Behrend Men's Water Polo Competes at Gary Troyer Invite
The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell to Caltech and Air Force on day two of the Gary Troyer Tournament in Claremont, California.
CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell to Caltech and Air Force on day two of the Gary Troyer Tournament in Claremont, California.
Match One
Score: Caltech 13, Penn State Behrend 11
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-11), Caltech (2-8)
Key Moments:
* Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) paced the Lions with four goals while Ryan Kenney (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen Valley) added two
* In addition to a team-best four goals, Holl made a pair of steals
* Behrend was held scoreless in the first quarter, but tallied three in the second and outscored Caltech 5-2 in the third
* The Lions recorded three more goals in the fourth
* Leyton Vrono (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley) tallied 13 saves in 32 minutes of work
* The Beavers avenged a 16-4 loss to the Lions earlier in the season for their second win
* Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill), Chase Cordon (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon), Eli Anderson (Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito), Ryan Carpico (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen) and Justin Brown (Healdsburg, CA/Cardinal Newman)
Match Two
Score: Air Force 23, Penn State Behrend 3
Records: Air Force (13-8), Penn State Behrend (3-12)
Key Moments:
* Robert Bakh (Issaquah, VA/Gibson EK), Holl and Brown each scored a goal
* Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/ Valley Center) made five saves while Vrono tallied six saves and one steal
* Behrend tallied a goal in each of the last three quarters
* The Air Force had seven different players with multiple goals
* The Lions took 23 shots and converted on one power play
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on Saturday at home against Austin. The game begins at 10:30 a.m.