ERIE, Pa. — The Gannon University men’s water polo team defeated Penn State Behrend, 15-11, to close out the regular season riding a 13-match win-streak.
Jack Donnelly (Temecula, Calif./Chaparral) and Zarko Sadikovic (Nis, Serbia/GTS Neimar) made back-to-back goals to start the match to give the Golden Knights an early 2-0 lead.
Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) added a pair of goals with time running out in the first quarter and Gannon led 5-1 at the first break.
Ethan Hamp (Chicago, Ill./Von Steuben) tallied the first of his three goals to open up the second quarter as Gannon took a 9-6 lead to halftime.
The Golden Knights continued their offensive outburst in the third quarter, outscoring PSB 5-1 in the quarter. Tim Baer (San Diego, Calif./Classical Academy) had a pair of goals to push Gannon out to a 14-7 lead.
The Lions took the fourth quarter, 4-1, but fell short in their comeback.
The Golden Knights were 15-of-39 on shots and two-of-five on powerplays, while Penn State Behrend shot 11-of-29 from the field and two-of-three on powerplays.
Sadikovic and Baer led Gannon with four goals each as Gannon won its 13th-consecutive match to close out the regular season.The 13 victories in-a-row are a program-best mark.
Release courtesy Gannon University Athletics Communications
