Gannon Water Polo Holds Off Behrend Lions

ERIE, Pa – The Division II Gannon Golden Knights men's water polo team outscored the Penn State Behrend Lions 8-3 in the third quarter to pull away with a 21-11 win on Friday night in the Junker Center Pool.

Score: Gannon 21, Penn State Behrend 11
Records: Gannon (2-7), Penn State Behrend (0-10)

Key Moments

* The Golden Knights registered their second win of the season thanks to six goals from Marty Kaverman Jr.
* Gannon grabbed a 6-2 lead after the first quarter with a pair of goals from Kaverman
* Behrend scored two goals in each of the first two quarters for a 9-4 halftime score in favor of the Golden Knights
* Gannon made it an eight-goal game two minutes into the third quarter
* Chase Cordon (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon) tallied two goals in the third quarter for the Lions
* The goals were even in the fourth with each team netting four apiece
* John Romano (Havertown, PA/Malvern) tallied his first multiple-goal game with two in the final quarter
* Cordon and Eli Anderson (Encinitas, CA/San Diequito) each finished with three goals
* Goalie Devin Lockard (Edgewood, WA/Puyallup) made eight saves on the night

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on tomorrow Washington & Jefferson at the PSB Invitational. Game time is 9:30 a.m.