Brown University
Bucknell
Bucknell Edges Brown 8-6 in Eastern Championship
11/20/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Cambridge,
MA-Bucknell University used a 5-0 run in the third period to
overpower and outlast Brown University 8-6 in the opening round of
the 2009 Men's Eastern Championship hosted at MIT this
afternoon. Brown freshman Svetozar Stefanovic, the CWPA Northern
Division Player of the Year, scored twice in the loss, while senior
captain Kent Holland, a First Team All-North selection, led the
defense with nine saves in the cage.
The Northern Division Champion Bears built a 4-1 lead in the first
half and saw the advantage dwindle to a tie and later a loss to
Bucknell, the No. 3 team out of the Southern Division.
Bucknell's Johnny Stupp started the Bison's run with a
man-up score at the 7:26 mark before Sean COghlan and Howie Kalter
tacked on even strength and man-up goals at 6:38 and 4:33,
respectively, to tie the game at 4-4. The squad gained the lead at
the 3:08 mark when Bucknell buried a man-up shot to make it 5-4
before Stupp added an advantage goal of his own for a 6-4 Bison
lead after 24 minutes of play.
The Bears weren't going down without a fight, as the team
managed to pull within a goal at 6-5 as Gordon Hood, a First Team
All-North selection, split the herd of Bison for a man-up goal to
move to within 6-5, but Bucknell responded with an even strength
marker and an advantage goal to push the margin to 8-5 with 1:43
left on the clock.
The Bears brought it back within two as Dean Serure beat Bucknell
goalkeeper at 1:30, but the Bison defense was able to run out
enough of the clock to prevent Brown from making a comeback.
Stefanovic, Hood and Holland all earned First Team honors, while
Corey Schwartz garnered second team accolades.
