Behrend Men’s Water Polo Drops Final Two Games Sunday

ERIE, Pa.  – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell in the final two games of the PSB Invitational Sunday afternoon.

Match One
Score: Augustana 25, Penn State Behrend 8
Records: Augustana (9-5), Penn State Behrend (4-14)

Key Moments:

* Seniors Eli Anderson ((Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito) and Ryan Kenney (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen Valley) recorded a team-high three goals for Behrend
* Other scorers for the Lions were Ryan Carpico (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen) and Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill)
* Anderson also added two assists and a steal
* On the defensive side, Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center), Robert Bakh (Issaquah, WA/Gibson EK), and Connor Bradley (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen) each tallied three takeaways
* Goalkeepers Leyton Vrono (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley), Evan Teeter (Erie, PA/McDowell), and Friedman combined for 19 saves in the contest

Match Two
Score: Mercyhurst 12 Penn State Behrend 11
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-15), Mercyhurst (3-12)

Key Moments:

* Despite outscoring the Lakers in the final period (4-2), the Lions fell by a lone score
* Seniors Chase Cordon (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon), Anderson, and Kenney led the way for the Lions
* Anderson scored three goals on six shots, while Cordon and Kenney tallied two scores
* Other Lions to find the back of the net were Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich), Justin Brown (Healdsburg, CA/Cardinal Newman), Carpico, and Bakh
* Vrono finished with 13 saves
* Behrend outshot Mercyhurst, 40-29

Up Next:

* The Lions head to Boston, MA to compete in the DIII Eastern Championships, beginning on Saturday, Oct. 21