Men's water polo takes down Air Force on Day Two of Bruno Classic

Sunday, September 4

Providence, R.I.

8:15 a.m.

Brown University

Stanford

Photo by: David Silverman Photography

Men's water polo takes down Air Force on Day Two of Bruno Classic

9/4/2022 4:44:00 PM | Men's Water Polo

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – After falling to No. 4 Stanford early in the day, Brown men's water polo took down Air Force 17-12 to close out day two of the Bruno Classic.

"I think we had a productive day with the split," said head coach Felix Mercado. "I felt that for the first half against Stanford we matched their intensity and that is all you can ask when you are playing a top-four opponent. As for the Air Force game, our offense was clicking early and we got some big shots. I feel like we could have played better team defense but we will get to work on that. We look forward to another tough game against Pacific tomorrow."

#4 STANFORD 23, BROWN 7
The Bears struggled with Stanford's offense as the Cardinal defeated the Bears 23-7. Cole Atwell led the Bears with three goals. Gabe Chang and Ilias Stothart each had two goals.

After Stanford scored its first goal of the game, Chang responded with two goals within a minute to put Brown up 2-1. Those were the last goals for Brown in the first quarter as Stanford scored the next five to go up 6-2.

Atwell had two goals in the second quarter but Stanford outscored Brown 10-2 during the second and third quarters to take control of the game.

Stothart found the back of the net twice in the fourth quarter with Atwell scoring once in the final frame.

BROWN 17, AIR FORCE 12
The Bears exploded for nine goals in the first quarter against the Falcons. Gabe Change started the game with a goal nine seconds in to put the Bears on top. After a goal by Air Force, Ilias Stothart and Evan Moore each found the back of the net.

Two goals from Air Force tied the game before Chang scored another goal to put Brown back up ten seconds later. Back-to-back goals by Atwell and Leo Berkman increased the lead for Brown. After an Air Force goal with 2:43 left on the clock, Connor Enright, Berkman and Leo Hoffmeister scored in the final 90 seconds of the quarter to put Brown up 9-5.

Stothart, Chang and Matt Simko all scored for the Bears in the second quarter as both teams scored three in the second.

Air Force started the second half with a goal less than two minutes in to cut into Brown's lead but the Bears held the Falcons scoreless the rest of the quarter. Hoffmeister, Daniel Hadar and Filip Aleksic all scored during the remainder of the quarter.

Stothart and Berkman each scored during the final quarter for Brown.

Kole Newman finished the game with 11 saves in goal for the Bears.

UP NEXT
Brown will play one more game in the Bruno Classic, taking on No. 5 Pacific at 10 a.m. on Monday (Sept. 5).

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