GENEVA, Ohio – The Mercyhurst women's water polo team travels to Geneva, Ohio on April 26-28 for the Western Water Polo Association Championships.
 
The Lakers head into the playoffs as the ninth seed. They will kick off the tournament on April 26 at 9:00 a.m. when they take on eighth seeded California State University Monterey Bay.
 
Winner of the game plays University of California San Diego on April 26 at 3:00 p.m. Loser plays on April 27 at 9:00 a.m.

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Maddie Nye is leading the Lakers roster with 55 goals and 65 points. She is also leading with 35 steals and 18 drawn ejections. Sarah Hershey is next with 30 goals and 42 points. She has 17 drawn ejections and leads the Lakers with a .508 shot percentage. Rachel Byrnes and Mackenzie Ryburn have 29 points each.

Sarah O'Keefe has played 19 games while recorded 130 saves. She has a 10.39 goals against average and .405 save percentage. O'Keefe has also recorded three assists and 25 steals.
 
The full tournament schedule below:
 
Friday, April 26
GAME 1 – 9:00 AM – CSU MONTEREY BAY VS MERCYHURST
Game 2 – 10:30 AM – Gannon vs Sonoma State
Game 3 – 12:00 PM – CSU East Bay vs Salem
Game 4 – 1:30 PM – Fresno Pacific vs McKendree
Game 5 – 3:00 PM – UC San Diego vs Winner Game 1
 
Saturday, April 27
Game 6 – 9:00 AM – Loser Game 4 vs Loser Game 1
Game 7 – 10:30 AM – Winner Game 4 vs Winner Game 3
Game 8 – 12:00 PM – Winner Game 5 vs Winner Game 2
Game 9 – 1:30 PM – Loser Game 2 vs Loser Game 5
Game 10 – 3:00 PM – Loser Game 3 vs Winner Game 6
 
Sunday, April 28
Game 11 – 8:00 AM – Loser Game 9 vs Loser Game 10 (7th Place)
Game 12 – 9:30 AM – Winner Game 9 vs Winner Game 10 (5th Place)
Game 13 – 11:00 AM – Loser Game 7 vs Loser Game 8 (3rd Place)
Game 14 – 12:30 PM – Winner Game 7 vs Winner Game 8 (Championship)
 
Tournament Rankings
1 – UC San Diego
2 – Fresno Pacific
3 – CSU East Bay
4 – Gannon
5 – Sonoma State
6 – Salem
7 – McKendree
8 – CSU Monterey Bay
9 – MERCYHURST