Nov. 27, 2004

STANFORD, Calif. - Junior Chris Gronow and sophomore Ross Sinclair each netted three goals for the Gauchos in a 14-12 overtime loss to Long Beach State on Saturday at the MPSF Tournament in Stanford, Calif.

Long Beach's Reid Tomassi led all scorers with six goals in the match. In addition to the six goals posted by Gronow and Sinclair, UCSB also received two goals from senior Brian Alexander and junior Jarrod Muenter. Freshman Robbie Bauer and junior Ramiro Saldain also added a goal in the loss for the Gauchos.

After Friday night's offensive shutdown, UCSB managed to score early and often against the 49ers. The Gauchos scored three goals in the first quarter, while allowing only two in return. The second quarter resulted in the same production for the Gauchos, and once again they allowed only two Long Beach scores. At the halftime break, UCSB led by a count of 6-4.

After the halftime intermission, Long Beach State came out strong. In the third, the 49ers managed to outscore the Gauchos four goals to two, and left the score knotted at eight headed into the fourth quarter of play. The Gauchos scored early in the fourth quarter, and carried a two goal advantage with 4:35 left to play in regulation. After the 4:35 mark, Long Beach caught fire in the water, scoring one goal with 4:16 to play and the equalizer with 1:55 left on the game clock.

Long Beach State stayed hot in overtime by netting three goals, including two by Brad Scoles. UCSB managed to scrape up one goal in the first overtime period and another in the second, but its effort fell two goals short, resulting in the 14-12 loss.

Junior goalkeeper Jon Bonafede recorded 10 saves in goal for the Gauchos.

With the loss, the Gauchos fall to 18-13 on the year. UCSB continues action on Sunday at the MPSF Tournament when it takes on No. 6 California at 12:00 pm. The match will be played for the seventh-place spot in the tournament.

Team 1 2 3 4 1OT 2OT Total UC Santa Barbara 3 3 2 2 1 1 12 Long Beach 2 2 4 2 3 1 14 Scoring UC Santa Barbara goals: Ross Sinclair-3, Chris Gronow-3, Brian Alexander-2, Jarrod Muenter-2, Robbie Bauer-1, Ramiro Saldain-1 Long Beach Goals: Reid Tomassi-6, Brad Scoles-3, Satoshi Sakata-2, Brett McCleave-1, Jay Gerardi-1, Riley Brady-1 Goalie Saves UC Santa Barbara: Jon Bonafede-10 Long Beach: Thomas Onyshko-11