LOS ANGELES, Calif. – Augustana men's water polo team used a seven-goal second quarter to pull away from the Penn State Behrend Lions for a 17-6 victory on day two f the 2022 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation (MPSF) Championships hosted by USC.

Score: Augustana 17, Penn State Behrend 6
Records: Augustana (13-6), Penn State Behrend (0-23)

Key Moments

* The Lions will battle for third place in the East MPSF Championships tomorrow against the loser of Austin and Washington & Jefferson
* Ryan Kenney (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen) got Behrend on the board first at the 3:56 mark of the first period
* Kenney tallied his first of two goals on the day for a 1-0 Lions lead
* Behrend held Augustana to one goal in the first, scored on a penalty by Joseph Addison 16 seconds after the Lions goal
* The Vikings exploded for seven goals in the second while keeping Behrend to just two goals for an 8-3 halftime lead
* Augustana posted a 3-2 in goals in the third quarter and then had a repeat of the second quarter with seven more goals for the final margin
* Dario Gonzalez (Hanford, CA/Hanford West), Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) and Eli Anderson (Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito) all tallied goals for the Lions

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on tomorrow for their final game of the MPSF Championships, beginning at 12:30 p.m.