Behrend Takes Two Victories on Final Day of Home Invite
The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team picked up two victories on the final day of their home invitational Sunday.
ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team picked up two victories on the final day of their home invitational Sunday.
Match One
Score: Penn State Behrend 18, Wheaton 9
Records: Penn State Behrend (2-5), Wheaton (Mass.) (0-3)
Key Moments:
* Behrend outscored Wheaton 6-1 in the second quarter, thanks to six scores by six different players to take a 10-3 lead
* The Lions would continue to pull away with eight goals in the third and fourth quarters to secure the win
* Nine different Lions found the back of the net with freshman Priscilla Gil (Chicago, IL/Riverside Brookfield) delivering four goals
* Nic Darrell (Perkasie, PA/Pennridge) and Makenzie Rickerd (Rockford, MI/Rockford) each recorded a hat-trick, while Lauren True (Denton, TX/Guyer) chipped in two scores
Match Two
Score: Penn State Behrend 13, Connecticut College 8
Records: Penn State Behrend (3-5), Connecticut College (1-4)
Key Moments:
* The Lions surged back from down 4-3 after the first quarter with four second quarter goals to take a 7-5 lead
* Behrend outscored the Camels 6-3 in the next two quarters to pick up its second win of the day
* Junior Darragh Martin (Green Lane, PA/Upper Perkiomen) registered a game-high six goals
* Rickerd added three scores of her own for the Lions
Up Next:
* Behrend heads to Sherman, TX next weekend for the Austin Invitational