Long Beach State Readies For Pair Of Home Games

Friday, October 16

Long Beach, Calif.

7 p.m.

Long Beach State University

Cal State Fullerton

Tickets From $5 - $10

10/14/2026 2:42:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

Beach face Titans and Panthers at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center.

By: James Hanson, Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 10 Long Beach State men's water polo team returns to the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center for a pair of home games this weekend.

The Beach continue Big West play against Cal State Fullerton on Friday night before a Saturday matinee against Chapman.

Long Beach State enters the weekend with a 13-5 record following road wins over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer last Saturday. The Beach fell to UC San Diego in their conference opener last Friday.

SCHEDULE
Friday, October 16

No. 10 Long Beach State (13-5) vs. Cal State Fullerton (17-9) | 7 p.m. | LIVE STATS | TICKETS

Saturday, October 17

No. 10 Long Beach State (13-5) vs. Chapman (3-16) | Noon | LIVE STATS

SERIES HISTORY

Long Beach State is 24-2 all-time against Cal State Fullerton.
The Beach are a perfect 9-0 all-time against Chapman.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS

Cal State Fullerton enters the contest with a 17-9 record and received votes in the latest CWPA rankings.
The Titans dropped their Big West opener 19-6 at UC Irvine last Friday.
Chapman enters the week as the ninth-ranked Division III team with a 3-16 record.

MILESTONES

Gabi Acosta has 166 career goals and ranks 12th on Long Beach State's all-time scoring list. He's eight goals away from entering the top-10 in the record book.
William Whitstone has 486 career saves and is 14 away from 500.

RANKED VICTORIES

The Beach have collected six 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, No. 20 Saint Mary's and No. 20 Concordia Irvine.

BIG WEST LEADERS

Olivér Sudár is second in the Big West in assists (39) and assists per game (2.2). He also ranks in the top-10 in points (62) and points per game (3.4).
Federico Gulisano is third in the conference in goals per game (2.5), and is in the top-10 in goals (42), points per game (3.4) and sprint wins (16).
Corbin Stanley is second in the league in goals per game (2.7), third in points per game (3.8) and fourth in both goals (48) and points (68).
Marc Frigola is third in the Big West in assists per game (1.5), and is in the top-10 in assists (27), points per game (3.1) and field blocks (7).
William Whitstone is fifth in the league in saves (90).

BEACH LEADERS

Preseason All-Big West selection Corbin Stanley leads the team with 48 goals and 64 points and was named to the Cutino Award Watch List.
Gabi Acosta paces the squad with a .708 shooting percentage. *(minimum 25 shots taken)
Olivér Sudár leads the team with 36 assists and has also netted 23 goals on a .605 shooting percentage.
Federico Gulisano is second on the team with 42 goals and was named the Big West Player of the Week on September 23 after his 15 goals at the MPSF Invitational.
William Whitstone leads the Beach with 90 saves, while Sergi Ramon has collected 56 saves.
10 total players have 10 or more goals this season.

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

After dropping the Big West Opener to No. 10 UC San Diego, The No. 7 Beach men's water polo team cruised to two road wins last Saturday.
The Beach first dominated the third-ranked Division III team, Claremont-Mudd-Scripps, 21-7 before earning a convincing 15-8 victory over the top-ranked Division III team, Pomona-Pitzer.

FAN INFO

Links to live stats for both games can be found on the men's water polo team's schedule page on longbeachstate.com.
A link to purchase tickets to Friday's game against Cal State Fullerton can be found here and on the men's water polo team's schedule page on longbeachstate.com.
Saturday's contest against Chapman will not be ticketed, and entrance will be free to all fans.

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