LONG BEACH, Calif. – No. 9 Long Beach State (7-5) looks to bounce back after a 1-3 weekend at the MPSF Invite hosting the Air Force Falcons on Friday night. This past weekend, the Beach nearly upset No. 3 USC on the MPSF Invite after heading into overtime and losing 13-12. Prior to facing the Trojans, Long Beach State faced No. 2 Stanford for the second time in a row and ended defeated 14-10. The win of the weekend came on a Big West clash against No. 12 UC Davis by 12-10. In the last game of the tournament, the Beach dropped the contest against No. 7 Princeton with the score of 14-12. SeniorEvan Cain had a great weekend leading the Beach with 12 goals on the four games. Cain scored four goals against the Trojans and had two hat-tricks against the Cardinals and the Aggies. Senior Bruno Chiappini scored nine goals on the weekend. Against No. 12 UC Davis, Chiappini led the team with five goals in the game. Freshman duo Gabi Acosta and Corbin Stanley keep making an impact on the Beach offense as both recorded hat-tricks on the overtime loss against No. 3 USC. Sophomore Marc Frigola continues to help the team on offense notching nine assists on the weekend.