Brown University
MIT
Bears Edge MIT, 6-5, in CWPA Northern Division Contest
9/24/2009 12:00:00 AM | Men's Water Polo
Despite struggling on the offensive end missing 15 shots on
goal, the Brown men's water polo team pulled off a 6-5 win
over MIT on Thursday night.
Brown gained a 2-1 lead in the first quarter, and scored one goal
in the second to put the score at 3-2. The Engineers tallied one
marker in the third to even the score at 3-3, but Bruno was able to
outscore MIT 3-2 in the fourth to earn the 6-5 win.
Defensively, Brown gave an outstanding effort, including senior
Kent Holland (Orinda, CA) in goal who posted seven saves. Freshman
Michael Hartwick (Los Angeles, CA) also played well defensively,
grabbing three steals and making two field blocks.
“We can't expect to win games when we play so poorly
on offense,” said Head Coach Felix Mercado. “We were
lucky today that our defense bailed us out. WE have to find our
chemistry on offense soon or it will be a long season.”
Leading the offense was Zach Levko (Wildwood, MO) and Svetozar Stefanovic (Belgrade, Serbia) with two goals apiece, followed by Marcus Gartner (San Jose, CA) and Corey Schwartz (Los Angeles, CA) with one.
Brown now travels to Fordham where it will take on the Rams at
12:00 p.m. on Sunday, and follow it with a 3:00 p.m. match against
St. Francis.
