UCI men’s water polo extends winning streak

LOS ANGELES — Sophomore Brandon Johnson scored with two seconds left to lift the UC Irvine men’s water polo team to a 10-9 victory over Long Beach State in the ninth-place game of the SoCal Tournament Sunday at Loyola Marymount’s Burns Aquatics Center.

It was the second victory of the day and third straight win for the No. 8-ranked Anteaters (5-7), who return to action Wednesday in a nonconference game against visiting Cal Baptist.

Johnson and junior Greg Enloe scored three goals apiece for the winners.

Senior Jesse Hatch scored with 6:18 remaining to give the ’Eaters a 9-6 lead before the 49ers scored three straight to erase the deficit, the equalizer coming with 46 seconds left in the game.

Against Redlands, Johnson and sophomore Griffin Lerman scored four goals apiece to key the blowout.

Enloe added three goals and freshman Max Parrague had two.

— From staff reports