Lions Take Home Fifth Place in MPSF Tournament; Behrend Defeats Austin

Lions Take Home Fifth Place in MPSF Tournament; Behrend Defeats Austin

BERKLEY, Ca. - The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team took down Austin 8-7 to finish in fifth place in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championship Tournament.

Scores
Penn State Behrend 8, Austin 7

Key Moments:

* The Lions took down the Kangaroos 8-7 in the final seconds to finish in fifth place in the MPSF Tournament
* Isaak Hatopp (Saline, MI/Saline) drew a 5M penalty with one second left in the game
* Austin Hoff (Lake Forest, CA/El Toro) scored the game-winning goal on the penalty kick to secure the finish
* Behrend started out the game with a 5-1 lead before Austin scored five straight to tie the match
* The Lions were down 7-6 until Hatopp scored to tie and Hoff scored the final goal
* Matt Olimski (San Diego, CA/Otay Ranch) held down the team in net, tallying 18 saves and five steals
* Hatopp and Andre Sardaryzadeh (Murrieta, CA/Elsinore) each chipped in three goals for Behrend