CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team dropped a pair of matches on day one of the Gary Tournament held in Claremont, California on Friday.

Match One
Score: Chapman 23, Penn State Behrend 3
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-9), Chapman (2-6)

Key Moments:

* Chapman scored 23 goals on 40 shots for a .575 shooting percentage
* The Panthers managed five goals in the first and seven more in the second for a 12-2 lead at halftime
* Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich), Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill) and Chase Cordon (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon) each scored for the Lions
* Holl led the team with five shots
* Kruger tallied the first goal off an assist from Will Aikens (LaGrange Park, IL/Lyons Township) at the 4:25 mark of the first quarter
* Holl scored in the second quarter and Aikens added one in the third
* Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) made 10 saves in goal
* Eli Anderson (Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito) had a team-best two steals

Match Two
Score: UC Merced 20, Penn State Behrend 7
Records: UC Merced (10-6), Penn State Behrend (3-10)

Key Moments:

* The Lions had five different goal scorers
* Robert Bakh (Issaquah, VA/Gibson EK) tallied two of the seven goals
* Four other Behrend players tallied a goal
* The Lions fired 26 shots to UC Merced Bobcats 32

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Saturday to face Caltech and Air Force on day two of the Claremont Convergence Gary Troyer Tournament.