Behrend Men's Water Polo Competes at Gary Troyer Invite

Behrend Men's Water Polo Competes at Gary Troyer Invite

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.