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Senior Alison Cooney had seven goals in two games for Gannon on Saturday.

Women's Water Polo 2/17/2018 6:05:00 PM Madeline Williams, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Women’s Water Polo Goes Undefeated on Day One of Mercyhurst Invite (Video)

THE RUNDOWN

Game One Final Score: Gannon 15, St. Francis (N.Y.) 11
Records: Gannon (1-4), St. Francis (N.Y.) (0-1)
Location: Cathedral Prep Event Center – Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon women's water polo team earned its first victory of the season Saturday morning with a 15-11 win against St. Francis (N.Y.) at the Mercyhurst Invitational.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

The Terriers got out to a 4-3 lead in the first period. Francesca Williamson (Chicago, Ill./Mother McAuley), Campbell Ruh (Walnut, Calif./Lutheran High School of Orange County) and Sydney Fountain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) scored goals for the Lady Knights.
St. Francis built on its lead in the second period by outscoring Gannon 3-2 to take a 7-5 halftime lead.
The Lady Knights came out strong in the second half, sparked by Fountain's third goal of the contest just 1:26 into the third period. Gannon outscored St. Francis 6-3 to take an 11-10 lead at the end of the third.
In the fourth period, Alison Cooney (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy) and Williamson put the Lady Knights up 13-10 with six minutes left in the game. St. Francis scored its final goal with 4:01 remaining Cooney and Barr recorded goals for Gannon in the final minutes to win it, 15-11.

GAME NOTES

Fountain, Cooney and Williamson finished the game with four goals apiece.
Williamson added three assists, while Fountain had two.
Isabelle Vieira (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) recorded seven goals for the Lady Knights in the cage.

THE RUNDOWN

Game Two Final Score: Gannon 14, La Salle 8
Records: Gannon (2-4), La Salle (0-1)
Location: Cathedral Prep Event Center – Erie, Pa.
The Short Story: The Gannon Lady Knights went undefeated on the opening day of the Mercyhurst Invitational with a 14-8 win against La Salle.

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HOW IT HAPPENED

In game two, Gannon got out to a 3-2 lead in the first period. Ruh scored one goal and added assists on the other two goals.
Williamson ignited Gannon's four-goal second period just 0:07 seconds into the frame. The Lady Knights outscored La Salle 4-1 to take a 7-3 halftime lead.
Cooney (2) and Ruh helped Gannon build on its lead with goals in the third period. Gannon led 10-5 after three quarters of action.
Williamson and Ruh opened the fourth period with back-to-back goals to give Gannon its largest lead of the game. La Salle and Gannon exchanged goals for the rest of the game as Gannon cruised to a 14-8 win.

GAME NOTES

Ruh led Gannon with three goals and four assists. She also had five steals.
Liz Barr (Honolulu, Hawaii/'Iolani School), Cooney and Williamson also recorded three goals apiece.
Isabelle Viera made 10 saves in the cage while dishing out three assists.
Cooney is at 155 career goals, which is the seventh-most in program history.
Barr now has 94 career goals, which tabs her at 13th in Gannon history.

UP NEXT

Gannon will continue action at the Mercyhurst Invitational on Sunday morning against Virginia Military Institute. Game time is set for 8 a.m.

Players Mentioned

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