Joe Mattis

Sophomore Alison Cooney recorded her fourth hat trick of the season while leading both sides with four goals against Cal State East Bay.

Women's Water Polo 3/19/2016 11:59:00 PM Dan Teliski, Assistant Director of Athletics for Media Relations

Gannon Women's Water Polo Team Comes Up Shy Twice During First Day of Fluid Five

THE RUNDOWN

Match One Score: Sonoma State 17, Gannon 6
Match Two Score: Cal State East Bay 18, Gannon 7
Records: Gannon (3-8), Sonoma State (9-10), Cal State East Bay (11-8)
Location: Bloomington, Ind. - Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatics Center
The Short Story: The Gannon women's water polo team opened the Fluid Five hosted by No. 16 Indiana University with a pair of setbacks against Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) rivals Sonoma State (17-6) and Cal State East Bay (18-7).

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HOW IT HAPPENED - MATCH ONE

The two clubs split the first four goals. Senior Shanen Lazenby (Erie, Pa./McDowell) and sophomore Alison Cooney (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) accounted for Gannon's two scores during the opening five minutes.
Sonoma State then exploded for six consecutive goals to assume an 8-2 lead with 5:43 left in the first half.
Junior Kayla Villano (Schnecksville, Pa./Milford) was able to slow the momentum with two tallies as the two programs split the final four goals of the first half, before Sonoma State took a 10-4 advantage into the intermission.
Gannon appeared to get right back into the contest with two of the first three goals after the break. Consecutive scores from Lazenby brought the Lady Knights within 11-6 midway through the third quarter.
However, Sonoma State scored the final six goals while holding Gannon scoreless for the final 12 minutes and 47 seconds to secure a 17-6 victory.

MATCH NOTES

Lazenby led the Gannon scoring attack with three goals.
Villano added a pair of scores.
Cooney completed the scoring with one goal.
Senior Rachel Bednarek (Windermere, Fla./Olympia) and sophomore Liz Barr (Honolulu, Hawaii/'Iolani School) recorded four steals each.
Junior Emily Rodriguez (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) started her 11th consecutive match in goal, making two saves and surrendering six scores in nine minutes and 15 seconds of action.
Freshman Isabelle Vieira (Erie, Pa. / Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) saw 22 minutes and 45 seconds of relief playing time, turning away five shots and allowing 10 goals.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Cooney continued her streak of scoring a goal during each of the first 11 matches this season.
Lazenby recorded her second hat trick of the season and scored multiple goals for the third time.
Villano netted multiple scores in a match for the first time this season.
Vieira logged her most minutes in goal this season, falling one save shy of her season-high.

HOW IT HAPPENED - MATCH TWO

After an early Cal State East Bay goal, Cooney knotted the match at one with an unassisted tally at the 4:59 mark.
Cal State East Bay countered with six consecutive goals for a 7-1 lead.
Gannon managed to stem the tide with two of the final three scores of the first half. Lazenby produced the first, before Cooney's goal with 11 seconds remaining pushed the Lady Knights into the halftime break with an 8-3 deficit.
Cal State East Bay opened the second half by blankingGannon 4-0 during the third quarter and entered the final eight minutes with a 12-3 advantage.
After Lazenby scored 1:49 into the final quarter, Cal State East Bay ripped off another four goals for a 16-4 lead.
A tally by Barr and pair of Cooney scores helped Gannon generate a 3-2 scoring edge during the final 3:23, before suffering an 18-7 loss.

MATCH NOTES

Cooney led all scorers on both sides with four goals.
Lazenby added two scores while Barr chipped in one.
Emily Rodriguez started her 12th consecutive match in goal, recording five saves and two steals through three quarters.
Vieira played the final eight minutes between the pipes.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

Cooney recorded her fourth hat trick of the season.
Lazenby netted multiple goals in a match for the fourth time in 2016.
Cooney has found the back of the net during all 12 matches this season.

UP NEXT

Gannon concludes action at the Fluid Five Sunday, March 21 against host Indiana at 10 a.m.
The Hoosiers are ranked 16th in the latest national rankings.
Gannon dropped an 18-3 decision against Indiana at last year's Fluid Five.

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Players Mentioned

#13 Liz Barr: Sophomore; Nursing/Pre-Med

#5 Rachel Bednarek: Senior; Physical Therapy

#18 Alison Cooney: Sophomore; Psychology/Pre-Med

#12 Shanen Lazenby: Senior; Undecided Science

#1 Emily Rodriguez: Junior; Sport & Exercise Science

#2 Kayla Villano: Junior; English

#1A Isabelle Vieira: Freshman; Pre-Dental

Players Mentioned

#13 Liz Barr
: Sophomore; Nursing/Pre-Med

#5 Rachel Bednarek
: Senior; Physical Therapy

#18 Alison Cooney
: Sophomore; Psychology/Pre-Med

#12 Shanen Lazenby
: Senior; Undecided Science

#1 Emily Rodriguez
: Junior; Sport & Exercise Science

#2 Kayla Villano
: Junior; English

#1A Isabelle Vieira
: Freshman; Pre-Dental

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Gannon Women's Water Polo Team Comes Up Shy Twice During First Day of Fluid Five

Players Mentioned

#13 Liz Barr

#5 Rachel Bednarek

#18 Alison Cooney

#12 Shanen Lazenby

#1 Emily Rodriguez

#2 Kayla Villano

#1A Isabelle Vieira

Players Mentioned

#13 Liz Barr

#5 Rachel Bednarek

#18 Alison Cooney

#12 Shanen Lazenby

#1 Emily Rodriguez

#2 Kayla Villano

#1A Isabelle Vieira