LOUDONVILLE, NY - The Iona College women's water polo team won its second contest of the day Saturday when they defeated Mercyhurst 17-14 at the Siena Invite. Down as many as four, the Gaels used a strong offensive second half to defeat the Lakers.

With many Iona fans in town for the MAAC Basketball Championships, the Gaels used the fan support to work hard and battle for their second win of the day. Junior Maggie Wood led the Gaels with six goals and drew six kickouts. Senior Meghan Keller had four goals, an assist and drew a kickout. Sophomore Cecilia Leonard had four goals, drew three kickouts and had two steals. Sophomore Mackenzie Mone had a goal, an assist and four steals. Freshman Lauren Scheetz had a goal and an assist while classmate Alyssa Turza had a goal and drew two kickouts.

In net, junior Kathleen Link had seven saves in three quarters of play, while freshman Juliana Kiesselbach had three saves in a quarter of work. The Gaels return to the water Sunday afternoon for a matchup with Siena at 12:00 pm.