Brown University
Queens (N.Y.)
Men's Water Polo Sweeps Queens; Mercyhurst
10/17/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
New London, CT- The Brown men's water polo team came back
from two-goal deficits to beat Northern Division foe Queens
College, 16-10, and also Mercyhurst College, 17-9, at Connecticut
College.
Against Queens, the Bears took a 6-4 deficit after the first two
quarters but picked up their offense in the final 16 minutes to
outscore the Knights 12-4. Leading the way was junior Gordon Hood
(Carlsbad, CA) with six goals, while rookie Svetozar Stefanovic
(Belgrade, Serbia) added five goals, two assists and three
ejections drawn. Corey Schwartz (Los Angeles, CA) also turned in a
solid three-goal performance, while senior captain Kent Holland
(Orinda, CA) 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, CA), 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 was senior Zach Levko (Wildwood, MO) with two,
and Dean Serure (Coral Gables, FL) and Ryan Gladych (Corona Del
Mar, CA) with one apiece.
The Bears are back in action when the squad travels to Santa Clara
to take on Cal Baptist on Oct. 23, followed be a match against
Fresno Pacific on Oct. 24.
