Behrend Men's Water Polo Competes at Home All Weekend; Lions Host Gannon Friday

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team will host Gannon on Friday night and then welcome six teams over the weekend at the Behrend Invitational in the Junker Center Pool.

Schedule/Coverage

Friday, September 30
Penn State Behrend vs. Gannon – 6 p.m. (Video)

Saturday, October 1
Penn State Behrend vs. WJ – 9:30 a.m. (Video)
Mercyhurst vs. Buffalo – 11 a.m. (Video)
Salem vs. WJ – 12:30 p.m. (Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Buffalo – 2 p.m. (Video)
Gannon vs. Cornell – 3:30 p.m. (Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Salem – 5 p.m. (Video)
Mercyhurst vs. Cornell – 6:30 p.m. (Video)

Sunday, October 2
Salem vs. Cornell – 9 a.m. (Video)
Mercyhurst vs. WJ – 10:30 a.m. (Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Cornell – 12 p.m. (Video)
Penn State Behrend vs. Mercyhurst – 1:30 p.m. (Video)

Behrend News & Notes

* The Lions are coming off a 28-14 loss to Division I Mt. St. Mary's last Friday in their home opener
* Behrend registered a season-high 14 goals
* Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) finished with five goals, while Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill) and Ryan Kenney (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen Valley) tallied three apiece
* Holl ranks third in steals per game (1.75) and is sixth in goals per game (2.50) in the MPSF
* Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, PA//Valley Center) also ranks statistically in the MPSF, sitting third in saves per game (7.22) and fourth in overall saves with 65
* Holl continues to pace the team with 20 goals

Gannon News & Notes

* The Golden Knights enter with a 1-7 overall record
* Gannon is coming off a 18-13 loss to Bucknell on Sunday
* The lone Golden Knights win was a 20-19 decision over Johns Hopkins on Sept. 24
* Alex Kotskar leads the team with 27 goals and seven assists for 34 points
* Goalie Alvaro Marco enters with a 1-4 record and has made 61 saves
* Last season, Gannon defeated Behrend 21-14 on October 29