Gannon Set to Face Western Division Foes this Weekend

March 28, 2009

ERIE, Pa. -- The Gannon University women’s water polo team will play four matches this weekend with three contests at home in the Carneval Athletic Pavilion (CAP). The CWPA 10th-ranked Lady Knights will face Grove City College Friday, March 27, at 7:30 p.m. and then take on Washington & Jefferson Saturday, March 28, at 10 a.m. at home. On Sunday, March 29, GU hosts Utica College at 9 a.m. in non-conference action and then travels to Penn State Behrend for a noon contest.

GU (5-5, 1-0 CWPA) beat Chatham March 21, 19-5.  Annie Greenhill (Brea, Calif./Brea Olinda) and Caitlin Andrews (Tustin, Calif./Tustin) each scored four goals to lead the Knights’ attack. Greenhill leads the team with 20 goals this season.

Grove City (3-5, 1-2 CWPA) beat Colorado College 11-6 on March 12 before taking two weeks off from matches. The Wolverines will also face Utica at the CAP at 4 p.m. Friday.

W&J (2-6, 1-3 CWPA) defeated Penn State Behrend 14-2 March 22. The Presidents will play three matches Saturday. They face Gannon and Utica at the CAP and then travel to Grove City to face the Wolverines Saturday evening.

Utica (0-5) will be looking for their first victory of the season. The Pioneers lost twice to Gannon in 2008, at the Siena Invitational and the Snowy Seven Tournament.

 

Release courtesy Gannon University