Darrell Breaks Steal Record, Young Scores Four Goals; Women's Water Polo Falls Twice
The Penn State Behrend women’s water polo team fell to Mt. St. Mary’s and Wittenberg on day two of the Grove City Invitational on Saturday.
GROVE CITY, Pa. – The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team fell to Mt. St. Mary's and Wittenberg on day two of the Grove City Invitational on Saturday.
Game one:
Final Score: Mt. St. Mary's 16, Penn State Behrend 5
Records: Penn State Behrend (0-6), Mt. St. Mary's (6-1)
Key Moments:
* Sierra Thurman led the Mount with five goals, including two in the opening quarter for a 3-0 lead
* Five different players scored for the Lions
* Behrend scattered five goals across the second and third quarters
* Mt. St. Mary's registered a quarter-high six goals in the fourth
* Nic Darrell (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) recorded 11 steals, two assists, two drawn kickouts and one goal
* With 11 steals, Darrell set a new program record for most steals in a game
* Shannon Young (Roseville, CA/Roseville), Susie Carrillo (Fresno, CA/Clovis North Educational Center), Olivia Wright (Fairview, PA/Fairview) and Darragh Martin (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) each tallied a goal for the Lions
* Julie de Deus (Pembroke Pines, FL/Pembroke Pines Charter) made three saves
Game one:
Final Score: Wittenberg 15, Penn State Behrend 11
Records: Penn State Behrend (0-7)
Key Moments:
* A pair of goals from Marley Persch (Hudsonville, MI/Hudsonville) and Young, and another from Darrell gave Behrend a 5-3 lead after the first eight minutes
* Wittenberg answered with five goals in the second quarter to take an 8-7 advantage into halftime
* The Lions managed to outscore the Tigers in the third quarter 4-3 to make it 11-all with one quarter left
* Young added another goal to make three, while Wright, Carrillo and Martin each scored
* Wittenberg registered four goals in the fourth and clamped down on defense for the four-goal win
* de Deus added five saves for a total of eight on the day
* In addition to scoring, Darrell had the same stat line as Mt. St. Marys: five steals, two assists and two drawn kickouts
Up Next:
* The Lions return to action on March 4 at the Gary Troyer Invitational in California.