Cal State Fullerton women’s water polo suffered a crippling 22-3 defeat against No. 8 Long Beach State at Ken Lindgren Aquatics Center.

The loss to Long Beach State marks the third time this season where the Titans’ offense did not have any multi-goal scorers. The previous two instances also occurred against top-10 ranked teams, in the squad’s losses against No. 3 UCLA and No. 9 UC Irvine earlier in the season.

The Titans shot a season low 11.5% and were shut out in the second half for the first time this season.

The Sharks controlled the tempo from the get-go as freshman Chiara Amoroso banked in a goal on a powerplay just over 30 seconds into the matchup. Senior Destiny Hernandez answered back with a goal of her own moments later, but the rest was history for any hopes for the Titans.

Senior Elisa Portillo swiftly countered 14 seconds later, paving the way for a 3-0 Shark run to close out the first quarter fueled by the Titans’ cold shooting and five turnovers.

Freshman Sofia Moschetti and sophomore Mia Hatch sank the remaining Titans’ goals to bring the contest within two in the early stages of the second quarter. From that point on, they were shut out.

Unfazed, Long Beach State scored six straight goals while holding the Titans scoreless the rest of the way to end the half up, 11-3. 

CSUF could not find relief, as goalkeeper Polina Synytsia thwarted the Titans’ attempts to claw back, knocking down their last 19 shots.

The Sharks carried over their intensity into the third quarter as Daniela Quinzada scored back-to-back goals during the first two minutes of action. 

Continuously, the Titans struggled to find their cadence, allowing Long Beach State to tack on to their sizable lead. 

The final frame proved no different for CSUF as senior Lucy Miszewski recorded a hat trick 15 seconds in. Another set of goals by freshman Angeliki Arroyo, Amoroso, and Miszewski followed, further ruining the Titans’ afternoon.

Miszewski banked in the final goal of the game with under two minutes left, cementing her status as the Sharks’ leading contributor with seven points off four goals and three assists.

The Titans will hope to regroup and bounce back as they return to Titan Aquatics Center 16-12 overall and 1-4 in Big West play to host Macalester College.

The first sprint is scheduled for 7 p.m.