The Loyola Marymount Lions defeated the Pacific Tigers 12–11 in sudden-victory overtime in men’s water polo on Oct. 11 in Stockton. Gabrijel Burburan scored the winning goal after the Lions recovered from a two-goal overtime deficit. Loyola Marymount improved to 12–6 overall and 3–0 in the West Coast Conference.
Late goals extend the match
Nico Furneaux scored with 25 seconds remaining in the second overtime period. Luka Dimic then tied the score with one second left to send the match into sudden victory. Burburan supplied the deciding goal in the next extra period.
Burburan and Furneaux each finished with three goals for Loyola Marymount. Mateo Obando added four assists, while Pablo De Souza made 10 saves. Gabor Holl scored four times for Pacific, which fell to 5–6 overall.
CSB Take
Loyola Marymount kept its conference record perfect by finishing two critical late chances. The Lions had to recover after Pacific erased their earlier lead. The Tigers were close to a ranked win, but the final defensive possessions left the match open for another turnaround.
