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naranjo shot
6
Biola BU (0-1)
20
Winner Long Beach State LBSU (1-0)
Biola BU
(0-1)
6
Final
20
Long Beach State LBSU
(1-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Biola BU 2 3 1 0 6
Long Beach State LBSU 5 7 4 4 20

Game Recap: Women's Water Polo | | Ethan McGarvey, Sports Information Director

Naranjo Shines in Season Opener

The Eagles began the new season at No. 7 Long Beach State and Veralie Naranjo corralled five goals on Saturday.

LONG BEACH, Calif. --- It did not take long for Veralie Naranjo to get cooking in 2024. She piled on five goals for the No. 25 Eagles in the team's season opener on Saturday. The BU squad battled seventh-ranked Long Beach State on the road in the front half of a weekend double feature.

The top-25 matchup saw Biola fall, 20-6, against the Beach. 

LBSU pushed its advantage in the early going, scoring on its first two possessions of the game. By the second minute of the first quarter, the hosting squad held a 3-0 lead.

Veralie Naranjo scored at the 5:55 mark in the opening stanza to cut off the opponent's run. The junior could not be stopped in the first half, posting all five of her goals in the first 16 minutes of the contest.

The Commerce, California native added her second goal at the buzzer of the first quarter, before tallying more off of LBSU exclusions. Three Naranjo goals came on power plays and notched the final tally for the team in the half with a five-meter penalty shot. 

The Beach held a 12-5 lead at the halftime break and did not hold back in the latter parts of the game. Long Beach State edged Biola 8-1 in the second half for the 20-6 finish.

Maria Roldan Gonzalez joined Naranjo in the scoring column, logging an even-strength goal five minutes into the third.

The Eagles will be back in the pool in Long Beach later in the morning on Saturday, facing No. 24 Brown at 11:45am.
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