Brown University
MIT
Water Polo Advances to Northern Division Championship
11/7/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Cambridge, MA- Brown University freshman Svetozar Stefanovic
(Belgrade, Serbia) scored three goals to help lead the men's
water polo team to an 8-6 win against MIT this afternoon to advance
to the Northern Division Championship.
The Engineers jumped out to an early 3-2 advantage after the first
eight minutes of play, but the Bears outscored MIT 6-3 in the last
three quarters to secure a spot in the Northern Division
Championship game.
Stefanovic led the scoring with three goals and tallied two steals,
and freshman Ryan Gladych (Corona Del Mar, CA) added two. Juniors
Brandon Yoshimura (Haverford, PA), Gordon Hood (Carlsbad, CA) and
Corey Schwartz (Los Angeles, CA) rounded out the offense with one
goal apiece, as senior captain Kent Holland (Orinda, CA) led the
defense with nine saves.
“It's hard to beat a team four times,” said Head
Coach Felix Mercado. “MIT played a good game, and we were
fortunate that our defense was able to apply some pressure and pull
out the win.”
The Bears are scheduled to play in the championship
game at noon tomorrow.
