Villasenor Breaks Goalie Scoring Record; Women's Water Polo Defeats Grove City in Home Opener

ERIE, Pa. - The Penn State Behrend women's water polo team collected its first win of the season, edging Grove City 15-13 in their home opener on Friday night in the Junker Center Pool.

Score: Penn State Behrend 15, Grove City 13
Records: Penn State Behrend (1-2), Grove City (0-7)

Noteworthy:

* Goalie Monica Villasenor broke the record for most goals scored by a goalie in program history

Key Moments:

* Villasenor took the last shot of the game and scored the final goal to break the program record with six career goals as a goalie
* Behrend took a 5-1 lead after the first period and held on for the two-goal win
* The Wolverines got on the board in the first 1:12 of the game, but the Lions scored five unanswered for the lead
* Five different players got the Lions a four-goal lead
* Grove City tied the game at 7-all with five goals in the second period
* Each team netted three goals in the third to keep it tied at 10-all
* Behrend outscored the Wolverines 5-3 in the final period
* Mackenzie Rickerd, Kaitlyn True and Darrah Martin each posted a hat trick
* K. True tallied the eventual game winner with 1:28 remaining in the contest
* Villasenor scored an insurance goal with time expiring to halt Grove City from getting its first win of the season

Up Next:

* The Lions return to action on Sunday at Gannon. Game time is 2 p.m.