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Hawaii Water Polo wins in extra time against 6th ranked Long Beach State

Hawaii Water Polo wins in extra time against 6th ranked Long Beach State

Yahoo16-03-2025
Hawaii Water Polo was back at home on Saturday to host 6th-ranked Long Beach State.
The Rainbow Wahine coming into the match as the 3rd-ranked team in the country.
Hawaii started off with a quick 1st period to take a 3-1 lead but only led 3-2 at the half.
In the 3rd period it was a scoring battle as UH found the back of the net 4 times while The Beach scored 3.
Once again in the match, Hawaii was held scoreless as Long Beach State managed to find 2 goals to force Overtime.
In the 1st OT, both teams scoring to make it 8-8.
In the Sudden Death portion, Hawaii's Doyle found the back of the net during a powerplay to give UH the 9-8 win.
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