Men's Water Polo Competes at W&J
The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell 20-4 to Long Island University on day two of the Washington & Jefferson Invitational on Sunday.
WASHINGTON, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell 20-4 to Long Island University on day two of the Washington & Jefferson Invitational on Sunday.
Score:
Long Island University 20, Penn State Behrend 4
Key Moments
* The Lions opened their season with a pair of exhibition decisions over Yale and Michigan State on Saturday afternoon
* Behrend outscored Yale 17-8, before edging Michigan State 15-13
* The Lions also posted an 11-8 decision over Michigan State before facing Long Island
* Long Island held Behrend scoreless in the first period, jumping out to a 5-0 lead
* Behrend had four different players score in the game
* Aleksander Nowaczek (Los Angles, CA/La Canada) got Behrend on the board in the second quarter
* Nowaczek, Dario Gonzalez (Hanford, CA/Hanford West) and Connor Bradley (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen) all tallied a goal in the fourth period
* Gonzalez also recorded two steals
* Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) and Leyton Vrono (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley) each tallied saves in goal for the Lions
* Friedman led with eight saves and two steals, while Vrono added three
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Saturday at Washington & Jefferson. The contest begins at 10 a.m.