Long Beach State University Athletics
Saturday, October 31
Riverside, Calif.
Noon
Long Beach State University
at
No. 15 California Baptist
Photo by: Ema Nathan
10/29/2026 11:18:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Beach continue conference play in Riverside.
LONG BEACH, Calif. – The No. 12 Long Beach State men's water polo team heads to Riverside for a Big West contest with No. 15 California Baptist.
Long Beach State enters the weekend with a 15-7 record following an overtime loss to Stanford and a 13-8 defeat at UC Santa Barbara last weekend. The Beach are 1-2 in Big West play with a win over Cal State Fullerton.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 31
Long Beach State enters the weekend with a 15-7 record following an overtime loss to Stanford and a 13-8 defeat at UC Santa Barbara last weekend. The Beach are 1-2 in Big West play with a win over Cal State Fullerton.
SCHEDULE
Saturday, October 31
- No. 12 Long Beach State (15-7, 1-2 Big West) at No. 15 California Baptist (22-8, 2-1 Big West) | Noon | LIVE STATS | Lancer Aquatics Center
- Long Beach State is a perfect 13-0 all-time against California Baptist.
- The Beach have defeated the Lancers in each of the last three seasons.
- California Baptist enters the contest ranked No. 15.
- The Lancers hold a 22-8 overall record and a 2-1 mark in Big West Play.
- CBU has five wins over ranked opponents this season.
- In conference play, California Baptist defeated UCSB 14-12 and Cal State Fullerton 13-8, while falling 12-9 to UC Irvine.
- Olivér Sudár is 4th in the nation with 49 assists this season.
- Gabi Acosta has 174 career goals and is tied for 10th on Long Beach State's all-time scoring list.
- 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.
- Federico Gulisano leads the team with 56 goals and 75 points and was named the Big West Player of the Week on September 23 after his 15 goals at the MPSF Invitational.
- Preseason All-Big West selection Corbin Stanley is second on the team with 54 goals and 73 points and was named to the Cutino Award Watch List.
- Gabi Acosta paces the squad with a .646 shooting percentage and has tallied 42 goals. *(minimum 25 shots taken)
- Olivér Sudár leads the team with 49 assists and has also netted 24 goals on a .600 shooting percentage.
- 13 total players have 10 or more goals this season.
- William Whitstone leads the Beach with 118 saves, while Sergi Ramon has collected 68 saves.
- Olivér Sudár is second in the Big West in assists (49) and assists per game (2.3). He also ranks in the top-10 in points (73).
- Corbin Stanley is third in the league in goals per game (2.5), while he ranks fifth in goals (54), points (77) and points per game (3.5).
- Federico Gulisano is second in the conference in goals per game (2.7), third in points per game (3.7), and in the top-10 in goals (56), points (77), sprint wins (18) and sprint win percentage (.529).
- Marc Frigola is in the top-10 in the Big West in assists (31), assists per game (1.4), points per game (3.1) and field blocks (6).
- William Whitstone is fourth in the league in saves (122).
- 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.
- Long Beach State pushed No. 2 Stanford to overtime, but ultimately fell 18-15 on Friday afternoon before falling 13-8 to UC Santa Barbara on Saturday.
- Federico Gulisano tied his season-high with seven goals against the No. 2 Cardinal.
- Links to live stats for the game can be found on the men's water polo team's schedule page on longbeachstate.com.
- The game will not be streamed or ticketed, and entrance will be free to all fans.
- Long Beach State returns to the Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center for a home matchup against No. 8 UC Irvine on Friday, November 6. First sprint is set for 7 p.m.
- Friday will also be senior night, and five Long Beach State players will be honored.
Players Mentioned
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