LEBANON, Ill., – The Mercyhurst women's water polo team split its first day of the McKendree Invite losing 10-9 in overtime to McKendree before winning 10-3 to Carthage on Saturday.
 
The Lakers are back in action on April 7 when they take on Salem and Monmouth.
 
McKendree 10, Mercyhurst 9
Maddie Nye scored three goals and added an assist, Sarah Hershey had two goals and one assist and Jennifer Moshinsky scored two goals. Single goals were credited to Rachel Morris and Lindsey Mizrahi. Mason Feldstein and Sarah O'Keefe each had one assist.
 
Morris and Nye had three steals each.
 
O'Keefe made four saves in net and had two steals.
 
For McKendree, Emily Westlove scored four goals, Kaitlyn Moguel and Maddy Bolton tallied two goals and single goals were earned by Brianna Mullalley and Carley Manuel.
 
Manuel had three steals.
 
Isabella Strimling made 11 saves in net for McKendree. She also had two steals.
 
Mercyhurst 10, Carthage 3
Michaela Hershey, Sara Marin and Isabella Morris scored two goals apiece. Nye had one goal and one assist while single goals were recorded by Mackenzie Ryburn, Sarah Hershey and Mizrahi.
 
Rachel Byrnes and Moshinsky had one assist each. Isabella Morris, Ryburn, Nye and Moshinsky lead the Lakers with two steals apiece. Michaela Hershey and Mizrahi had one steal each.
 
In net, O'Keefe made 10 saves and had one steal.
 
For Carthage, Arinna Dakuras scored two goals while Maddie Marsh had one goal.
 
Sophie Flott and Kaylie Sayatovic had one steal each.
 
In net, Emma Jeronimus made 12 saves and tallied one steal.