49ers
cruise to big wins at home
By Jack Schneider
On-line Forty-Niner
 Racking
up two dynamic home victories on Saturday’s
doubleheader, the Long Beach State men’s
water polo fired up the competition with
a 19-0 win over Occidental and 11-9 victory
against Cal Baptist.
In the game against Occidental, sophomore
James Durley and redshirt freshman Thomas
Onyshko lead the 49ers to a definitive win.
Highlights from the game included Durley’s
career-high record setting of five goals,
and Onyshko’s shut out the Tigers with 10
saves in his first start defending the net.
Aaron Holloway, David Del Grande, Ken Turner,
Kareem Captan and Sean MacKenzie each scored
two goals for the 49ers.
The Beach also racked up another momentum-gaining
win against Cal Baptist in the opening game.
Sophomore Erik Geoffroy set a career-high
four goals, including the go-ahead, game-winning
score, while Holloway and Allard each added
two.
In the final 30 seconds of the first quarter
and four minutes into the second, LBSU scored
four unanswered goals to break away from
a 2-2 tie.
Allard scored both of his goals during the
run, including one at the 2:50 mark in the
second quarter, boosting the 49ers a 6-2
lead.
During the third quarter, junior Pat Logan
fired a goal at the 3:03 mark to make it
a 9-5 advantage.
In the remaining two minutes of the third
quarter, Cal Baptist fought back with three
goals by Steve Dugger and Gora Milic, cutting
the lead to 9-8.
During the fourth quarter, Cal Baptist tied
the contest with its fourth consecutive
goal as Jonathan Smiley scored at the 2:34
mark, making the score 9-9.
However, Geoffroy took over late in the
fourth, scoring the go-ahead goal and another
goal on a four-meter penalty shot in the
final two minutes of the game.
The Beach lost to Loyola Marymount University
at home on Thursday, 8-6.
The doubleheader improved The Beach’s record
to 6-7 and is currently ranked No. 8 in
the country.
Long Beach State men’s water polo will compete
in the Northern California tournament this
Saturday and Sunday it Berkley.
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