Behrend Tripped Up In First Two Games of Gannon Invitational

ERIE, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend men's water polo team fell to McKendree and host Gannon on the first day of the Gannon Invite Saturday.

Match One
Score: McKendree 17, Penn State Behrend 8
Records: McKendree (1-14), Penn State Behrend (5-9)

Key Moments:

* Freshman Nick Thompson (Hudsonville, MI/Hudsonville) led the Lions with four goals on nine shots
* Atticus Bowman (Albuquerque, NM/Volcano Vista), Adrian Tolczyk (Park Ridge, IL/Maine South), Will Aikens (La Grange Park, IL/Lyons Township), and Connor Bradley (Collegeville, PA/Perkiomen) were the other Lions to find the back of the net against the Bearcats. Bowman also dished out two assists
* Ethan Friedman (Valley Center, CA/Valley Center) made 14 saves in net to go along with a team-high three steals

Match Two
Score: Gannon 19, Penn State Behrend 8
Records: Gannon (12-3), Penn State Behrend (5-10)

Key Moments:

* Jack Holl (Greenwich, CT/Greenwich) scored a hat trick in the Lions second game on Saturday
* Thompson (two goals), Tolczyk, Bradley, and Freddy Browarki (Austin, TX/Westwood) also chipped in goals
* Freshman Dylan Hayslip (Flower Mound, TX/Marcus) recorded two saves at the defensive end for Behrend
* Friedman and senior Leyton Vrono (Murrieta, CA/Murrieta Valley) combined for 11 saves

Up Next:

* Behrend finishes off the Gannon Invite tomorrow with games against Mercyhurst and Salem at 9 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.