EMMITSBURG, Md. (February 11, 2024) – Rallying from a tough Saturday, Mount St. Mary's women's water polo defeated Mercyhurst and Saint Francis University to finish the Bucknell Invite at 2-2. The Mountaineers are now 8-3 on the season.  
 
A trio of performers – Anita Radaelli, Ana Luisa Cotta, and Heather Lock – all recorded hat tricks during the day. Rebecca Valentine was a multi-goal scorer in both contests. Hannah Keyser started both games in goal and delivered the first double-digit save effort with 11 against the Red Flash.
 
Jumping out to leads in both games, the Mercyhurst win happened in incremental fashion, building the two-goal advantage, and maintaining it up to the final buzzer. Against SFU, the Mountaineers fired five first quarter goals and went up three by halftime. After going up 9-5 through the third period, they stayed even with the Red Flash in the fourth.
 
The Princeton Invite takes place next weekend on February 17-18, where the Mount plays two games.
 
Mount St. Mary's 11, Mercyhurst 9
 
Team                  1    2    3    4
Mount St. Mary's      2    3    3    3
Mercyhurst            1    2    3    3
 
Goals: Radaelli 3, Valentine 2, Davis 2, Currie 1, Cotta 1, Lock 1, Kegel 1  

Saves: Keyser 6   
 
Mount St. Mary's 13, Saint Francis U 9
 
Team                  1    2    3    4
Mount St. Mary's      5    2    2    4
Saint Francis U       3    1    1    4
 
Goals: Cotta 3, Lock 3, Vieira 2, Valentine 2, Davis 1, Kegel 1, Radaelli 1

Saves: Keyser 11