May 2, 2012
Madison Pepper Earns CWPA Rookie of the Week Honors
Providence, RI- Brown University's Madison Pepper (Baytown, Texas) netted eight goals in helping the women's water polo team to fourth place at the CWPA Eastern Championship hosted at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center at Brown. For her outstanding performance, she earned Rookie of the Tournament honors and was named the Southern Division Rookie of the Week.
April 29, 2012
No. 10 Michigan Tops Brown, 10-7, in Eastern Championship Third Place Game; Madison Pepper Named Rookie of the Tournament
Providence, RI- Michigan's Kiki Golden netted five goals, including a hat-trick in the third period, to lead the Wolverines to a 10-7 victory over the Brown women's water polo team (21-17) in the CWPA Eastern Championship Third Place game. Freshman Madison Pepper was named the Rookie of the Tournament and First Team All-East honors, and Kate Woods earned Second Team All-East honors.
April 28, 2012
Water Polo Drops Heartbreaker to No. 13 Princeton
Providence, RI- The Brown University women's water polo team fell 7-6 to No. 13 Princeton in the semifinals of the 2012 Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Eastern Championship hosted at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center this evening.
April 27, 2012
Water Polo Defeats Gannon & Upsets No. 12 Indiana
Providence, RI- The Brown University women's water polo team defeated both Gannon (16-6) and No. 12 Indiana (5-4) in the first two games of the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Eastern Championship hosted at Brown in the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center. The victory advances Brown (21-15, 5-3 Southern Division) to a 6 p.m. matchup against Harvard or Southern Division champion No. 13-ranked Princeton in the tournament semifinals.
April 26, 2012
Mercado Named CWPA Southern Division Coach of the Year; Four Bears Named All-South
Providence, RI- At Thursday evening's CWPA Eastern Championship banquet, Brown water polo coach Felix Mercado and players Evan Cranston (Palo Alto, CA), Madison Pepper (Baytown, TX), Kate Woods (La Jolla, CA) and Sarah Presant (Poway, CA) were honored with All-Southern Division accolades.
April 25, 2012
Brown University to Host CWPA Eastern Water Polo Championship
Providence, R.I.- Brown University will host the Collegiate Water Polo Association's (CWPA) Eastern Championship at the newly constructed Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center starting on Friday, April 27 and ending on Sunday, April 29. It will mark the first major event in Brown's new 56-meter aquatics facility.
April 22, 2012
Water Polo Matches to be Video Streamed this Weekend
Providence, RI- The Brown University water polo matches scheduled for this Sunday, April 22nd, will be video streamed live, for a fee, via America ONE.
April 22, 2012
Women’s Water Polo Falls to Hartwick, 11-7
Providence, RI- The Brown University women's water polo team (19-15) fell to Hartwick (26-11), 11-7, in the first game at the Moran Coleman Aquatics Center on Sunday afternoon.
April 15, 2012
Water Polo Falls to Princeton, 9-8, in Southern Division Championship Game
Lewisburg, PA- The Brown women's water polo team (19-14) fell 9-8 to Princeton University (25-4) in the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Championship game this afternoon. Sophomore Sarah Presant led the Brown offense with three goals.
April 14, 2012
Women’s Water Polo Defeats Mercyhurst & Harvard to Advance to CWPA Southern Division Championship Game
Lewisburg, PA- The Brown women's water polo team defeated both Mercyhurst (11-3) and Harvard (7-6) to advance to the Collegiate Water Polo Association Southern Division Championship game at 12:00 p.m. tomorrow vs. Princeton.
April 4, 2012
Bears Defeat Connecticut College, 14-9
New London, CT- Brown women's water polo sophomore Emily McNamara (Winters, CA) led the offense with four goals to help the Bears to a 14-9 victory over Connecticut College on Wednesday evening. The win improved Brown to 17-13 overall while the Camels dropped to 4-7.
March 31, 2012
Water Polo Defeats Fresno Pacific, 9-2
Providence, RI- Led by freshman Liz Rosen's four goals, the Brown women's water polo team defeated Fresno Pacific in its final game on the west coast.
March 30, 2012
Brown Topples Azusa Pacific; Edged by UC San Diego
San Diego, CA- The Brown University women's water polo team defeated Azusa Pacific, 15-4, but lost 7-6 to UC San Diego at the UC San Diego Invitational. Sophomore Kate Woods led Brown in scoring with seven goals, followed by Sarah Presant with four.
March 28, 2012
Water Polo Picks up Wins Against Pomona & Claremont
Claremont, CA- The Brown University women's water polo team earned victories over Pomona College and Claremont-Mudd-Scripps yesterday afternoon. The Bears defeated the Sagehens, 6-5, at Haldeman Pool, and went on to earn a 16-13 win over the Athenas at Axelrood Pool.
March 27, 2012
Brown Water Polo Falls to Stanford & Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA- The Brown women's water polo team dropped two games out west falling 19-3 to #2 Stanford (16-1) and 8-5 to #15 UC Santa Barbara (15-11) on Monday afternoon at Campus Pool.
March 25, 2012
Water Polo Earns Split on Day Two of Roadrunner Invitational
Bakersfield, CA- The Brown University women's water polo team defeated host Cal State Bakersfield, 9-8, but fell 12-11 in overtime to Cal State East Bay on the second day of the Roadrunner Invitational.
March 24, 2012
Water Polo Drops First Two Games at Bakersfield Invitational
Bakersfield, CA- The Brown University women's water polo team dropped its first team games at the CSU Bakersfield tournament on Friday afternoon. The Bears fell 15-5 to#17 Cal State Northridge and then dropped an 11-9 decision to Cal Baptist.
March 21, 2012
Water Polo Edged by Harvard, 7-5
Cambridge, MA- The Brown University women's water polo team suffered a 7-5 loss to Harvard on Wednesday evening at Blodgett Pool. Freshman Madison Pepper and Emily McNamara led the scoring with two goals apiece, but the Crimson was able to come away with the win after a 3-0 run to start the fourth quarter.
March 13, 2012
Women’s Water Polo Sweeps CWPA Southern Division Awards
Providence, RI- Sophomore Sarah Presant and freshmen Evan Cranston and Madison Pepper each received CWPA Southern Division honors after helping the Brown women’s water polo team to a 4-0 record at the Marist Invite over the weekend.
March 11, 2012
Bears Defeat St. Francis & Iona at Marist Invite
Poughkeepsie, NY- The Brown University women's water polo team finished the weekend 4-0 with victories against St. Francis and Iona this afternoon at the Marist Invite. The Bears defeated the Terriers 18-7, and then beat the Gaels, 9-3.
March 10, 2012
Presant Nets Game-Winner to Lead Bears to 5-4 Victory over Marist
Poughkeepsie, NY- Brown University sophomore Sarah Presant (Poway, CA) scored the game-winning goal with just 28 seconds remaining to lead the women's water polo team to a 5-4 victory during the Marist Invite at McCann Natatorium on Saturday afternoon.
March 10, 2012
Water Polo Defeats No. 9 Michigan at Marist Invite
Poughkeepsie, NY- The Brown University women's water polo team improved to 2-0 at the Marist invite with a thrilling 7-5 victory over the No. 9 ranked Michigan Wolverines on Saturday evening at McCann Natatorium.
March 4, 2012
San Jose State & Princeton Defeat Women’s Water Polo
Cambridge, MA- The Brown women's water polo team dropped a 13-6 game to San Jose State and fell 18-8 in a league game to Princeton in games hosted at Harvard on Sunday afternoon. The Bears are now 7-6 overall and 3-1 in league play.
March 3, 2012
Water Polo Opens League Play with Victories over George Washington & Mercyhurst
Cambridge, MA- The Brown women's water polo team earned wins in their first two league games after defeating George Washington 9-6 and Mercyhurst 13-4 in games hosted at Harvard on Saturday afternoon.
February 25, 2012
Water Polo Falls to Maryland & Indiana
Troy, NY – The Brown women’s water polo team was defeated 12-7 by Maryland and edged 12-11 by Indiana on Saturday afternoon in games hosted at RPI on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Kate Woods (La Jolla, CA) led the scoring with seven goals, while Evan Cranston (Palo Alto, CA) carried the defense with 18 saves in Brown’s two games.
February 24, 2012
Water Polo Falls to Hartwick 21-13
Oneonta, NY- The Hartwick women’s water polo team captured its eighth straight victory of the 2012 season with a 21-13 win over Brown on Friday evening at Moyer Pool.
February 21, 2012
Kate Woods & Evan Cranston Earn CWPA Southern Division Honors
Providence, RI- Sophomore Kate Woods (La Jolla, CA) and freshman Evan Cranston (Palo Alto, CA) earned CWPA Southern Division honors after helping the Brown women's water polo team to a 4-0 weekend at the Bison Invitational hosted at Bucknell. Woods was named the Southern Division Player of the week, her ninth weekly award from the CWPA in her career, and Cranston is earning her first collegiate award as the Southern Division Defensive Player of the Week.
February 19, 2012
Water Polo Ends Bison Invitational with Victories over Marist & Wagner
Lewisburg, PA- Freshman Liz Rosen tallied seven goals in two games to lead the Brown women's water polo team to victories against Marist and Wagner on Sunday afternoon at Kinney Natatorium. The Bears defeated the Red Foxes 7-5, and then followed with a 12-11 against the Seahawks.
February 18, 2012
Water Polo Wins Two at Bison Invitational
Lewisburg, PA- The Brown women's water polo team started the Bucknell Invitational 2-0 with victories over Gannon and Bucknell on Saturday at Kinney Natatorium. Brown defeated Gannon 20-6, and went on to edge the Bison 8-7.
February 11, 2012
Water Polo Defeats Colorado State in Season Opener; Falls to George Washington
Princeton, NJ- The Brown women’s water polo (1-1) team opened the 2012 season with a 12-9 victory over Colorado State, but was edged 10-9 by George Washington at the Princeton Invitational this weekend.
August 25, 2011
Women’s Water Polo Receives ACWPC All-Academic Honors
Providence, RI- The Brown University women's water polo team placed nine student-athletes on the Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches (ACWPC) All-Academic Team, as the Bears ranked seventh overall as a team with a combined grade point average of a 3.270.
July 20, 2011
Wohlmuth & Woods Earn AWCPC All-American Water Polo Honors
Providence, RI- Senior two-meter Joanna Wohlmuth and freshman attacker Kate Woods each earned ACWPC (Association of Collegiate Water Polo Coaches) Honorable Mention All-American honors.
June 16, 2011
Felix Mercado Announces Water Polo Class of 2015
Providence, RI- Head Men’s & Women’s Water Polo Coach Felix Mercado has announced the addition of eight newcomers (three men and five women) to the 2011-12 men’s and women’s water polo teams next year. Joining the men’s squad will be Henry Fox (Mercer Island, WA), Nick Deaver (Orinda, CA) and Andrew Brown (LaGrange, IL), while Evan Cranston (Palo Alto, CA), Liz Rosen (San Anselmo, CA), Becca Zak (Carlsbad, CA), Madison Pepper (Bayton, TX), and Chloe Kempf (Laguna Hills, CA) will be additions to the women’s roster.