Tournament: Indiana Tournament
Location: Bloomington, Ind. | Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center
The Short Story: The Gannon women's water polo team closed the regular season with a split at the Indiana Tournament Sunday. The Lady Knights opened the day with a 13-4 victory over Notre Dame (Ohio) before falling to 12th nationally-ranked and host Indiana, 18-3. Freshman Alison Cooney (Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy) scored four combined goals on the day to lead the Lady Knights' offense.
 
THE BASICS: MATCH ONE
Score: Gannon 13, Notre Dame (Ohio) 4
Records: Gannon (3-12), Notre Dame (Ohio) (1-15)
 
SCORES BY QUARTER (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - TOTAL)
Gannon (5 - 2 - 6 - 0 - 13)
Notre Dame (Ohio) (0 - 0 - 2 - 2 - 4)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Gannon scored five-unanswered goals to open the match against Notre Dame (Ohio). Just 16 seconds in, freshman Liz Barr (Honolulu, Hawaii / 'Iolani School) gave the Lady Knights an early 1-0 lead before taking a 3-0 advantage in the opening two minutes. Freshmen Alison Cooney (Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy) and Barr accounted for the Lady Knights' goals.
- The Lady Knights added two more goals in the second quarter for a 7-0 lead, holding Notre Dame (Ohio) scoreless in the first half of the match. Junior Rachel Bednarek (Windermere, Fla. / Olympia) and freshman Francesca Williamson (Chicago, Ill. / Mother McAuley Liberal Arts) each scored their first goals in the match.
- Bednarek recorded her second goal of the match a minute and 26 seconds into the third. The Falcons broke their scoring slump 5:19 into the third quarter to put the score at 8-1. The Lady Knights extended their lead to 10-1 half way through the third.
- Following a strike from the Falcons one second under the midpoint of the third, the Lady Knights tallied three straight goals to close out the third with a 13-2 lead. Two of the goals came in the final two minutes of the third from Williamson and freshman Abby Quinn (McKean, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy).
- The Falcons scored the final two goals of the match in the fourth, as the Lady Knights earned a 13-4 victory.
 
MATCH NOTES
- Junior Shanen Lazenby (Erie, Pa. / McDowell), Barr, Bednarek, Cooney and Williamson each scored two goals. Sophomore Christine Uht (Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy) and freshman Grace Villano (Schnecksville, Pa. / Parkland) added a goal each to the Lady Knights' total.
- Senior Janelle McDaniels (Edwardsville, Pa. / Wyoming Valley West) led GU with three steals. Barr collected a team-best two assists. 
- Sophomore Emily Rodriguez (Erie, Pa. / Villa Maria Academy) registered 10 blocks.  
 
GANNON GOALS (13)
Liz Barr (2)
Rachel Bednarek (2)
Shanen Lazenby (2)
Alison Cooney (2)
Francesca Williamson (2)
Abby Quinn (1)
Christine Uht (1)
Grace Villano (1)
 
GANNON BLOCKS (10)
Emily Rodriguez (10)
 
 
THE BASICS: MATCH TWO
Score: at No. 12 Indiana 18, Gannon 3
Records: Indiana (20-11), Gannon (3-13)
 
SCORES BY QUARTER (1 - 2 - 3 - 4 - TOTAL)
Gannon (1 - 0 - 0 - 2 - 3)
No. 12 Indiana (10 - 2 - 3 - 3 - 18)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Indiana secured a 10-1 lead in the first quarter, striking four times in the opening two minutes. Trailing 6-0, Gannon broke the stretch of Hoosiers' goals with a tally from Williamson. In the closing 3:36 of the first frame, IU pushed their lead to 10-1.
- Heading into the break, Indiana earned a 12-1 lead with a pair of second-quarter tallies.
- The Hoosiers held the Lady Knights scoreless in both the second and third quarters for a 15-1 advantage.
- Following two Indiana scores in the opening two minutes of the fourth quarter, the Lady Knights struck with back-to-back goals to close the 18-3 loss.
 
MATCH NOTES
- Cooney and Williamson compiled all three Lady Knight goals with Cooney scoring two of the three.
- Williamson picked up three steals followed by two each from McDaniels and freshman Makayla Williams (Hudsonville, Mich. / Hudsonville).
- Emily Rodriguez posted seven blocks. 
 
GANNON GOALS (13)
Alison Cooney (2)
Francesca Williamson (1)
 
GANNON BLOCKS (7)
Emily Rodriguez (7)
 
UP NEXT
Gannon concludes the regular season with a 3-13 overall mark. The host Lady Knights will next compete in the Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Championship April 24-26, at the SPIRE Institute. The seeding for the three-day event will be announced early in the upcoming week as determined via a vote of the league's coaches.