Timeout against McKendree
Max Bennett
10
Winner Mercyhurst HURST (0-1)
6
Gannon GAN (0-3)
Winner
Mercyhurst HURST
(0-1)
10
Final
6
Gannon GAN
(0-3)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Mercyhurst HURST 5 1 2 2 10
Gannon GAN 2 2 2 0 6
10
Gannon GAN (0-4)
15
Winner Iona ION (2-1)
Gannon GAN
(0-4)
10
Final
15
Iona ION
(2-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Gannon GAN 2 3 4 1 10
Iona ION 4 4 6 1 15

Game Recap: Women's Water Polo | | Bob Shreve, Assistant Director of Athletics Media Relations

Fehr, Strickland Score Five Goals Apiece in Day Two of Wildcat Invite

VILLANOVA, Pa. – The Gannon women's water polo team will have to wait until next week to pick up its first win in 2025. The Golden Knights wrapped up play in the Wildcat Invite at the Pavilion Swim Center at Villanova University with two more matches on Sunday.
 
Gannon suffered a 10-6 loss to Mercyhurst in the morning then dropped an 15-10 decision to Iona in the afternoon. Though they trailed early in both contests second-year head coach Zarko Sadikovic can be pleased with the way the Golden Knights battled back in both matches.
 
Gannon returns to action on Saturday, February 1 and Saturday, February 2 competing in the VMI Invite against four more Division I teams. The Golden Knights play host VMI and St. Francis Brooklyn on the first day followed by matches with Bucknell and Mount St. Mary's on the second day.
 
Mercyhurst 10, Gannon 6
After Jade Strickland (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) tied the match early at 1-1 Mercyhurst scored the next four goals to take a 5-1 lead late in the first quarter. Ellie Velasco (Bronx, Calif./Arlington) began a Gannon comeback with a goal with just over a minute left in the quarter. Emma O'Gorman (Johannesburg, South Africa/St Stithians College) made it 5-3 with a goal at 5:41 of the second quarter, and the two teams exchanged goals as the Lakers led 6-4 at the half. Molly Fehr (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria) accounted for Gannon's goal on a penalty shot. Strickland's second goal of the match early in the third quarter cut the deficit to a goal at 6-5. A Mercyhurst goal was countered by a goal by Brigid Carmody (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) to make the score 7-6 at 5:19 of the period. That would be Gannon's last goal. Mercyhurst led 8-6 after three quarters and added a pair of insurance goals in the final eight minutes. The Lakers ended with a 22-19 advantage in shots.
 
Gannon Goals: Jade Strickland (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) 2 goals; Emma O'Gorman (Johannesburg, South Africa/St Stithians College) 1 goal; Molly Fehr (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria) 1 goal; Ellie Velasco (Bronx, Calif./Arlington) 1 goal; Brigid Carmody (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) 1 goal.
Goalie Saves: Molly Sebunia (Erie, Pa./McDowell) 32 minutes – 10 goals allowed -- 5 saves.
 
Iona 15, Gannon 10
For the fourth straight match Gannon found itself trailing early. Iona scored three times in the opening minute-and-a-half before Jade Strickland (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) got the Golden Knights on the board at the 5:56 mark. The deficit was down to one with three minutes left when Strickland scored again on the power play. Iona made it 4-2 late in the period with a penalty shot. The Gaels built their lead to 8-5 at the half. Molly Fehr (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria) cut the lead to 4-3 with a goal early in the second quarter and the deficit remained one at 5-4 after Strickland countered an Iona goal with a power play goal. The Golden Knights forged a 5-5 tie with 5:30 remaining on Brigid Carmody's (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) goal. Iona answered with three goals in the final four-and-a-half minutes. Fehr scored twice in the first three minutes of the third quarter but Iona responded with a goal each time. The Gaels scored the next four goals to take their biggest lead at 12-7. Fehr ended the run with her fourth goal at 2:02 as Gannon trailed 12-8. The third period ended with Gannon trailing 14-9. The scoring slowed down in the fourth quarter as each team scored just once. Iona outshot Gannon 32-23.
 
Gannon Goals: Molly Fehr (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria) 4 goals; Jade Strickland (Santa Ana, Calif./Foothill) 3 goals; Brigid Carmody (Lansdale, Pa./North Penn) 1 goal / 2 assists; Kerstyn Farley (Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona) 1 goal; Ana Carrera (Orlando, Fla./Lake Nona) 1 goal; Carissa Jones (Allison Park, Pa./North Allegheny) 1 assist; Ellie Velasco (Bronx, Calif./Arlington) 1 assist.
Goalie Saves:  Molly Sebunia (Erie, Pa./McDowell) 16 minutes – 8 goals allowed -- 7 saves; Izabella Trunzo (Pittsburgh, Pa./North Allegheny) 16 minutes – 7 goals allowed -- 4 saves. 
 
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