SALEM Wv. – The Mercyhurst men's water polo team went undefeated day one of their weekend competition pushing their season record to 5-5. The Lakers won games against Salem International University and Monmouth College with scores of 13-11 and 19-11, respectively.
 
During the match against Salem International there were six Lakers that scored goals for Mercyhurst. Alec Diaz and Matt Balcher both scored three goals for their team. Phillip Jenny, Alex Cappuccio and Connor Schmitz all scored two goals while Otis Tyson scored one. Goalie Gene Bilbao was credited with eight saves for his efforts in game one.
 
During the second game in contest with Monmouth, the Lakers put up nineteen goals. Leading scorers for the team were Connor Schimtz with five goals, Ryan Witoslawski with four, Cappuccio with three, Jenny and Diaz both recording two. While Tyson, Balcher, and John Reyes all recorded one. Goalie Bilbao recorded three saves during this game.
 
The Lakers will play again on September 25th in Salem against La Salle University and Gannon University.