
No. 16 Men’s Water Polo Tops No. 18 Loyola Marymount, 13-12, Fresno Pacific, 12-7
10/20/2018 9:09:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
SARATOGA and SANTA CLARA, Calif. – No. 16 Brown University men's water polo recorded a pair of wins at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament on Saturday, topping No. 18 Loyola Marymount University, 13-12, and Fresno Pacific University, 12-7.
The Bears (14-10) did not trail in the second half and outscored the nationally ranked Lions (8-10), 3-2, in the contest's final four minutes in game one at West Valley College's WVC Aquatic Center before gaining a 6-3 halftime lead on their way to the win over the Sunbirds (5-14) in game two at Santa Clara University's Sullivan Aquatic Center.
Brown showcased a balanced offense on the day with eight different Brown student-athletes posting a multi-goal game between the two contests. Freshman Stephen Salle (Chadds Ford, Pa.) scored four goals against LMU while senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.), junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.), and sophomores Adam Fuller (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) each netted three goals on the day.
In the cage, freshman goalkeeper Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) totaled 21 saves between the two matches, including 15 saves against Fresno Pacific.
Next, Brown concludes play at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 21, against No. 19 San Jose State at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Game 1 – No. 16 Brown 13, No. 18 Loyola Marymount 12
SARATOGA, Calif. – Freshman Stephen Salle scored four goals as No. 16 Brown edged No. 18 Loyola Marymount, 13-12, on Saturday morning at West Valley College's WVC Aquatic Center.
In their first game of the day and second overall contest at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament, the Bears did not trail in the second half and outscored the Lions, 3-2, inside of the final four minutes to pull out the win in a game that witnessed seven ties.
Salle (Chadds Ford, Pa.) led the Bears with his quartet of goals while junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) contributed two goals, three assists, and four ejections drawn. Senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.) compiled two goals, two assists, and a steal.
Sophomore Adam Fuller (Santa Barbara, Calif.) netted two goals, sophomore Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) posted a goal and two assists, and junior James Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.) chipped in a goal and an assist.
Freshman Andrew Penner (Atherton, Calif.) scored a goal, junior Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) handed out three assists, and senior Spencer Carroll (Newport Beach, Calif.) made three steals.
Freshman net-minder Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) blocked six shots.
Bouscaren netted the Bears' first goal after LMU notched the game's first two tallies. The Lions held a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Salle scored a pair of goals during a 3-0 run to open the second quarter – with Bouscaren accounting for the other marker – as Brown pulled ahead 4-3 with 1:39 to play in the half. The two sides went into halftime knotted at 4-4.
Goals from Rawlings and Penner inside of the first three minutes of the third quarter allowed Brown to gain a 6-5 edge. Following a goal from Fuller and two tallies from LMU the two teams stood even at 7-7. Reilly and Salle answered with back-to-back goals to push Brown ahead 9-7 before Loyola Marymount cut the margin to 9-8 heading to the fourth quarter.
In the first four minutes of the final frame, Fuller scored once, and LMU scored twice to equalize at 10-10. Thygesen and Salle responded with consecutive goals to allow Brown to reclaim a 12-10 advantage with 2:52 to play. A Lion marker trimmed the lead to 12-11 at the 1:35 mark before Rawlings staked Brown to a 13-11 edge with 51 seconds left. LMU charted the contest's final goal with 35 seconds remaining.
One goal has now decided five of Brown's last seven games.
Brown 13, Loyola Marymount 12
Brown....................... 1…3…5…4…13
Loyola Marymount.. 3…1…4…4…12
Brown Goals: Salle 4, Bouscaren 2, Fuller 2, Rawlings 2, Penner, Reilly, Thygesen.
Brown Saves: Piovan 6.
Game 2 – No. 16 Brown 12, Fresno Pacific 7
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Four different Bears scored two goals, eight total Bears found the back of the net, and No. 16 Brown topped Fresno Pacific, 12-7, on Saturday afternoon at Santa Clara University's Sullivan Aquatic Center.
Playing in their second game of the day and third contest at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament, the Bears held a 6-3 lead at halftime and outscored the Sunbirds, 6-4, in the second half to finish the day with a 2-0 record.
Sophomore Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) tallied two goals, three assists, and two steals while junior Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) notched two goals and an assist. Freshmen Niko Bhatia (Los Altos, Calif.) and Matt Simko (Coral Gables, Fla.) netted two goals apiece with Simko drawing three ejections.
Senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.) totaled a goal, two assists, and two ejections drawn, and junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) posted a goal, an assist, and two ejections drawn.
Sophomore Adam Fuller (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and freshman Andrew Penner (Artherton, Calif.) chipped in one goal each, and junior James Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.) dished out two assists.
In the cage, freshman goalie Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) made 15 saves, including eight stops in the second half, with two steals and an assist.
After FPU scored the game's first goal, Bouscaren and Reilly responded with back-to-back goals to give Brown a 2-1 lead. The two teams stood tied at 2-2 at the end of the first quarter.
Following a Sunbird marker to open the second stanza, the Bears closed the half on a 4-0 run, taking a 6-3 advantage at halftime. Rawlings initiated the streak, Simko followed with consecutive goals, and Deirmenjian closed the burst.
The Sunbirds netted the second half's first marker, but Brown countered with goals from Fuller and Reilly to move ahead 8-4 entering the fourth quarter.
In the final frame, a goal from Penner earlier in the period helped the Bears maintain a 9-6 edge. Brown then notched three unanswered goals to pull ahead 12-6 with 1:48 to play as a pair of Bhatia goals bookended a tally from Deirmenjian. FPU scored the contest's final goal with 1:37 left.
Brown 12, Fresno Pacific 7
Brown....................... 2…4…2…4…12
Fresno Pacific......... 2…1…1…3…7
Brown Goals: Bhatia 2, Deirmenjian 2, Reilly 2, Simko 2, Bouscaren, Fuller, Penner, Rawlings.
Brown Saves: Piovan 15.
The Bears (14-10) did not trail in the second half and outscored the nationally ranked Lions (8-10), 3-2, in the contest's final four minutes in game one at West Valley College's WVC Aquatic Center before gaining a 6-3 halftime lead on their way to the win over the Sunbirds (5-14) in game two at Santa Clara University's Sullivan Aquatic Center.
Brown showcased a balanced offense on the day with eight different Brown student-athletes posting a multi-goal game between the two contests. Freshman Stephen Salle (Chadds Ford, Pa.) scored four goals against LMU while senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.), junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.), and sophomores Adam Fuller (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) each netted three goals on the day.
In the cage, freshman goalkeeper Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) totaled 21 saves between the two matches, including 15 saves against Fresno Pacific.
Next, Brown concludes play at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 21, against No. 19 San Jose State at 11:00 a.m. ET.
Game 1 – No. 16 Brown 13, No. 18 Loyola Marymount 12
SARATOGA, Calif. – Freshman Stephen Salle scored four goals as No. 16 Brown edged No. 18 Loyola Marymount, 13-12, on Saturday morning at West Valley College's WVC Aquatic Center.
In their first game of the day and second overall contest at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament, the Bears did not trail in the second half and outscored the Lions, 3-2, inside of the final four minutes to pull out the win in a game that witnessed seven ties.
Salle (Chadds Ford, Pa.) led the Bears with his quartet of goals while junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) contributed two goals, three assists, and four ejections drawn. Senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.) compiled two goals, two assists, and a steal.
Sophomore Adam Fuller (Santa Barbara, Calif.) netted two goals, sophomore Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) posted a goal and two assists, and junior James Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.) chipped in a goal and an assist.
Freshman Andrew Penner (Atherton, Calif.) scored a goal, junior Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) handed out three assists, and senior Spencer Carroll (Newport Beach, Calif.) made three steals.
Freshman net-minder Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) blocked six shots.
Bouscaren netted the Bears' first goal after LMU notched the game's first two tallies. The Lions held a 3-1 lead at the end of the first quarter.
Salle scored a pair of goals during a 3-0 run to open the second quarter – with Bouscaren accounting for the other marker – as Brown pulled ahead 4-3 with 1:39 to play in the half. The two sides went into halftime knotted at 4-4.
Goals from Rawlings and Penner inside of the first three minutes of the third quarter allowed Brown to gain a 6-5 edge. Following a goal from Fuller and two tallies from LMU the two teams stood even at 7-7. Reilly and Salle answered with back-to-back goals to push Brown ahead 9-7 before Loyola Marymount cut the margin to 9-8 heading to the fourth quarter.
In the first four minutes of the final frame, Fuller scored once, and LMU scored twice to equalize at 10-10. Thygesen and Salle responded with consecutive goals to allow Brown to reclaim a 12-10 advantage with 2:52 to play. A Lion marker trimmed the lead to 12-11 at the 1:35 mark before Rawlings staked Brown to a 13-11 edge with 51 seconds left. LMU charted the contest's final goal with 35 seconds remaining.
One goal has now decided five of Brown's last seven games.
Brown 13, Loyola Marymount 12
Brown....................... 1…3…5…4…13
Loyola Marymount.. 3…1…4…4…12
Brown Goals: Salle 4, Bouscaren 2, Fuller 2, Rawlings 2, Penner, Reilly, Thygesen.
Brown Saves: Piovan 6.
Game 2 – No. 16 Brown 12, Fresno Pacific 7
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Four different Bears scored two goals, eight total Bears found the back of the net, and No. 16 Brown topped Fresno Pacific, 12-7, on Saturday afternoon at Santa Clara University's Sullivan Aquatic Center.
Playing in their second game of the day and third contest at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament, the Bears held a 6-3 lead at halftime and outscored the Sunbirds, 6-4, in the second half to finish the day with a 2-0 record.
Sophomore Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) tallied two goals, three assists, and two steals while junior Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) notched two goals and an assist. Freshmen Niko Bhatia (Los Altos, Calif.) and Matt Simko (Coral Gables, Fla.) netted two goals apiece with Simko drawing three ejections.
Senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.) totaled a goal, two assists, and two ejections drawn, and junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) posted a goal, an assist, and two ejections drawn.
Sophomore Adam Fuller (Santa Barbara, Calif.) and freshman Andrew Penner (Artherton, Calif.) chipped in one goal each, and junior James Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.) dished out two assists.
In the cage, freshman goalie Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) made 15 saves, including eight stops in the second half, with two steals and an assist.
After FPU scored the game's first goal, Bouscaren and Reilly responded with back-to-back goals to give Brown a 2-1 lead. The two teams stood tied at 2-2 at the end of the first quarter.
Following a Sunbird marker to open the second stanza, the Bears closed the half on a 4-0 run, taking a 6-3 advantage at halftime. Rawlings initiated the streak, Simko followed with consecutive goals, and Deirmenjian closed the burst.
The Sunbirds netted the second half's first marker, but Brown countered with goals from Fuller and Reilly to move ahead 8-4 entering the fourth quarter.
In the final frame, a goal from Penner earlier in the period helped the Bears maintain a 9-6 edge. Brown then notched three unanswered goals to pull ahead 12-6 with 1:48 to play as a pair of Bhatia goals bookended a tally from Deirmenjian. FPU scored the contest's final goal with 1:37 left.
Brown 12, Fresno Pacific 7
Brown....................... 2…4…2…4…12
Fresno Pacific......... 2…1…1…3…7
Brown Goals: Bhatia 2, Deirmenjian 2, Reilly 2, Simko 2, Bouscaren, Fuller, Penner, Rawlings.
Brown Saves: Piovan 15.
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