Men's Water Polo Celebrates Senior Day; Lions Fall to Gannon, Mercyhurst

ERIE, Pa – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team dropped a pair of local games, falling to Division II Gannon 17-11 and Division II Mercyhurst 14-9 on Saturday.

Score: Gannon 17, Penn State Behrend 11
Records: Gannon (8-15), Penn State Behrend (0-20)

Score: Mercyhurst 14, Penn State Behrend 9
Records: Mercyhurst (3-20), Penn State Behrend (0-21)

Key Moments

* The Lions honored senior Matt Schnelle (Loveland, OH/Milford) before the Gannon game
* Schnelle registered a goal in each game for Behrend
* Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) tallied six goals on the day, netting a team-best four goals against Mercyhurst
* Ryan Kenney (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen) led with three goals vs. the Golden Knights
* Eli Anderson (Encinitas, CA/San Diequito) had three steals and one goal in the first game
* The Lions outscored Gannon in the fourth period, 5-4
* Goalie Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) made 11 saves in each game for a total of 22
* Connor Bradley (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen) and Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill) contributed two goals apiece vs. the Lakers
* Mercyhurst held a small 4-3 lead after the first period and used a 4-0 goal differential in the second to stay ahead for good

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action next weekend at the MPSF Championships in Los Angeles, California.