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Men's Water Polo Visits #5 LBSU
11/4/2021 9:18:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
MALIBU, California — Two games remain in the regular season as Golden Coast Conference teams compete for the top seeds at the upcoming league tournament. The #10 Pepperdine men's water polo team next visits #5 Long Beach State.
GAME #25 — Saturday (Nov. 6) at the Lindgren Aquatics Center in Long Beach, Calif.: #10 Pepperdine (14-10, 1-2) at #5 Long Beach State (17-5, 3-0) at 7 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — There will be no stream of Saturday's contest. A link to live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 75-39 all-time against Long Beach State. The Waves won all four meetings in 2019, the last time they met. The Waves have a 23-13 record at LBSU.
LAST WEEK — Pepperdine pulled off one dramatic victory, but couldn't make it two in Northern California over the weekend. The Waves beat UC Davis 13-12 on a Nicholas Fichman sudden-death goal. To get there, Pepperdine scored twice in the final minute of regulation to tie it at nine, and twice in the final minute of the second overtime to tie it at 12. The Waves then lost a GCC contest at San Jose State, 11-9. They fell behind 8-1 in the second quarter, rallied late, but ran out of time.
HONORS — Jake Howerton was named GCC Player of the Week on October 7. He had 11 goals in three victories, including a career-high five goals in the win against #2 California.
MILESTONES & MOMENTS — Pepperdine's 16-14 home win over #2 California on October 3 was the program's first over a top-two ranked team since 2008 (#2 Stanford) .. On September 18 against Princeton, Balazs Kosa became the 12th Wave ever to record 200 goals ... On September 16 against UC Santa Barbara, Sean Ferrari became the 43rd Wave to hit the century mark in career goals ... In both of Pepperdine's overtime wins, the Waves trailed by a goal in the final minute of OT. The Waves beat LMU on September 12, 11-10, after scoring goals with 15 seconds left and with one second left. The Waves beat UC Davis, 13-12, on October 29 after scoring goals with 47 seconds and four seconds left to tie it, and then went on to win in sudden death.
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is first in assists (43) and points (84) ... Sean Ferrari is fifth in assists (28) and tied for seventh in points (68) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (190).
KOSA — Senior attacker Balazs Kosa is putting together one of the best careers in Pepperdine history. He's a three-time All-American, making the third team in 2018, the second team in 2019 and the first team in 2020-21. He led the country in scoring during the abbreviated spring 2021 season, scoring 39 times in 14 games. He scored 93 goals in the full 2019 season. Kosa ranks sixth all-time at Pepperdine with 226 career goals.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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GAME #25 — Saturday (Nov. 6) at the Lindgren Aquatics Center in Long Beach, Calif.: #10 Pepperdine (14-10, 1-2) at #5 Long Beach State (17-5, 3-0) at 7 p.m.
WATCH/ONLINE — There will be no stream of Saturday's contest. A link to live stats will be available at PepperdineWaves.com.
OPPONENT — Pepperdine is 75-39 all-time against Long Beach State. The Waves won all four meetings in 2019, the last time they met. The Waves have a 23-13 record at LBSU.
LAST WEEK — Pepperdine pulled off one dramatic victory, but couldn't make it two in Northern California over the weekend. The Waves beat UC Davis 13-12 on a Nicholas Fichman sudden-death goal. To get there, Pepperdine scored twice in the final minute of regulation to tie it at nine, and twice in the final minute of the second overtime to tie it at 12. The Waves then lost a GCC contest at San Jose State, 11-9. They fell behind 8-1 in the second quarter, rallied late, but ran out of time.
HONORS — Jake Howerton was named GCC Player of the Week on October 7. He had 11 goals in three victories, including a career-high five goals in the win against #2 California.
MILESTONES & MOMENTS — Pepperdine's 16-14 home win over #2 California on October 3 was the program's first over a top-two ranked team since 2008 (#2 Stanford) .. On September 18 against Princeton, Balazs Kosa became the 12th Wave ever to record 200 goals ... On September 16 against UC Santa Barbara, Sean Ferrari became the 43rd Wave to hit the century mark in career goals ... In both of Pepperdine's overtime wins, the Waves trailed by a goal in the final minute of OT. The Waves beat LMU on September 12, 11-10, after scoring goals with 15 seconds left and with one second left. The Waves beat UC Davis, 13-12, on October 29 after scoring goals with 47 seconds and four seconds left to tie it, and then went on to win in sudden death.
GCC STATS — Balasz Kosa is first in assists (43) and points (84) ... Sean Ferrari is fifth in assists (28) and tied for seventh in points (68) ... John Claude Marco is third in saves (190).
KOSA — Senior attacker Balazs Kosa is putting together one of the best careers in Pepperdine history. He's a three-time All-American, making the third team in 2018, the second team in 2019 and the first team in 2020-21. He led the country in scoring during the abbreviated spring 2021 season, scoring 39 times in 14 games. He scored 93 goals in the full 2019 season. Kosa ranks sixth all-time at Pepperdine with 226 career goals.
ABOUT PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY — Pepperdine boasts a one-of-a-kind athletic department with unprecedented success for a school of its size. The Waves have won NCAA Division I championships in five different men's sports — one of just 18 schools to have accomplished this feat — and 10 overall. Of this elite group, Pepperdine has the smallest undergraduate enrollment, is the only school without football and is the only university that has not been affiliated with a "major" conference. The Waves have won a total of 26 team or individual national championships in their history. Pepperdine has also earned the Division I-AAA All-Sports Trophy, an award based on postseason success that's given to the top non-football school, three times (most recently in 2011-12). Located in scenic Malibu, California, the university overlooks the Pacific Ocean and its campus and athletic facilities are regularly voted among the nation's most beautiful. Pepperdine, which is affiliated with the Church of Christ, ranks #49 overall on U.S. News and World Report's list of America's best colleges.
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