No. 15 Men's Water Polo Beats Austin, Falls to No. 5 Pacific, No. 20 Bucknell

Saturday, September 1

Providence, RI

8:00 AM

Brown University

Austin College

No. 15 Men's Water Polo Beats Austin, Falls to No. 5 Pacific, No. 20 Bucknell

9/1/2018 9:53:00 AM | Men's Water Polo

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – No. 15 Brown University men's water polo defeated Austin College, 16-7, and fell to No. 5 University of the Pacific, 18-7, and No. 20 Bucknell University, 14-7, on opening day at the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center on Saturday.

On day one of the Bruno Classic, the Bears (1-2) opened their season with a win over the Kangaroos (0-1) before dropping decisions against nationally ranked programs in the Tigers (1-0) and the Bison (3-0).

Between the three games, senior Santiago Nunez (Miami, Fla.) led the Bears with seven goals while sophomore Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) netted five goals. Sophomore Riad Hallal (Coronado, Calif.) and freshman Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) combined to make 23 saves on the day.

Next, Brown concludes play at the Bruno Classic tomorrow, Sunday, Sept. 2 with games against No. 7 UC Davis (8:00 a.m.) and No. 8 Pepperdine (10:50 a.m.).

Game 1 – No. 15 Brown 16, Austin 7

Senior Santiago Nunez and freshman Matt Simko each scored a hat trick as No. 15 Brown defeated Austin College, 16-7, in its season and home opener on Saturday morning at the Bruno Classic.

The Bears built an 8-2 halftime lead en route to their victory over the Kangaroos – a team playing in its first game as a varsity program.

Nunez (Miami, Fla.) and Simko (Coral Gables, Fla.) led the Bears with three goals apiece while junior Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and sophomore Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) each netted two goals. Reilly added three steals, and Deirmenjian made two steals.

Six other Bears scored one goal each – seniors Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.) and Spencer Carroll (Newport Beach, Calif.), junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.), and freshmen Niko Bhatia (Los Altos, Calif.), Andrew Penner (Atherton, Calif.), and Stephen Salle (Chadds Ford, Pa.).

Carroll dished out a team-high four assists with two steals while Bouscaren tallied two assists and two steals. Bhatia distributed two assists, and junior Will Collier (Darien, Conn.) totaled two assists and three steals.

Juniors James Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.) and Galen Hu (Colleyville, Texas) each chipped in two assists, and Salle, Penner, and sophomore Daniel Hu (Colleyville, Texas) posted two steals apiece.

In the cage, sophomore goalkeeper Riad Hallal (Coronadao, Calif.) made seven saves in the first half while freshman net-minder Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) stopped three shots in the second half.

Brown opened the game with a 3-0 lead behind a goal from Bouscaren and back-to-back tallies from Nunez. Simko closed the first quarter's scoring to give the Bears a 4-1 edge at the end of one.

After Austin initiated the second quarter's scoring, the Bears netted the period's remaining four goals to bring an 8-2 advantage into the break. Carroll, Bhatia, Deirmenjian, and Penner scored on the run, in order.

Simko gave Brown a 9-2 lead early in the third quarter with a 6-on-5 goal before the Kangaroos pulled within 9-4. Markers from Nunez, Deirmenjian, Rawlings, and Reilly kept the hosts up 13-6 at the end of the stanza.

The Bears outscored the visitors 3-1 in the final frame behind goals from Simko, Salle, and Reilly.

Brown 16, Austin 7
Brown....................... 4…4…5…3…16
Austin........................ 1…1…4…1…7
Brown Goals: Nunez 3, Simko 3, Deirmenjian 2, Reilly 2, Bhatia, Bouscaren, Carroll, Penner, Rawlings, Salle.
Brown Saves: Hallal 7, Piovan 3.

Game 2 – No. 5 Pacific 18, No. 15 Brown 7

Seniors Spencer Carroll and Santiago Nunez each netted two goals, but No. 15 Brown fell to No. 5 Pacific, 18-7, on Saturday afternoon.

The Bears remained within 10-5 late in the third quarter before the visiting Tigers – playing in their season opener – closed the game on an 8-2 run.

Carroll (Newport Beach, Calif.) and Nunez (Miami, Fla.) each dished out two assists alongside their two goals, and Carroll came up with three steals.

Junior Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) posted a goal and two ejections drawn while junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) and sophomore Aidan Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.) each tallied one goal. Freshman Matt Simko (Coral Gables, Fla.) drew a team-high three ejections.

Freshman goalie Ugo Piovan (Vouliagmeni, Greece) totaled nine saves and two steals.

Brown and Pacific stood tied at 2-2 midway through the first quarter after Carroll and Deirmenjian each scored once in the opening four minutes. The Tigers netted the quarter's final four goals to gain a 6-2 edge at the end of one.

In the second quarter, goals from Reilly and Nunez kept the margin at 8-4 before Pacific notched the half's final marker to take a 9-4 lead into the break.

Following a Pacific goal to open the second half, Carroll scored from five meters off a pass from Nunez to make the score 10-5 with 2:53 to play in the period. The visitors then scored the final three goals of the third quarter and the first two goals of the final frame to pull ahead 15-5 with 3:58 to play.

Rawlings stopped the run with a 6-on-5 goal before Nunez netted a goal from five meters to trim the deficit to 15-7 with 2:53 left. The Tigers scored the contest's last three goals, including a marker on a 5-meter penalty shot.

Pacific 18, Brown 7
Brown....................... 2…2…1…2…7
Pacific....................... 6…3…4…5…18
Brown Goals: Carroll 2, Nunez 2, Deirmenjian, Rawlings, Reilly.
Brown Saves: Piovan 9.

Game 3 – No. 20 Bucknell 14, No. 15 Brown 7

Senior Santiago Nunez and sophomore Aidan Reilly each posted two goals as No. 15 Brown fell to No. 20 Bucknell, 14-7, on Saturday evening in its final game of day one at the Bruno Classic.

The Bears and Bison stood tied 2-2 at the end of the first quarter before the visitors outscored the hosts 10-3 over the next two quarters to bring a 12-5 edge into the final frame.

Alongside Nunez (Miami, Fla.) and Reilly (Los Angeles, Calif.), senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.), junior James Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.), and freshman Stephen Salle (Chadds Ford, Pa.) netted one goal apiece.

Bouscaren came up with three steals, junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) drew three ejections, and junior Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) made two steals. Sophomore goalie Riad Hallal (Coronado, Calif.) blocked four shots.

Nunez opened the game's scoring just over a minute into the contest, and Thygesen gave Brown back a 2-1 lead with a 6-on-5 goal later in the period. The Bison scored the last goal of the first quarter and netted the first five goals of the second stanza to pull ahead 7-2.

A goal from Reilly with 23 seconds left in the half brought Brown within 7-3 at the intermission before the Bison netted the first three goals of the second half to extend their margin to 10-3. Bouscaren trimmed the score to 10-4 with a one-timed goal prior to the visitors netting two more goals to go ahead 12-4.

Reilly converted a 5-meter penalty shot to close the third quarter's scoring and cut the deficit to 12-5. Nunez and Salle each scored a goal in the fourth.

Bucknell 14, Brown 7
Brown....................... 2…1…2…2…7
Bucknell................... 2…5…5…2…14
Brown Goals: Nunez 2, Reilly 2, Bouscaren, Salle, Thygesen.
Brown Saves: Hallal 4.