Horn Sets New School Record in Win Over Utica; Lions Go 1-1 on the Day

MONMOUTH, Il. – Maryn Horn (Houston, TX/Jersey Village) led the Penn State Behrend women's water polo team to go 1-1 on Saturday at the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA), scoring six goals and setting a new school record with 149 career goals. Behrend defeated Utica 15-4, then fell to Monmouth 12-6.

In game one against the Pioneers (0-7), Horn buried a game-high five goals for the Lions (6-8) to help them secure a 15-4 victory in the first game of the day.

Jenessa Islas-Parker (Palatine, IL/Frema) got Behrend on the board first, notching a goal in the opening 1:16 of the contest. The Lions continued the heat by adding three more goals in the first quarter, maintaining a 4-1 edge through the first period.

In the second quarter, Horn tallied a hat trick while Devon Van Rensburg (Johannesburg, South Africa/Crawford) scored a pair goals to combine for five unanswered goals for Behrend. Utica began to mount a comeback, scoring three straight goals to make the score 9-4. However, Behrend ended the short-lived run by registering a goal in the final 33 seconds of the half to push the lead back to six at halftime.

The Lions kept the Pioneers scoreless in the second half, while adding five goals themselves to top the game off at 15-4.

Horn finished the game with five goals and four steals. Islas-Parker ended with four goals while Rensburg recorded three goals.

Lauren Wood (Vernon Hills, IL/Vernon Hills) contributed in the win by making five steals while also dishing out five assists. Carson Hagood (Orlando, FL/Bishop Moore Catholic) notched three steals.

In game two against the Fighting Scots (4-4), the Lions could not put together much offense in the first half. Monmouth scored seven goals in the first half, six of which came in the first quarter, whereas Behrend was only able to tally one goal.

The Lions found a groove midway through the fourth quarter, scoring three of their six total goals, but it was too late.

JoJo Gager (Holland, MI/West Ottawa), Alison McClure (Loveland, OH/Milford), Wood, Horn, Rensburg, and Hagood all registered goals in the match.

Horn also tallied four steals, Rensburg made recorded three, and Gager made two steals. Islas-Parker dished out two assists in the game.

McClure made six saves in net for the Lions while Wood notched three saves.

The Lions will continue the CWPA Regional Tournament tomorrow when they face-off against Macalester. The game is set to begin at 11 a.m.