STOCKTON, Calif. - The energy and enthusiasm of top-flight water polo filled the Chris Kjeldsen Pool as No. 6 Pacific hosted No. 5 Long Beach State on Thursday night. The scoreboard at the end of the ngiht reflected a 13-11 overtime win in favor of the visiting 49ers on Senior Night. What the scoreboard did not say all the excitement and efforts that surrounded the contest.  
 
"It was a tough way to go out," said Pacific head coach James Graham. "Nothing really from this game went the way that we wanted to go. We lost a key part of our team early in the second period. Losing that part was huge but that is where our guys really stepped up. These guys showed an enormous amount of courage and heart; ultimately, that is what makes up champions. This does not shake my confidence at all."
 
A goal with four seconds left in regulation by the Tigers' Bogdan Djerkovic sent the match to overtime. The contest was also tied after the first quarter, the second quarter and again after the Djerkovic goal in the fourth quarter. Neither team felt as if they had a safe lead in the contest.
 
Djerkovic finished the contest with five goals in the loss for Pacific, who drops to 9-9 overall and 3-1 in the GCC. Reuel D'Souza scored two goals and assisted on six more. Pacific had a 38-32 advantage in shots in the loss. 
 
The 49ers were paced by a four-goal game from Alika Naone as Long Beach State raises its record to 17-5 overall and 3-0 in the GCC. Rafael Real Vergara and Garrett Zaan each had three goals. 
 
First Quarter
• A successful win by Matthew Hosmer on the opening sprint of the game set the stage for an early Pacific lead as Mihailo Vukacic put one in the back of the net on the first possession of the game for the Tigers.  
• After the Tigers took a 2-0 lead, LBSU came back with its first goal of the game when Garrett Zaan scored with 4:26 left in the opening quarter.
• Djerkovic got his first goal of the game with 2:05 left in the quarter to put Pacific ahead 3-1.  
• The 49ers scored twice before the end of the quarter to tie the contest at 3. 
 
Second Quarter
• The two teams went back and forth with neither team able to build momentum and add to its lead.
• Djerkovic added his second goal of the game with 1:48 left in the quarter and Djorde Stanic gave Pacific a brief 4-3 lead early in the quarter. 
• The 49ers' Alika Naone got his first of four goals just before halftime to tie the game at 5. 
 
Third Quarter
• Each team scored an extra-man opportunity goal to keep the match close and tied. 
• Zaan and Rafael Real Vergara scored for the visitors put LBSU ahead 8-6 for its biggest lead on the night. 
• Reuel D'Souza got Pacific back on the scoreboard, cutting the deficit to 8-7 with 4:06 left in the quarter. 
• Naone scored his second goal of the contest with six seconds left in the quarter to give the visitors a 10-9 lead after three quarters of play. 

Fourth Quarter
• Naone added another in the opening minutes of the quarter to put LBSU ahead 11-9 with 6:24 left to play in regulation. 
• A resilient Pacific squad came back to tie it at 11 when D'Souza and Djerkovic each scored with 3:35 left to play. 
• Evan Cain put LBSU ahead by one, 12-11, with 2:21 left to play. 
• With the final seconds ticking away in the contest, Djerkovic scored the biggest goal of the season with four seconds left to force overtime. 

OVERTIME #1
• Each team scored a goal in the first overtime as Pacific got its goal from Gil Gvishi. 
 
OVERTIME #2
• Zaan got a goal for LBSU with 1:02 left in the second overtime which proved to be the difference in the game.
 

Next, Pacific will travel to Stanford to face the Cardinal on Sunday at 1 p.m.