Long Beach State University Athletics
Thursday, November 12
Los Angeles, Calif.
7 p.m.
Long Beach State University
16-9
15
at
17
No. 9 LMU
17-8
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Final F |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Long Beach State | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Loyola Marymount | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
11/12/2026 8:50:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
Federico Gulisano led Long Beach State with five goals at LMU.
LOS ANGELES, Calif. – The No. 13 Long Beach State men's water polo team held an early 3-0 advantage but ultimately fell 17-15 to No. 9 LMU at the Burns Aquatic Center on Thursday night.
The Lions went 5-for-9 on their power play opportunities, while the Beach went just 1-for-7 with an extra man. LMU also posted a shooting percentage of .548 and Long Beach State shot .455 from the field.
Long Beach State (16-9, 2-3 Big West) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and forced an LMU (16-8, 6-1 WCC) timeout as Zalán Nagy scored twice before Corbin Stanley added a third goal. Coming out of the timeout, the Lions flipped the script and scored back-to-back goals as the Beach held a 3-2 advantage after the first eight minutes.
After Federico Gulisano opened the second quarter with a 6-on-5 score to put the Beach back in front by two, LMU continued to fight as the Lions tied the contest 5-all halfway through the period. Sam Abbott then gave the Beach a 6-5 edge, but the Lions controlled the rest of the stanza as they took an 8-7 lead into the halftime intermission.
LMU continued to gain momentum as they won the third period 5-3 and took a 13-10 edge into the final eight minutes. Chase Krupitzer, Nagy and Gulisano all scored for the Beach in the frame.
After the Lions took a 14-10 advantage, Gulisano netted back-to-back scores to bring the Beach back within two with four minutes left to play, 14-12. Long Beach State continued to battle, but the Beach could never get within two goals as the Lions went on to win the contest 17-15 on Thursday night.
OF NOTE
The Lions went 5-for-9 on their power play opportunities, while the Beach went just 1-for-7 with an extra man. LMU also posted a shooting percentage of .548 and Long Beach State shot .455 from the field.
Long Beach State (16-9, 2-3 Big West) jumped out to an early 3-0 lead and forced an LMU (16-8, 6-1 WCC) timeout as Zalán Nagy scored twice before Corbin Stanley added a third goal. Coming out of the timeout, the Lions flipped the script and scored back-to-back goals as the Beach held a 3-2 advantage after the first eight minutes.
After Federico Gulisano opened the second quarter with a 6-on-5 score to put the Beach back in front by two, LMU continued to fight as the Lions tied the contest 5-all halfway through the period. Sam Abbott then gave the Beach a 6-5 edge, but the Lions controlled the rest of the stanza as they took an 8-7 lead into the halftime intermission.
LMU continued to gain momentum as they won the third period 5-3 and took a 13-10 edge into the final eight minutes. Chase Krupitzer, Nagy and Gulisano all scored for the Beach in the frame.
After the Lions took a 14-10 advantage, Gulisano netted back-to-back scores to bring the Beach back within two with four minutes left to play, 14-12. Long Beach State continued to battle, but the Beach could never get within two goals as the Lions went on to win the contest 17-15 on Thursday night.
OF NOTE
- Long Beach State is now 37-14 in the all-time series against LMU.
- Federico Gulisano collected his 10th hat trick of 2026 as he led the Beach with five goals.
- Zalán Nagy earned his ninth hat trick of the year.
- Eight Beach players scored in the contest, with Gulisano, Nagy and Corbin Stanley all scoring multiple goals.
- Long Beach State will finish the regular season with a road contest at No. 15 Pepperdine on Saturday evening.
- The game is set for 5 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Players Mentioned
Defender
/ Men's Water Polo
Attacker
/ Men's Water Polo
Attacker
/ Men's Water Polo
Center
/ Men's Water PoloTeam Stats
LBSU
LMU
Shots
33
31
Goals
15
17
Assists
8
8
Points
23
25
Exclusions
9
8
Steals
3
4
Sprints
0
4
1
Zalan Nagy
7:05
Zalan Nagy
6:08
Corbin Stanley
4:51
Nico Furneaux
3:13
Nico Furneaux
2:31
2
Federico Gulisano
7:04
Gabrijel Burburan
6:40
Oliver Sudar
5:50
Gabrijel Burburan
5:01
Jake Bonavia
4:19
Sam Abbott
3:54
Jake Bonavia
2:34
Gabrijel Burburan
2:00
Corbin Stanley
0:27
Eduardo Carraresi
0:01
3
Gabrijel Burburan
6:57
Chase Krupitzer
5:41
Nico Furneaux
4:25
Gabrijel Burburan
3:39
Jake Bonavia
2:00
Zalan Nagy
1:36
Nick Leung
1:09
Federico Gulisano
0:16
4
Eduardo Carraresi
5:51
Federico Gulisano
5:26
Federico Gulisano
4:04
Nico Furneaux
2:43
Artur Diaz
2:25
Gabrijel Burburan
1:51
Gabrijel Burburan
1:24
Gabi Acosta
1:12
Federico Gulisano
0:12
Game Leaders
Shots
8
Goals
5
Assists
0
Points
5
Shots
7
Goals
3
Assists
3
Points
6
Shots
5
Goals
2
Assists
1
Points
3
Shots
4
Goals
1
Assists
3
Points
4
Saturday, November 24
Sunday, November 18
Wednesday, November 30
Wednesday, November 16
