CLAREMONT, Calif. - The Gannon men's water polo team suffered two losses to open Friday's action at the Claremont Convergence tournament. The Golden Knights lost to Vanguard 14-11 before falling to Fresno Pacific 13-4.

In the opening match, Gannon out-scored Vanguard in two of the four quarters, but the Lions posted a 5-0 edge in the fourth quarter to pull out the come-from-behind win.

Gannon pulled ahead 3-2 in the first quarter before both teams netted three scores in the second, giving the Golden Knights a 6-5 edge at the half. Gannon increased their lead to two after the third quarter by out-scoring Vanguard 5-4. However, the Lions exploded for five goals in the fourth quarter and held Gannon scoreless to earn the 14-11 win.

Daisuke Takagi (Tsukuba, Japan / Namiki) led Gannon with three goals while Greg Nelson (Homewood, Ill. / Homewood-Flossmoor), Jake Ouellette (San Diego, Calif. / Scripps Ranch) and Phil Myrick (Erie, Pa. / Cathedral Prep) each had two. Neal Zoellick (Homewood, Ill. / Homewood-Flossmoor) had eight blocks in goal.

In the second match, the Golden Knights were unable to erase an early 5-1 deficit as Fresno Pacific out-scored Gannon in three of the four quarters.

The Sunbirds opened the match with a 5-1 lead after the first eight minutes. The scoring in the second quarter was even with two scores each, putting the Gannon down 7-3 at the half. However, Fresno Pacific blanked the Golden Knights in the third quarter posting a 4-0 advantage in goals. The Sunbirds added two goals in the fourth while Gannon scored once to account for the 13-4 final.

Takagi was again the Golden Knights' top scorer with two goals. Nelson and Ben Feasley (Takoma Park, Md. / Montgomery Blair) each had one score. Improving his total from earlier in the day, Zoellick finished with nine blocks in goal.

The Golden Knights fell to 5-9 overall this season. Fresno Pacific improved to 9-17 overall while Vanguard now stands at 6-17. Gannon continues action at the tournament tonight with a match at 10 p.m. (Eastern) against California Baptist. Due to the time difference results from that match will not be made available until tomorrow.

The Golden Knights are scheduled to play California Lutheran at 5 p.m. and University of Redlands at 8 p.m. as part of the tournament schedule tomorrow.

Gannon Men's Water Polo Boxscore
vs. Vanguard (at Concordia Invitational)
Friday, October 14, 2011

Team (1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - Final)
Gannon (3 - 3 - 5 - 0 - 11)
Vanguard (2 - 3 - 4 - 5 - 14)

Gannon Goals (11)
Daisuke Takagi (3)
Greg Nelson (2)
Jake Ouellette (2)
Phil Myrick (2)
Ben Feasley (1)
Cody Sherman (1)

Gannon Goalkeeper
Neal Zoellick - 8 saves

Vanguard Goals
Not Available

Records
Gannon: 5-9
Vanguard: 6-17

Gannon Men's Water Polo Boxscore
vs. Fresno Pacific (at Concordia Invitational)
Friday, October 14, 2011

Team (1st - 2nd - 3rd - 4th - Final)
Gannon (1 - 2 - 0 - 1 - 4)
Fresno Pacific (5 - 2 - 4 - 2 - 13)

Gannon Goals (4)
Daisuke Takagi (2)
Greg Nelson (1)
Ben Feasley (1)

Gannon Goalkeeper
Neal Zoellick - 9 saves

Fresno Pacific Goals
Not Available

Records
Gannon: 5-9
Fresno Pacific: 9-17