Behrend Men’s Water Polo Drops Final Two Games Sunday
The Penn State Behrend men’s water polo team fell in the final two games of the PSB Invitational Sunday afternoon.
ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell in the final two games of the PSB Invitational Sunday afternoon.
Match One
Score: Augustana 25, Penn State Behrend 8
Records: Augustana (9-5), Penn State Behrend (4-14)
Key Moments:
* Seniors Eli Anderson ((Encinitas, CA/San Dieguito) and Ryan Kenney (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen Valley) recorded a team-high three goals for Behrend
* Other scorers for the Lions were Ryan Carpico (Skippack, PA/Perkiomen) and Eugene Kruger (Pleasanton, CA/Foothill)
* Anderson also added two assists and a steal
* On the defensive side, Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center), Robert Bakh (Issaquah, WA/Gibson EK), and Connor Bradley (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen) each tallied three takeaways
* Goalkeepers Leyton Vrono (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley), Evan Teeter (Erie, PA/McDowell), and Friedman combined for 19 saves in the contest
Match Two
Score: Mercyhurst 12 Penn State Behrend 11
Records: Penn State Behrend (4-15), Mercyhurst (3-12)
Key Moments:
* Despite outscoring the Lakers in the final period (4-2), the Lions fell by a lone score
* Seniors Chase Cordon (Canyon Lake, CA/Temescal Canyon), Anderson, and Kenney led the way for the Lions
* Anderson scored three goals on six shots, while Cordon and Kenney tallied two scores
* Other Lions to find the back of the net were Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich), Justin Brown (Healdsburg, CA/Cardinal Newman), Carpico, and Bakh
* Vrono finished with 13 saves
* Behrend outshot Mercyhurst, 40-29
Up Next:
* The Lions head to Boston, MA to compete in the DIII Eastern Championships, beginning on Saturday, Oct. 21