Bears Edge MIT, 6-5, in CWPA Northern Division Contest

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.