Gannon closes Laker Invitational with 22–6 win | Free | September 27, 2026

Free postgame brief • Men’s water polo • September 27, 2026

Gannon beat Penn State Behrend 22–6 Sunday at the Hallman Aquatics Center in Erie, closing its Laker Invitational schedule with a 6–8 record. The Golden Knights led 4–1 after the first quarter and 9–3 at halftime before outscoring the Lions 7–1 in the third.

Nikiforos Liantziris scored five goals, while Victor Volant and Callum Snider-Mills added three apiece. Gannon's box score credited 37 shots and 16 steals. The game finished 22–6, with period scores of 4–1, 5–2, 7–1 and 6–2.

Penn State Behrend's box lists 21 shots, while Gannon's three goalkeepers are credited with 17 saves against six goals. Those figures do not reconcile, so this brief does not use a shooting or save percentage. Gannon is a PSAC member; men's water polo is outside PSAC championship-sport coverage.

Sources: Official box score · Gannon recap