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Jason O'Donnell

Long Beach State Defeats UCSB 11-9 For Third Conference Win

10/25/2025 9:23:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

Gabi Acosta and Caleb Francisco combine for seven goals to lead the Beach offense.

LONG BEACH, Calif. – No. 11 Men's Water Polo continued their perfect run in Big West play after defeating No. 13 UC Santa Barbara 11-9 at home for its third conference win, shutting down the Gauchos in the second half behind eight saves from backup goalie Joe Jenness.

UC Santa Barbara (15-12, 1-2 Big West) got off to a quick start, scoring two goals to take an early lead. Long Beach State (13-8, 3-0 Big West) tied the game behind goals from Gabi Acosta and Konstantinos Kapragkos, but the Gauchos edged the Beach in the first, leading 3-2 after the opening eight minutes.

A lob from junior Marc Frigola tied the game early in the second, but back-to-back goals from Brock Zamanian opened a two-goal lead for UCSB with 5:05 left in the quarter. Caleb Francisco tied it for the Beach with two quick goals, but once again the Gauchos took the lead at halftime, 6-5.

Tied at seven in the third quarter, the Beach took the lead after goals from Acosta and Alec Johnson to go up 9-7 with one quarter left to play. A penalty goal by the Gauchos cut the lead, but Francisco's hat trick kept a two-goal lead for LBSU. Acosta scored his fourth of the day as the Beach led 11-8 with two minutes left in the game. Zamanian scored one for UCSB, but a solid game by Joe Jenness gave Long Beach their third conference win.

Acosta led all scorers with four goals while Francisco recorded a hat trick to lead the Beach offense. Joe Jenness added eight stops while William Whitstone recorded four in the first half.

Long Beach State will now face UC Irvine in a Black and Blue Rivalry matchup on October 30 at 6 p.m., with live stats available through TheFOSH.net.

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Team Stats

UCSB
LBSU
Shots
31
28
Goals
9
11
Assists
5
7
Points
14
18
Exclusions
8
7
Steals
8
10
Sprints
2
2
1

Luke Redoutey

7:35

Kai Ross

6:46

Gabi Acosta

3:40

Konstantinos Kapragkos

3:23

Sam McKenzie

2:39

2

Marc Frigola

6:23

Brock Zamanian

5:47

Brock Zamanian

5:05

Caleb Francisco

4:47

Caleb Francisco

2:49

Landon Lassahn

1:12

3

Zalan Nagy

7:31

Brock Zamanian

7:04

Gabi Acosta

5:35

Alec Johnson

2:40

Gabi Acosta

1:03

4

Danilo Dragovic

6:16

Caleb Francisco

5:38

Gabi Acosta

2:10

Brock Zamanian

0:45

Game Leaders

Shots
7
Goals
3
Assists
1
Points
4
Shots
5
Goals
4
Assists
0
Points
4
Shots
5
Goals
1
Assists
1
Points
2
Shots
4
Goals
0
Assists
1
Points
1

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