
Photo by: Tamar Kreitman
Water polo celebrates senior day with win over Iona
11/6/2022 4:56:00 PM | Men's Water Polo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown men's water polo closed out the regular season with win over Iona on senior day for a split on the final day of competition. The Bears dropped a matchup with St. Francis Brooklyn to start the day.
St. Francis Brooklyn 10, Brown 7
Four goals from Ilias Stothart was not enough as Brown fell to St. Francis Broolyn to start the day. Stothart tallied one first quarter goal, one in the third and two in the fourth as Brown was trying make a comeback.
The Bears trailed 3-2 at halftime but St. Francis outscored 6-2 in the third quarter to take over the game.
Filip Aleksic scored on goal for Brown in the first quarter and Evan Moore had a goal in the third. Daniel Hadar scored Brown's third goal of the fourth quarter.
Brown 12, Iona 8
Brown got four goals from senior Matt Simko in his final regular season contest of his career. Evan Moore and Gabe Chang each added two goals in the win.
The Bears jumped ahead early with goals from Cole Atwell and Simko. A goal by Chang late in the quarter led to the score being tied 3-3 after one.
The first goal in the second quarter came from Simko with 1:35 left on the clock. Ben Kirshon added a goal with 38 seconds left as Brown held Iona scoreless and led 5-3 at the break.
Moore, Simko and Stothart all found the back of the net in the third quarter as Brown held serve with Iona to maintain a two-goal lead going into the final quarter.
Brown increased its lead to four scoring the first two goals of the fourth quarter with Simko and Moore scoring. The Bears stopped any comeback by the Gaels with goals from Chang and Nick Berry late in the quarter.
UP NEXT
Brown will host the NWPC Tournament beginning on Friday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 20.
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St. Francis Brooklyn 10, Brown 7
Four goals from Ilias Stothart was not enough as Brown fell to St. Francis Broolyn to start the day. Stothart tallied one first quarter goal, one in the third and two in the fourth as Brown was trying make a comeback.
The Bears trailed 3-2 at halftime but St. Francis outscored 6-2 in the third quarter to take over the game.
Filip Aleksic scored on goal for Brown in the first quarter and Evan Moore had a goal in the third. Daniel Hadar scored Brown's third goal of the fourth quarter.
Brown 12, Iona 8
Brown got four goals from senior Matt Simko in his final regular season contest of his career. Evan Moore and Gabe Chang each added two goals in the win.
The Bears jumped ahead early with goals from Cole Atwell and Simko. A goal by Chang late in the quarter led to the score being tied 3-3 after one.
The first goal in the second quarter came from Simko with 1:35 left on the clock. Ben Kirshon added a goal with 38 seconds left as Brown held Iona scoreless and led 5-3 at the break.
Moore, Simko and Stothart all found the back of the net in the third quarter as Brown held serve with Iona to maintain a two-goal lead going into the final quarter.
Brown increased its lead to four scoring the first two goals of the fourth quarter with Simko and Moore scoring. The Bears stopped any comeback by the Gaels with goals from Chang and Nick Berry late in the quarter.
UP NEXT
Brown will host the NWPC Tournament beginning on Friday, Nov. 18 through Sunday, Nov. 20.
BROWN UNIVERSITY SPORTS FOUNDATION
The Brown University Sports Foundation (BUSF) is the lifeblood of the athletics program, and exists to enhance the student-athlete experience through philanthropic support from alumni, parents, fans and friends. A gift through the Sports Foundation makes an immediate impact on today's Brown Bears and helps them to be their best in the classroom, in competition and most importantly in the community. To learn more about supporting the Bears, please click here.
FOLLOW US ON SOCIAL
For the latest on Brown Athletics, please follow @BrownU_Bears on Twitter, @BrownU_Bears on Instagram, like BrownUBears on Facebook and subscribe to the BrownAthletics YouTube channel.
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