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Brown Sweeps Queens and Mercyhurst at Connecticut College
NEW LONDON, Conn.
-- The Brown men's water polo team came back from
two-goal deficits to beat Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA)
Northern Division foe Queens College (16-10 W) and non-division
foe Mercyhurst College (17-9 W) at Connecticut College to
stake a claim to the top position in the Northern Division this
year.
Against Queens, the Bears got off to a great start taking a 6-4
lead after the first two quarters and continued its stellar offense
to outscore the Knights 12-4 in the second half. Leading the way
was junior Gordon Hood (Carlsbad, Calif.) with six
goals, while rookie Svetozar Stefanovic (Belgrade,
Serbia) added five goals, two assists and three ejections
drawn. Corey Schwartz (Los Angeles, Calif.) also
turned in a solid three-goal performance, while senior captain
Kent Holland (Orinda, Calif.) had five saves to
lead the defense.
"We were able to dig ourselves out of some early trouble," said
Head Coach Felix Mercado. "We still need to find
our identity and be a little more consistent, but I am happy we
came away with the wins before heading out to west for some tough
games."
Against Mercyhurst, the Bears ended the first eight minutes of play
tied 4-4 against the Lakers. But Bruno came out hot in the final
three quarters, outscoring Mercyhurst 13-5, including a 5-0 run in
the second to earn the win.
Seven different Bears scored in today's contest, as Hood continued
his scoring streak with four goals. A trio of Bears posted
hat tricks in Cyrus Mojdehi (La Jolla, Calif.),
Schwartz and Stefanovic, and Holland did a superb job in the cage
posting 10 saves along with three assists and one steal to lead the
defense.
Also adding goals were senior Zach Levko (Wildwood,
Mo.) with two, and Dean Serure (Coral Gables,
Fla.) and Ryan Gladych (Corona Del Mar,
Calif.) with one each.
Release courtesy Brown Athletic Communications
