Men’s Water Polo Sweeps Queens; Mercyhurst

New London, CT- The Brown men’s water polo team came back from two-goal deficits to beat Northern Division foe Queens College, 16-10, and also Mercyhurst College, 17-9, at Connecticut College.

Against Queens, the Bears took a 6-4 deficit after the first two quarters but picked up their offense in the final 16 minutes to outscore the Knights 12-4. Leading the way was junior Gordon Hood (Carlsbad, CA) with six goals, while rookie Svetozar Stefanovic (Belgrade, Serbia) added five goals, two assists and three ejections drawn. Corey Schwartz (Los Angeles, CA) also turned in a solid three-goal performance, while senior captain Kent Holland (Orinda, CA) had five saves to lead the defense.

“We were able to dig ourselves out of some early trouble,” said Head Coach Felix Mercado. “We still need to find our identity and be a little more consistent, but I am happy we came away with the wins before heading out to west for some tough games.”

Against Mercyhurst, the Bears ended the first eight minutes of play tied 4-4 against the Lakers. But Bruno came out hot in the final three quarters, outscoring Mercyhurst 13-5, including a 5-0 run in the second to earn the win.

Seven different Bears scored in today's contest, as Hood continued his scoring streak with four goals.  A trio of Bears posted hat tricks in Cyrus Mojdehi (La Jolla, CA), Schwartz and Stefanovic, and Holland did a superb job in the cage posting 10 saves along with three assists and one steal to lead the defense.

Also adding goals was senior Zach Levko (Wildwood, MO) with two, and Dean Serure (Coral Gables, FL) and Ryan Gladych (Corona Del Mar, CA) with one apiece.

The Bears are back in action when the squad travels to Santa Clara to take on Cal Baptist on Oct. 23, followed be a match against Fresno Pacific on Oct. 24.