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	Vol.7, No 8, September 13, 1999
	Water polo team almost pulls shocker against USC By Tom Harshbarger Daily Forty-Niner It came down to a final shot. And it came up short for the 49ers water polo team.       Defending national champion and No. 1-ranked USC held on in the final seconds to defeat Long Beach State 9-8 at the Campus Pool on Friday.    Although the 49ers had the final possession, a weak shot fell short of scoring and tying the game.   Trojan senior Peter Janovís second goal of the game with 21 seconds remaining was the difference in the game.    "It was one those things where the last one with the toy keeps it," LBSU Head Coach Ricardo Azevedo said.    However, the coach was impressed with his teamís performance.    "Weíre right where we should be," Azevedo said. "We're a young team and weíre going to improve a lot."       Trailing USC four goals to none after the first quarter, The Beach rallied back to make a game of it.        "I knew it was going to be a very physical and very tough game," USC Head Coach Jovan Vavic said. "We told our guys all along they had to be ready for the bell. They [49ers] are an excellent team. I think they can beat anybody." The loss gave the 49ers (1-1) a split in action this past weekend as the team opened its season against Loyola Marymount in what proved to be a much easier contest, winning 16-7. The 49ers led 7-1 after the first quarter and never looked back on its way to 16-9 victory.      Segesman scored career-high six goals and Cochran put five in the net. Azevedo called it a ìcomplacentî win. Segesman agreed.       "I think as a team, our defense really lacked today," Segesman said after the victory over LMU. "Our offense flowed, our counterattack was pretty good, but our defense was subpar. Segesman added that he likes what he sees for this year, and what his new coach brings to the program.      "I think Ricardo's more offensive minded," he said. "He's got us in great shape and has us believing we can win."      Azevedo attributed his teamís lack of "killer instinct" to its youth. But overall, he said he was pleased with what he saw.       "We wanted to work on a lot of combinations (of players)," Azevedo said. "It's easy to put the best players out there and just blow away a team ... (but) you never know in a one-goal game who's going to work better with who."		Arrest warrant out for professor Prominent teacher return Big concert, food chains proposed Race sparks policy System may track student success U.S. -World police Binge drinking still on campus; won't change A night in the life of a CSULB student bartenders Surprise band delights Movie does not have 'Best Laid Plans' OtherStarPeople put together solid first effort Soccer short again Water polo team almost pulls shocker against USC 49ers closer to win record Davis has come long way in NFL Fall 99 ISSUES DAILY 49ER HOMEPAGE
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