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Senior Liz Barr scored four goals for the Lady Knights on Sunday.

Women's Water Polo 2/11/2018 8:32:00 PM Madeline Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Women’s Water Polo Loses a Pair of Games at Bison Invitational

THE RUNDOWN

Game One Final Score: Saint Francis (Pa.) 9, Gannon 7
Records: Gannon (0-3), Saint Francis (Pa.) (2-1)
Location: Kinney Natatorium – Lewisburg, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon women's water polo team dropped a close contest to Saint Francis (Pa.) Sunday morning at the Bison Invitational, 9-7.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Saint Francis scored the only goal of the first period 3:50 into the contest.
Alison Cooney (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) put the Lady Knights on the board in the second period on a pass from Lizzie Rodriguez (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy). The Red Flash closed out the period with back-to-back goals to take a 3-1 lead at halftime.
Gannon outscored Saint Francis 4-3 in the third period. Campbell Ruh (Walnut, Calif./Lutheran High School of Orange County) scored two goals during the run, while Liz Barr (Honolulu, Hawaii/'Iolani School) and Cooney gave the Lady Knights one goal apiece.
Barr tied it up at 6-6 just 47 seconds into the fourth period. The Red Flash outscored the Lady Knights 3-1 down the stretch to win it, 9-7.

GAME NOTES

Cooney wrapped up the game with three goals on three shots.
Barr led Gannon in scoring on two goals and two assists. She also had two steals.
Ruh scored two goals on six shots, while adding an assist.
Isabelle Vieira (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) made five saves in goal.
The Lady Knights were picked to finish seventh in the 2018 Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Preseason Coaches Poll.

THE RUNDOWN

Game Two Final Score: Siena 11, Gannon 9
Records: Gannon (0-4), Siena (1-3)
Location: Kinney Natatorium – Lewisburg, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon women's water polo team wrapped up the Bison Invitational Sunday afternoon with an 11-9 loss to Siena.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

Siena opened the game on a two-goal run, but Ruh and Francis Williamson scored goals for Gannon to make it 2-2 at the end of the first.
The Lady Knights outscored the Saints 5-4 in the second period to take a 7-6 lead at the break. Barr had a pair of goals, while Sydney Fountain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos), Ruh and Cooney tallied one apiece.
Siena tied up the game in the third period with a 3-2 advantage. Ruh and Cooney scored goals for the Lady Knights.
The Saints recorded two fourth-period goals and held the Lady Knights scoreless to win, 11-9.

GAME NOTES

Ruh wrapped up the contest with three goals and two assists.
Barr and Cooney had two goals apiece.
Vieira recorded eight saves in goal.
The Lady Knights were picked to finish seventh in the 2018 Western Water Polo Association (WWPA) Preseason Coaches Poll.

UP NEXT

The Lady Knights will be back in action Saturday, February 17 at the Mercyhurst Invitational.
Gannon will face St. Francis (N.Y.) at 10 a.m.
Live stats are available here.

Players Mentioned

#1 Isabelle Vieira: Junior; Sport and Exercise Science/Pre-Physician Assistant