Behrend Stumbles on First Day of DIII Championships

Behrend Stumbles on First Day of DIII Championships

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.  – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell to Johns Hopkins and MIT on the opening day of the DIII Championships in Massachusetts.

Match One
Score:
Johns Hopkins 20, Penn State Behrend 6
Records: Johns Hopkins (4-13), Penn State Behrend (5-16)

Key Moments:

* Eli Anderson (Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito) and Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) each tallied two scores for the Lions
* In the first quarter, junior Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill) found the back of the net
* With three minutes left in the contest, Justin Brown (Healdsburg, CA/Cardinal Newman) notched Behrend's sixth goal

Match Two
Score:
MIT 23, Penn State Behrend 3
Records: MIT (9-9), Penn State Behrend (5-17)

Key Moments:

* Kruger and Anderson were goal scorers in the Lions final contest on the first day of the DIII Championships
* Senior Chase Cordon (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon) added a score for Behrend

Up Next:

* The Lions complete the DIII Eastern Championships at 9:00 a.m. against Washington & Jefferson