ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team will plays its final home game of the season against Gannon on Saturday, Nov. 11. Gametime is set for 11:30 a.m. Following their home contest, the Lions will head to Mercyhurst for a 4:30 p.m. matchup with the Lakers.

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Behrend News & Notes:

* Last weekend, the Lions went 2-2 in Rock Island, Ill., scoring back-to-back victories over Connecticut College and Washington & Jefferson
* Senior Eli Anderson (Encinitas, CA/Dan Dieguito) delivered five goals and five assists against the Camels on Saturday, while Ryan Carpico (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen) added three scores
* On Sunday, Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill) notched a team-high three goals. Carpico and and Connor Bradley (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen) each chipped in two scores
* Anderson recorded two assists and two steals for the Lions
* Goalkeeper Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) tallied a combined 19 saves in the two wins
* Friedman ranked third in saves for the week in the MPSF with 146 stops, while Chase Cordon (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon) and Anderson ranked fourth and fifth in steals (28 steals, 25 steals)
* For the week, Kruger dished out 26 assists for fifth in the MPSF rankings

Meet the Opposition:

* Gannon enters Saturday's contest with a 9-9 overall record, falling to Salem (21-13) at the WWPA Morgantown Classic last Sunday
* The Golden Knights finished with a record of 2-1 at the WWPA Morgantown Classic
* In the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA), Alexandros Kotskar ranks fourth with 71 goals this season, while Matthew Harkrader leads the conference in sprint wins (42)
* Goalkeeper Marco Alvaro is second in the WWPA in save-percentage (.493) and third in saves (226)