Reports From LBSU 

Long Beach State’s time at the UC Irvine Invitational came to a tough end, as the 49ers lost two one-goal matches on Sunday. The 49ers lost 8-7 to Big West foe UC Davis before succumbing to UC San Diego 10-9 in the team’s final match of the tournament.

Krizia Cerda scored six goals on the day, including four goals against the Tritons in the final game of the tournament to lead the 49ers.

Long Beach State’s day started with a match against UC Davis, as the 49ers grabbed an early 1-0 lead on a goal by Chelsea Grabowski. UC Davis scored three goals to take a big lead, and would remain on top at halftime 5-4. The 49ers rallied from a late deficit to tie the game at 7-7 with 2:05 left in the game on a goal from Julie Lantz, but UC Davis’ Mille scored with 1:38 left in the contest to steal the win.

In the final game of the day, the 49ers fell behind the Tritons 5-2 in the first period, and despite a rally behind Cerda’s four goals, came up just one short in a 10-9 loss.

The 49ers will take one week off and then host a pair of matches on March 13 and 14. Long Beach State will start with Colorado State at Noon on March 13 in the Campus Pool.