Behrend Holds Off W&J; Unable To Get Past Augustana Sunday

WASHINGTON, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team narrowly defeated host Washington & Jefferson in its final game of the day on Sunday.

Match One
Score: Augustana 23, Penn State Behrend 12
Records: Augustana (7-5), Penn State Behrend (4-8)

Key Moments:

* Senior Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) led Behrend with four goals on seven shots, while Nick Thompson (Hudsonville, MI/Hudsonville) notched three scores
* Other Lions to find the back of the net were Will Aikens (La Grange Park, IL/Lyons Township) (two goals), Evan Blasky (Rockford, MI/Rockford), Freddy Browarki (Austin, TX/Westwood), and Leyton Vrono (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley)
* Browarski and Atticus Bowman (Albuquerque, NM/Volcano Vista) both handed out two assists apiece
* On the defensive end, Bowman (four steals) and Thompson (three steals) combined for seven steals
* Vrono and (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) finished with four saves each in net

Match Two
Score: Penn State Behrend 13, Washington & Jefferson 10
Records: Penn State Behrend (5-8), Washington & Jefferson (2-7)

Key Moments:

* Thompson and Blasky each scored a team-high four goals, while Thompson added two assists and two steals against the Presidents
* Chipping in two goals for the Lions were Holl and Browarski
* Bowman tallied five assists to go along with a steal
* Friedman registered 14 saves to help lead Behrend to the win
* This marks the second victory for the Lions against Washington & Jefferson this season
* In four games this weekend, Holl finished the weekend with 12 scores

Up Next:

* Behrend is back in action the weekend of October 26-27 at the Erie Prep Center for the Gannon Invitational. The Lions first game of the invite begins at 2 p.m. against McKendree