From the bench

Men's Water Polo

The Long Beach State men's water polo team went 2-2 to finish in seventh place at the Men's Collegiate Water Polo Southern California Tournament this past weekend.

Juniors Chris Segesman and Scott Miller dominated play with three goals each to lead the 49ers in an 8-3 win over UC Santa Barbara in LBSU's first match Saturday. Miller, a transfer from UCSB, was competing against his former teammates.

The 49ers lost their second game Saturday to UCLA, 13-6. LBSU trailed 9-5 by halftime, and was shutout in the third quarter by Bruin goalie Brandon Brooks, who posted 12 saves in the game. Nathan Allard led the 49er offense with three goals.

The Beach opened Sunday action with a 14-6 loss to UC Irvine in the tournament's consolation semifinal. The No. 2 ranked Anteaters led 4-0 by the end of the first quarter and never let up. Segesman and Jewell each had two goals for the 49ers in the loss.

Miller, Segesman and Jewell each scored twice in LBSU's final game Sunday, a 9-7 victory over University of the Pacific. The win earned the 49ers seventh place in the tournament.
-- John Caldwell


Women's Golf


The Long Beach State women's golf team started the season finishing 17th out of 18 teams at the Oregon State Shanico Invitational in Corvallis, Ore.

The women's team finished last year strong, placing third at last years Big West Conference Women's Golf Championship and ninth at the Peg Barnard California Collegiate Classic.

The team finished the three rounds of action shooting 987 (329-333 -- 325). The University of California won the tournament championship shooting 910 (298-299 -- 313), one shot ahead of San Diego State and the University of San Francisco. The top performer for the 49er's was sophomore Carla Legaspi who shot 237 (76-81 -- 80) to tie for 40th place. Stephanie Linnell of Colorado State won the individual title shooting 219 (71-73 -- 75).

The 49er's next chance to climb into the top 50 will be Sept. 25-26 at the Lady Lumberjack Invitational in Flagstaff, Ariz.
-- Gerald Frazier