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Women's Water Polo Josh Hill, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Gannon Women’s Water Polo Surges to Victories Against Salem, Mckendree on Sunday

THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Gannon 12, Salem 7  
  • Records: Gannon (3-8) | Salem (4-8)
  • Location: Henry Memorial Natatorium – Washington, Pa. (W&J Invitational)
  • The Short Story: Gannon got off to a quick start and didn't look back in a 12-7 victory over Salem to begin the day. It was the first conference win of the season for the Lady Knights in the WWPA opener.
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
GANNON BY THE NUMBERS
  • Goals: Fehr (5), Fountain (3)
  • Assists: Kredinger (3), Rinderle (2), Ruh (2)
  • Steals: Ruh (1), Kredinger (1)
  • Saves: Vieira (7)

HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Julia Kredinger (Erie, Pa./Villia Maria) worked her way open for a pass from Lauren Rinderle (Erie, Pa./Fairview), burying the attempt for a quick 1-0 Gannon lead. Salem scored the next goal, but it was all Gannon from there in the first quarter, with Sydney Fountain (Okemos, Mich./Okemos) and Kelly Fehr (Erie, Pa./Villia Maria) (twice) scoring to push Gannon ahead 4-1.
  • Campbell Ruh (Walnut, Calif./Lutheran High School of Orange County) and Kredinger answered a Salem tally to start the second quarter, with Kredinger's mark coming on the power play, as Gannon took a 6-2 lead. The Tigers scored the last goal of the half, but trailed 6-3 at intermission.
  • Fehr continued her strong offensive effort with two goals to begin the second half, including a five-meter goal at the 2:48-mark of the third quarter. Salem scored three of the next four goals in the game, but once again Gannon kept the Tigers at bay with Fountain, Fehr and Rinderle combinging for three of the final four goals in the contest.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Isabelle Vieira (Erie, Pa./Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy) made seven timely saves in goal for the Lady Knights, earning the victory.
  • Despite the five-goal margin of victory, Gannon outshot Salem 36-35.
  • The Lady Knights converted their lone five-meter penalty chance and went 1-for-6 on the power play.
  • A 6-3 edge in the opening half proved to be enough for Gannon. The Lady Knights outscored the Tigers in three of four quarters.
 
THE RUNDOWN
  • Final Score: Gannon 16, McKendree 9 
  • Records: Gannon (4-8) | McKendree (5-3)
  • Location: Henry Memorial Natatorium – Washington, Pa. (W&J Invitational)
  • The Short Story: Taking control of the game late in the first quarter, Gannon outscored McKendree in each frame to cap the W&J Invitational with an impressive 16-9 triumph over the Bearcats in the second game of the day on Sunday.  
 
GAMEDAY MEDIA CENTER  
GANNON BY THE NUMBERS
  • Goals: Kredinger (4), Fountain (4), Fehr (4)
  • Assists: Wiemken (3), Vieira (3)
  • Steals: Wiemken (2), Fortin (1), Kredinger (1), Ruh (1)
  • Saves: Vieira (13)
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
  • Kredinger and McKendree traded goals to open the game before Gannon rattled off three straight, two from Fountain and another one from Kredinger, for a 5-2 lead. The Bearcats countered back with three of the next four markers, but Ruh scored off a pass from Nicole Wiemken (Napoleon, Ohio /Napoleon) to half a McKendree run.
  • Fehr pushed all momentum in Gannon's favor, notching the final two goals of the opening half at 4:33 and 1:33 in the second quarter to lift the Lady Knights to an 8-5 halftime lead.
  • Fehr's two tallies were part of a 6-0 outburst for Gannon, which scored the first four goals of the second half. Ruh and Fountain alternated scoring tallies, with Fountain's goals coming via the power play (5:17) and a five-meter penalty (3:18) chance.
  • The Lady Knights outscored the Bearcats, 4-3, in the final frame, which included a goal from Naomi Peltier (Honolulu, Hawaii/Farrington) with 1:04 left to go. Libby Tirak (Erie, Pa./Villia Maria) assisted on each of the Lady Knights' final two goals.
 
GAME NOTES
  • Gannon has posted double-digit goals in four of the last five games.
  • The Lady Knights held a 34-30 edge in shots.
  • Kredinger won all four sprint-off chances for Gannon.
  • Vieira had one of her best outings of the season with 13 saves, tied for the second most in a game during her career. She previously had 14 saves against George Washington last March.
  • McKendree beat Villanova, 14-13, earlier in the day. The Lady Knights were defeated by the Wildcats on Saturday, pointing toward continued improvement from a young roster.

UP NEXT
  • Gannon is back in the pool next weekend for the Harvard Invitational, taking on Toronto (8:00 AM) and Bucknell (3:30 PM) on Saturday, March 2.
 
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Players Mentioned

Sydney Fountain

#8 Sydney Fountain

UTIL/2D
Sophomore
Physician Assistant
Naomi Peltier

#17 Naomi Peltier

UTIL/2M
Sophomore
Social Work
Lauren Rinderle

#5 Lauren Rinderle

UTIL
Junior
Undeclared
Campbell Ruh

#3 Campbell Ruh

UTIL
Junior
Communication Arts
Isabelle Vieira

#1 Isabelle Vieira

G
Senior
Sport and Exercise Science/Pre-Physician Assistant
Julia Kreidinger

#4 Julia Kreidinger

UTIL
Sophomore
Occupational Therapy
Libby Tirak

#7 Libby Tirak

2 MTR
Freshman
Biology/Pre-Dental
Kelly Fehr

#10 Kelly Fehr

2 MTR
Junior
Public Health Management
Nicole Wiemken

#18 Nicole Wiemken

UTIL/2D
Freshman
Chemistry

Players Mentioned

Sydney Fountain

#8 Sydney Fountain

Sophomore
Physician Assistant
UTIL/2D
Naomi Peltier

#17 Naomi Peltier

Sophomore
Social Work
UTIL/2M
Lauren Rinderle

#5 Lauren Rinderle

Junior
Undeclared
UTIL
Campbell Ruh

#3 Campbell Ruh

Junior
Communication Arts
UTIL
Isabelle Vieira

#1 Isabelle Vieira

Senior
Sport and Exercise Science/Pre-Physician Assistant
G
Julia Kreidinger

#4 Julia Kreidinger

Sophomore
Occupational Therapy
UTIL
Libby Tirak

#7 Libby Tirak

Freshman
Biology/Pre-Dental
2 MTR
Kelly Fehr

#10 Kelly Fehr

Junior
Public Health Management
2 MTR
Nicole Wiemken

#18 Nicole Wiemken

Freshman
Chemistry
UTIL/2D