2014 Men's Water Polo Top Stories

  • Four Earn ACWPC All-Academic Awards
    February 24, 2015
    Four Penn State Behrend men’s water polo players earned Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic Awards for the 2014 season.
  • Two Selected as ASCWP All-Americans
    February 04, 2015
    Two Penn State Behrend men’s water polo players were selected as Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) Division III All-American Honorable Mentions.
  • Elder Selected as Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week
    November 14, 2014
    Ty Elder earned Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week honors after helping the Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team to a 2-2 record at the Southern Division Championships last weekend.
  • Men's Water Polo Announces Team Awards
    November 13, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team announced its team award winners for the 2014 season.
  • Lions Defeat Salem, 15-9
    November 09, 2014
    In the season finale, Senior Matthew Johnson scored five goals to lead the Penn State Behrend men's water polo team past Salem 14-9 in the ninth place game of the CWPA Southern Division Championships.
  • Lions Fall Twice at Southern Division Championships
    November 08, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team dropped a pair of games Saturday at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championships hosted by Princeton. In their first contest, the Lions (2-18) fell to Navy (15-10), 21-4. In game two, Behrend was defeated by local rival Mercyhurst (14-11).
  • Lions Defeat Monmouth, 7-3
    November 08, 2014
    Matthew Johnson's (Houston, TX/Cypress Falls) three goals led the Penn State Behrend men's water polo team past Monmouth (3-9) Saturday night by a score of 7-3. The Lions (3-18) scored four fourth quarter goals to claim the victory.
  • Lions Travel to Princeton for CWPA Championships
    November 07, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team travels to Princeton this weekend for the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Southern Championship. The Lions (2-16) are the 11 seed in the tournament and take on the No. 2 seed Navy and the No. 7 seed Mercyhurst.
  • Mercyhust Defeats Lions
    October 26, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team was defeated by Mercyhurst 9-5 Saturday afternoon. The Lions (2-16) played well defensively and kept themselves in the game, but could not come up with enough on the offensive end to win.
  • Lions Fall Twice on Senior Day
    October 25, 2014
    On senior day, the Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team dropped a pair of games to Monmouth and Gannon. In the first game of the day, Monmouth edged the Lions 11-10 in a thrilling back and forth contest. Game two featured a battle of two Erie schools. Gannon won the contest, 16-10.
  • Lions Clipped by Monmouth
    October 19, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell to Monmouth 11-7 Sunday morning in the fifth place game at the Division III Championship.
  • Elder Breaks Career Record for Saves
    October 18, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team dropped a pair of games Saturday at the Division III Championships hosted by Washington and Jefferson. With 20 saves on the day, Ty Elder broke Nick McGrady's career saves record with a total of 670. Elder also added five steals in the two games.
  • Williamson Scores Four Goals, Lions Fall to W&J
    October 12, 2014
    Carson Williamson scored four goals for the Penn State Behrend men's water polo team in a tough loss Sunday morning to Washington and Jefferson (9-9) by a score of 16-12. The Lions (2-10) scored seven goals in the fourth quarter however it was too little too late.
  • Lions Edged by Salem, 10-9
    October 11, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team lost a close 10-9 hard-fought contest to Salem Saturday night. The heartbreaking loss came in the final seconds when Michael Ebenkamp put in a goal to seal the victory for Salem.
  • Lions Defeated Twice at the Gary Troyer Tournament
    October 04, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team dropped two games on Saturday in the Gary Troyer Tournament. In game one,the Lions (2-8) were defeated by Occidental (4-15) by a score of 12-2. In a rematch of a thrilling game the previous night, Caltech (6-9) defeated Behrend, 11-4.
  • Vink Shines in Victory Over Caltech, La Verne Defates Lions
    October 03, 2014
    LA VERNE, Ca. - Justin Vink scored the go ahead goal with 3:02 left in the fourth quarter to lead the Penn State Behrend men's water polo team past Caltech Friday night. Vink gave the Lions an 11-10 lead and scored an insurance goal to give Behrend a two-goal lead with 2:37 left in regulation. Behrend would complete the thrilling comeback victory by a final score of 12-11.
  • Mercyhurst Defeats Lions
    September 26, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team was defeated by Mercyhurst Friday night by a score of 19-8.
  • Lions Drop Two Games Sunday
    September 14, 2014
    Competing at the Bucknell Invitational, the Penn State Behrend men's water polo team lost twice on Sunday. The Lions lost the first game to Johns Hopkins by a score of 16-0. In game two, Behrend was defeated by George Washington 16-2.
  • Lions Drop a Pair of Games at the Bucknell Invitational
    September 13, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team dropped a pair of games Saturday at the Bucknell Invitational.
  • Navy Defeats Lions
    September 07, 2014
    The Navy Midshipmen defeated the Penn State Behrend men's water polo team Sunday afternoon by a score of 19-6.
  • Lions Win Season Opener, 14-10
    September 06, 2014
    The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team defeated Caltech on Saturday in its season opener by a score of 14-10. The win marks the teams first win since November 3rd, 2012 when the Lions defeated Salem, 16-15.