Beach
splits a pair of North Cal games
By Jack Schneider
On-line Forty-Niner
It
was a weekend of highs and lows for the
No. 9-ranked 49ers men’s water polo team
as they competed in northern California,
falling to top-ranked Stanford on Saturday,
but defeating UC Santa Cruz on Friday.
Saturday’s Mountain Pacific Sports Federation
contest against Stanford ended in a 14-6
loss for Long Beach State (10-11, 0-3).
Stanford was able to score first within
a mere one minute of the game, Mike Derse
scored one of his three goals.
However, senior Aaron Holloway was able
to spark a rally and fire in two goals for
the 49ers, boosting LBSU to a 2-1 advantage.
Later in the first quarter, 49ers senior
Kellyn Carlson shot the first of his two
goals to break a 2-2 tie.
However, toward the closing of the quarter,
Derse stepped up and added three goals for
the Cardinal, lifting Stanford to a 5-3
lead.
Cardinal Tony Azevedo scored two of his
four goals, giving Stanford a 9-5 lead later
in the half.
In the second half, Stanford sealed the
victory, posting four goals in the third
and one more in the fourth.
For The Beach, juniors David Del Grande
and Nathan Allard each tallied one goal.
On Friday, the 49ers were able to defeat
UC Santa Cruz, 13-4.
Getting the non-conference game off to a
great start, LBSU was able to gain an impressive
9-2 lead against UCSC.
Sophomore Erik Geoffroy, The Beach’s highest
scorer this season, shot his first goal
of the day at 50 seconds in the first and
found the back of the net again at 5:05
in the third.
The 49ers finished strong when sophomore
Nick Becskehazy fired one in at the 2:14
mark in the third quarter with a 12-2 lead.
In addition, 49ers freshman goalie Thomas
Onyshko set a career-high record with 11
saves on the day.
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