Long Beach State University Athletics
Saturday, October 31
Riverside, Calif.
Noon
Long Beach State University
15-8, 1-3
18
at
19
No. 15 California Baptist
23-8, 3-1
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | OT | SD | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18 |
| California Baptist | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 19 |
Photo by: Ema Nathan
10/31/2026 2:13:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Olivér Sudár set a career-high with five goals and 10 points.
RIVERSIDE, Calif. – The No. 12 Long Beach State men's water polo team fell 19-18 to No. 15 California Baptist in sudden victory at the Lancer Aquatics Center on Saturday afternoon.
In a game that saw 13 ties, the Lancers outlasted the Beach with a sudden victory win. Olivér Sudár led all scorers as he set a career-high with five goals and 10 points, while Zalán Nagy matched his career-best with four scores.
Long Beach State (15-8, 1-3 Big West) jumped out to an early 3-1 advantage with two power play goals from Corbin Stanley and a penalty score from Olivér Sudár. California Baptist (23-8, 3-1 Big West) responded to tie the game and the teams traded goals as Zalán Nagy and Federico Gulisano added their names to the stat sheet to give the Beach a 5-4 edge after the opening eight minutes.
The two squads continued to go back-and-forth as the Beach and the Lancers were all square at the half, 9-9. Sudár earned his third hat trick of the year, and Long Beach State went 4-for-6 on power plays in the first half.
Chase Krupitzer put the Beach in front 10-9, but a pair of Lancer goals gave them an 11-10 edge. Nagy then answered for the Beach, but California Baptist quickly regained the lead. Back on offense, Krupitzer closed the quarter with his second goal of the stanza to tie the game for the ninth time with eight minutes left in regulation, 12-12.
After the two teams made multiple stops, Sudár secured his career-high with his fourth score to give the Beach a 13-12 advantage with 4:39 left in the fourth quarter. California Baptist tied the game with a 6-on-5 score, and another power play goal from both teams kept the game even 14-all. Gulisano then put the Beach in front, but a goal from the Lancers on their final possession of the period sent the game to overtime.
California Baptist scored the only two goals of the first overtime period to take a 17-15 edge into the second three-minute stanza.
Sudár tabbed his fifth goal of the game before Gabi Acosta tied the game 17-all with 1:40 left in the period. CBU retook the lead with 37 seconds on the clock, but another equalizer from Acosta with seven seconds left sent the game to sudden victory.
Long Beach State won the spring in sudden victory, but CBU forced a turnover before the Lancers netted the game-winning goal.
OF NOTE
In a game that saw 13 ties, the Lancers outlasted the Beach with a sudden victory win. Olivér Sudár led all scorers as he set a career-high with five goals and 10 points, while Zalán Nagy matched his career-best with four scores.
Long Beach State (15-8, 1-3 Big West) jumped out to an early 3-1 advantage with two power play goals from Corbin Stanley and a penalty score from Olivér Sudár. California Baptist (23-8, 3-1 Big West) responded to tie the game and the teams traded goals as Zalán Nagy and Federico Gulisano added their names to the stat sheet to give the Beach a 5-4 edge after the opening eight minutes.
The two squads continued to go back-and-forth as the Beach and the Lancers were all square at the half, 9-9. Sudár earned his third hat trick of the year, and Long Beach State went 4-for-6 on power plays in the first half.
Chase Krupitzer put the Beach in front 10-9, but a pair of Lancer goals gave them an 11-10 edge. Nagy then answered for the Beach, but California Baptist quickly regained the lead. Back on offense, Krupitzer closed the quarter with his second goal of the stanza to tie the game for the ninth time with eight minutes left in regulation, 12-12.
After the two teams made multiple stops, Sudár secured his career-high with his fourth score to give the Beach a 13-12 advantage with 4:39 left in the fourth quarter. California Baptist tied the game with a 6-on-5 score, and another power play goal from both teams kept the game even 14-all. Gulisano then put the Beach in front, but a goal from the Lancers on their final possession of the period sent the game to overtime.
California Baptist scored the only two goals of the first overtime period to take a 17-15 edge into the second three-minute stanza.
Sudár tabbed his fifth goal of the game before Gabi Acosta tied the game 17-all with 1:40 left in the period. CBU retook the lead with 37 seconds on the clock, but another equalizer from Acosta with seven seconds left sent the game to sudden victory.
Long Beach State won the spring in sudden victory, but CBU forced a turnover before the Lancers netted the game-winning goal.
OF NOTE
- Olivér Sudár set a career-high with five goals as he collected his third hat trick of the year and tallied 10 points.
- Zalán Nagy matched his career-best with four scores and tabbed his sixth hat trick of 2026. He also had five assists for nine points.
- Gabi Acosta scored twice and has 176 career goals. He is ninth on Long Beach State's all-time scoring list.
- Six different Long Beach State players scored multiple goals, and seven Beach players scored in the contest.
- Long Beach State is now 13-1 in the all-time series with California Baptist.
- 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's contest will be broadcast on ESPN+, and it will also be senior night where five Long Beach State players will be honored.
Players Mentioned
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LBSU
CBU
Shots
33
40
Goals
18
19
Assists
15
16
Points
33
35
Exclusions
14
13
Steals
3
10
Sprints
4
3
1
Corbin Stanley
7:16
Whitley Beamon
6:10
Corbin Stanley
5:51
Oliver Sudar
3:23
Collin White
2:58
Sawyer McCormick
2:07
Zalan Nagy
1:44
Federico Gulisano
0:57
Paulo Hernandez
0:06
2
Andrea Nuzzo
7:08
Michael Abshier
6:07
Oliver Sudar
5:45
Marc Frigola
4:59
Zalan Nagy
4:10
Michael Abshier
3:05
Luca Imbriolo
2:15
Oliver Sudar
1:44
Andrea Nuzzo
1:29
3
Chase Krupitzer
7:16
Andrea Nuzzo
6:40
Wyatt Bugbee
6:02
Zalan Nagy
4:41
Paulo Hernandez
3:09
Chase Krupitzer
1:29
4
Oliver Sudar
4:39
Whitley Beamon
4:13
Zalan Nagy
2:51
Rafa Martinez
2:21
Federico Gulisano
1:58
Whitley Beamon
0:24
5
Paulo Hernandez
2:11
Michael Abshier
0:01
6
Oliver Sudar
2:22
Gabi Acosta
1:40
Luca Imbriolo
0:37
Gabi Acosta
0:07
7
Michael Abshier
2:06
Game Leaders
Shots
8
Goals
4
Assists
5
Points
9
Shots
5
Goals
5
Assists
5
Points
10
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
2
Points
4
Shots
4
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
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