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Williams scored seven goals on Sunday between the two Gannon matches.

Men's Water Polo 9/10/2017 8:20:00 PM Levi Rex, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Men's Water Polo Downs Cerritos College; Falls to Lindenwood at Mercyhurst Invitational

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Gannon 11, Cerritos 8 (Exhibition)
Location: Erie, Pa. – David M. Hallman Event Center
The Short Story: The Gannon Men's Water Polo team edged past Cerritos College, 11-8, in an exhibition match at the Mercyhurst Invitational on Sunday, Sept. 10.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Zarko Sadikovic (Nis, Serbia/GTS Neimar) registered the first two goals of the match for Gannon.
Cerritos got on the board with a Julian Casillas goal, just 17 seconds remaining until the end of the first period.
Gilberto Millan (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Jose) put the Golden Knights up 3-1, followed by Jake Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) netting a goal.
Gannon went to halftime up 4-2.
Each team tallied four goals in the third quarter, leaving Gannon with an 8-6 lead headed to the fourth quarter.
Nick Williams (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge Island) lined a ball into the net to begin the fourth, he tied for a team-high three goals along with Z. Sadikovic.
Gannon held off Cerritos, 11-8.

MATCH NOTES

Gannon shot 11-of-33 from the field and 4-of-8 on powerplays.
Cerritos was 8-of-27 on shots, 2-of-12 on powerplays.
Brett Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) had 14 saves and earned the goalie victory.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Lindenwood 18, Gannon 16 (Exhibition)
Location: Erie, Pa. – David M. Hallman Event Center
The Short Story: The Gannon Men's Water Polo team fell in an exhibition game to the Lindenwood Lions in the final match of the Mercyhurst Invitational.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Lindenwood began the match with two goals before Zarko Sadikovic (Nis, Serbia/GTS Neimar) tallied back-to-back goals to tie the match.
The Lions held a 5-4 lead after the first period.
Brett Rehrer (Chino Hills, Calif./Chino Hills) and the Golden Knight defense held Lindenwood scoreless in the second period. Goals by Gilberto Millan (Trujillo Alto, Puerto Rico/Colegio San Jose), Nick Williams (Bainbridge Island, Wash./Bainbridge Island) and Thomas Squeglia (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Prep) had the Golden Knights up 7-5 at halftime.
The Lions outscored the Golden Knights 5-3 in the third quarter, tying the match at 10 headed to the final quarter.
Lindenwood used an 8-goal fourth quarter to pull out to an 18-16 victory.

BEYOND THE BOX SCORE

UP NEXT

Gannon heads to Lewsiburg, Pa. on Sept. 16 & 17 to take on stiff competition at the Bucknell Invitational.
The Golden Knights will take on Johns Hopkins (10:30 a.m.) and Wagner (3:30 p.m.) on Saturday, followed by Washington & Jefferson (11:45 a.m.) and La Salle (3:30 p.m.) on Sunday.

Players Mentioned

#1 Brett Rehrer: Junior; Supply Chain Management/Sports Management and Marketing