University Southern California Trojans
Trojans Edge Long Beach St. in MPSF Tourney Opener
June 21, 1999 | Men's Water Polo
November 27, 1998
NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. - USC's Peter Janov and James Castle each scored two goals to lead the No. 1 Trojans past No. 8 Long Beach State, 6-5, in the first round of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Water Polo Tournament.
The 49ers scored the game's first two goals, but USC came back to score the next three and would never trail again. Trojan goalkeeper Rich McEvoy recorded seven saves.
USC returns to action tomorrow (Nov. 28) when it takes on fourth-ranked Stanford in the semifinals. The winner of that match will face the Pepperdine-UC Irivne winner in the MPSF title match on Sunday, Nov. 29, at 2:30 p.m.
USC 6, Long Beach State 5
USC 2 2 0 2 - 6 LBSU 2 1 0 2 - 5
USC Goals: James Castle 2, Peter Janov 2, Marko Pintaric, Jon Hewko.
LBSU Goals: Shane Lindstrom 2, Vince Trotter, Chris Segesman, Jeff Coyler.
Saves: Rich McEvoy (USC) 7, Adam Carter (LBSU) 10.
Other Day 1 Results (11-27):
Stanford 10, California 5
UC Irvine 10, Pacific 7
Pepperdine 7, UCLA 6
Semifinal Round Schedule (11-28):
9:00 a.m. California vs. Long Beach State (consolation semifinal) 10:30 a.m. Pacific vs. UCLA (consolation semifinal) 1:00 p.m. USC vs. Stanford (championship semifinal) 2:30 p.m. UC Irvine vs. Pepperdine (championship semifinal)
