Behrend Bested In Home Invitational

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell to Gannon and Mercyhurst in the Junker Center Natatorium Saturday for the PSB Invitational.

Match One
Score: Gannon 22, Penn State Behrend 8
Records: Gannon (13-4), Penn State Behrend (5-13)

Key Moments:

* Freshman Nick Thompson (Hudsonville, MI/Hudsonville) scored a hat-trick against the Golden Knights
* Dylan Hayslip (Flower Mound, TX/Marcus) and Robert Bakh (Issaquah, WA/Gibson EK) chipped in two goals
* Ian Partida Garcia (Ontario, CA/Ontario) also tallied a score in the Lions first game on Saturday
* Goalie Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) led Behrend with three steals to go along with eight saves

Match Two
Score: Mercyhurst 13, Penn State Behrend 8
Records: Mercyhurst (7-21), Penn State Behrend (5-14)

Key Moments:

* Senior Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) led the Lions with four goals, three of which came in the third quarter
* Thompson tallied two scores, while Hayslip and Bakh each found the back of the net once
* Goalie Leyton Vrono (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley) made 24 saves vs. the Lakers
* Prior to the contest, Holl, Vrono and Connor Bradley (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen) were recognized in a senior ceremony

Up Next:

* Behrend is back in action next weekend for four games in Dallas, TX at the Austin Invite