No. 7 Beach Head To Claremont For Gary Troyer Tournament

Saturday, October 3

Claremont, Calif.

8:30 a.m.

Long Beach State University

Redlands

10/1/2026 3:45:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

Tournament Central

Long Beach State plays two games at the Gary Troyer Tournament on Saturday.

By: James Hanson, Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 7 Long Beach State men's water polo team heads to Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' Axelrood Pool this Saturday, taking on Redlands and No. 20 Concordia Irvine at the Gary Troyer Tournament.

Long Beach State enters the weekend with a 9-4 record and is looking to bounce back after two tough losses at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center last weekend.

SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 3

No. 7 Long Beach State (9-4) vs. Redlands (3-8) | 8:30 a.m. | LIVE STATS

Saturday, October 3

No. 7 Long Beach State (9-4) vs. No. 20 Concordia (9-7) | 12:15 p.m. | LIVE STATS

SERIES HISTORY

Long Beach State holds a perfect 11-0 all-time record against Redlands.
The Beach are 5-1 all-time against the Golden Eagles and have won the last four matchups between the two teams.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

Redlands enters the weekend as the No. 2 team in Division III, but the Bulldogs hold a 3-8 record having played plenty of Division I teams.
Concordia Irvine enters the tournament ranked No. 20 in the country with a 9-7 record.

RECORD BOOK WATCH

Marc Frigola Navarro has 212 career points and is just 20 points away from becoming Long Beach State's all-time points leader.
Gabi Acosta has 153 career goals and ranks 16th on Long Beach State's all-time scoring list. He's 21 goals away from entering the top-10 in the record book.

RANKED VICTORIES

The Beach have collected five victories over top-20 teams during the 2026 campaign.
Long Beach State defeated No. 8 Pepperdine at the Triton Invitational and No. 9 UC San Diego at the MPSF Invitational.
Other top-20 victories include wins over No. 11 San Jose State, No. 14 UC Santa Barbara and No. 20 Saint Mary's.

BIG WEST LEADERS

Federico Gulisano is second in the league in goals per game (2.9) and is fourth in total goals (38).
Corbin Stanley is second in the Big West in points per game (4.0), third in goals per game (2.8) and fifth in both goals (37) and points (52).
Olivér Sudár is second in the conference in assists (28) and assists per game (2.2).
Marc Frigola Navarro is third in the Big West in assists per game (1.8) and fifth in total assists (24).
William Whitstone is fifth in the league in saves (69).

BEACH LEADERS

Federico Gulisano leads the team with 38 goals and was named the Big West Player of the Week on September 23 after his 15 goals at the MPSF Invitational.
Olivér Sudár leads the team with 25 assists and has also netted 18 goals with a .643 shooting percentage.
Preseason All-Big West selection Corbin Stanley has added 37 goals and was named to the Cutino Award Watch List.
Nine total players have 10 or more goals this season.
William Whitston leads the Beach with 65 saves, while Sergi Ramon has collected 43 saves.

AWARDS

The Beach have collected two Big West Player of the Week awards.
Corbin Stanley earned the honor after scoring 21 goals at the Triton Invitational during the opening weekend.
Federico Gulisano collected the award following his 15 goals at the MPSF Invitational.

LAST TIME OUT

No. 6 Long Beach State battled hard all afternoon at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center, forcing extra time against No. 4 Fordham before ultimately falling 14-10 on Sunday, September 27.
Gabi Acosta scored three goals and collected his fifth hat trick of the year.

FAN INFO

Entrance to the tournament is free for all fans.
Links to live stats for each game can be found on the men's water polo team's schedule page on longbeachstate.com.
Both games will not be live streamed.

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