Date: Sunday, Sept. 11, 2016, 3:00 p.m.
Where: Mercyhurst Invitational – Erie, Pa.
Opponent: Salem International University
Result: W, 14-13
 
How it Happened: On the second day of the Mercyhurst Invitational, W&J Men's Water Polo defeated Salem International, 14-13, for its first win of the season. It also marked the first head coaching victory for W&J first-year leader Cassie Wyckoff.
 
Top Performers: Nicholas Willison (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) was a force for the Presidents on offense, leading the way with seven goals. Willison also contributed a steal, a drawn ejection and a block on defense. Tyler Willison (Rockford, Mich./Rockford) came in second on the team with three goals and two drawn ejections.
 
The Rest: Patrick Fredrick (Saratoga, Calif./Bellarmine College Prep), Dylan Gwinn (Baltimore, Md./Mount St. Joseph) and Joshua Emde (Ballwin, Mo./Parkway West) each scored once to round out the President scoring while Emde led the team with two blocks in the game. Mac Hennessy (Blue Bell, Pa./Wissahickon) was back in net for the Presidents and made nine saves.
 
What's next: The Presidents will travel to Lewisburg, Pa. for the Bucknell Invitational where they will take on Bucknell (1:15 p.m.) and St. Francis (Brooklyn) (7:30 p.m.) on Saturday, Sept. 17, and then Harvard (2:15 p.m.) and Navy (6 p.m.) the next day.