LOS ANGELES — No. 8 LMU defeated No. 16 San Jose State 13-9 on Saturday at the Burns Aquatics Center on Alumni Day. The Lions scored five times in the third quarter and held San Jose State scoreless in the quarter.
The Lions opened with three consecutive goals, with
Nico Furneaux scoring at 7:03 and 5:21 in the first quarter before
Nick Leung added another at 4:25. San Jose State answered with goals from Mateja Cetkovic at 3:58 and Mitchell Keightley at :52, but Furneaux scored again at :17 to close the first-quarter scoring. After the teams traded goals in the second quarter, Loyola Marymount put together eight straight goals from Furneaux's 3:19 score in the second through Leung's power-play goal at 6:31 in the fourth. That stretch included five third-quarter goals from
Gabrijel Burburan,
Luka Dimic,
Eduardo Carraresi, Dimic again and
Soren Martin. San Jose State scored the final five goals of the game, while the Lions finished with 13 goals on 37 shots and San Jose State had nine goals on 29 shots.
Furneaux scored a team-high four goals on seven shots, added three assists and had two sprint wins. Dimic finished with three goals, two assists and two steals. Burburan posted one goal, three assists and a field block.
Pablo De Souza recorded nine saves and added an assist and a steal.
The Lions are 13-6 overall and are ranked No. 8 nationally. San Jose State is 6-10 overall and is ranked No. 16 nationally.
Up next, the Lions host Santa Clara at noon Sunday, Oct. 18, at Burns Center.
