No. 10 Long Beach State Dominates Cal State Fullerton

Friday, October 16

Long Beach, Calif.

7 p.m.

Long Beach State University

14-5, 1-1

Cal State Fullerton

17-10, 0-2

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Cal State Fullerton	2	1	2	2	7
Long Beach State	4	4	6	6	20

10/16/2026 8:37:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

Box Score

Gabi Acosta and Marc Frigola both score four goals to lead the Beach past the Titans.

By: James Hanson, Assistant Director, Athletic Communications

LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 10 Long Beach State men's water polo team cruised to a dominant 20-7 victory over Cal State Fullerton in Big West play at the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center on Friday night.

Marc Frigola and Gabi Acosta paced the Beach with four goals each, while 11 different Long Beach State players scored in the contest. The Beach posted a stellar .714 shooting percentage while they held the Titans to a .292 clip.

After surrendering the opening goal, Corbin Stanley and Marc Frigola scored back-to-back goals to put the Beach (14-5, 1-1 Big West) in front 2-1. The Titans (17-10, 0-2 Big West) answered, but Gabi Acosta scored the final two goals of the period to give Long Beach State a 4-2 lead after the opening stanza.

Federico Gulisano and Frigola opened the second with a pair of goals to bring the Beach's scoring run to four before Cal State Fullerton found the back of the net to end the run and make it a 6-3 game in favor of Long Beach State. Acosta then earned a hat trick before Gulisano scored his second goal of the game to give the Beach an 8-3 edge at the break.

Frigola netted a goal to open the third as he earned his hat trick and put Long Beach State in front by six, 9-3. CSUF responded with a goal, but the Beach answered with a five-goal run from five different players to take a commanding 14-4 lead.

After the Titans scored the final goal of the third period, Long Beach State won the final quarter 6-2 to defeat the Titans 20-7 and earn their first Big West win of the year.

OF NOTE

Long Beach State is now 25-2 all-time against Cal State Fullerton.
11 different Long Beach State players scored in the contest, while five different Beach players scored multiple goals.
The Beach went 5-for-8 on their powerplay opportunities, while also stopping nine of the Titans' possessions with a man advantage.
Gabi Acosta collected his eighth hat trick of the season.
Marc Frigola tabbed his fourth hat trick of the year.
Gabi Acosta has 170 career goals and ranks 12th on Long Beach State's all-time scoring list. He's four goals away from entering the top-10 in the record book.
William Whitstone has 492 career saves and is just eight away from 500.

UP NEXT

Long Beach State remains at home for a contest against Chapman at 12 p.m. tomorrow. Links to live stats can be found on the men's water polo team's schedule page on longbeachstate.com.
Tomorrow's contest will not be ticketed, and entrance will be free to all fans.