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Sbutega's Four Goals Leads No. 4 UCLA Past No. 8 Long Beach State, 13-9
November 24, 2007 | Men's Water Polo
Nov. 24, 2007
BERKELEY, Calif. - Junior Krsto Sbutega scored a game-high four goals to lead the No. 4 UCLA men's water polo team past No. 8 Long Beach State, 13-9, in overtime Saturday afternoon in the second round of the MPSF Tournament.
The Bruins advance to Sunday's fifth-place game, and will play seventh-seeded UC Santa Barbara (19-13) at 12:30 p.m.
UCLA (20-7) outscored Long Beach State, 5-1, in the two three-minute overtime periods. Sbutega, who scored four goals for the third time this season, registered two goals in the overtime session.
Trailing 8-7 with 2:31 to play in the fourth quarter, senior Justin Johnson scored to even the match, 8-8, and send the game to overtime.
Sophomore goalkeeper Chay Lapin totaled 14 saves in the cage for UCLA.
Long Beach State (19-14) was led by Ashley Blythen and Reid Tomassi, as each player scored two goals. 49er goalkeeper Steve MacKenzie recorded six saves.
No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 8 Long Beach State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | F | |
| Long Beach State | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| UCLA | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 |
Long Beach State Goals: Ashley Blythen 2, Reid Tomassi 2, Travis Buchanan, Jeff Greenwood, Sean Greiner, Nick Korsgaden, Joe Sherrin
Long Beach State Saves: Steve MacKenzie 6
UCLA Goals: Krsto Sbutega 4, Scott Davidson 2, Justin Johnson 2, Marco Santos 2, Matthew Jacobs, Kevin Kuga, Cameron Smith
UCLA Saves: Chay Lapin 14
