players found the back of the cage. Long Beach State would go on to win the game 25-9.
On the defensive end, Gabe Haddad and Jackson Sanders split time in goal combining for seven saves. The Beach also managed to grab 11 steals in the game with Soliman and Reed Panthaleon each having three.
Long Beach State's dominance in the afternoon game against La Verne turned out to be a historic performance. The 28-2 victory featured a program record in goals in a single game, as well as the largest margin of victory (26 goals). Long Beach State once again had a balanced attack with 11 different players scoring in the game. Marc Frigola and Guillermo Ocasio led the way with four goals each, while Riley Catino, Caleb Francisco, Reed Panthaleon, and Abdelrahman Soliman each had three goals.
Long Beach State's stout defensive effort continued in the second game, as they recorded 20 steals, with Caleb Francisco grabbing eight on his own.
The two wins improves Long Beach State's record to 7-1 this season. The Beach will look to extend its five-game win streak against Big West foe UC San Diego on Thursday, September 14.
Team Stats
Riley Catino
7:26
Abdelrahman Soliman
6:51
Abdelrahman Soliman
6:18
Abdelrahman Soliman
5:51
Evan Cain
4:42
Reed Pantaleon
4:24
Alexander Makshanoff
3:49
Garrett Potter
3:22
Botond Hajdu
7:20
adam hodi
6:06
Reed Pantaleon
4:58
Riley Catino
3:40
Nikola Jancic
2:50
Guillermo Ocasio
2:32
Garrett Potter
0:20
andrej maodus
0:05
andrej maodus
6:11
Riley Catino
4:51
Riley Catino
4:24
Marc Frigola
4:03
Marc Frigola
3:38
Evan Cain
2:50
andrej maodus
2:33
Caleb Francisco
1:50
Botond Hajdu
1:18
Patrick Zsiros
1:07
Botond Hajdu
7:17
GIORGI KHIZANISHVILI
6:53
Botond Hajdu
5:54
GIORGI KHIZANISHVILI
5:40
Abdelrahman Soliman
5:15
GIORGI KHIZANISHVILI
4:49
Caleb Francisco
4:23
GIORGI KHIZANISHVILI
1:51
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