Hood’s Seven Goals Leads Brown Men’s Water Polo to 14-12 Win Against MIT

Wheaton, MA- Junior Gordon Hood (Carlsbad, CA) exploded for seven goals and handed out three assists to help lead the Brown men’s water polo team to a 14-12 victory over MIT this afternoon at Wheaton College.

After the Engineers jumped out to a 4-2 lead after the first eight minutes of play, the Bears clawed their way back with a 6-1 second quarter outburst to gain an 8-5 advantage heading into halftime.

Both squads tallied three goals in the third quarter and the Engineers outscored Bruno 4-3 in the fourth, but the Bears were able to secure the win to close out their regular season. Senior Kent Holland (Orinda, CA) played outstanding in the cage posting 14 saves in Brown’s senior night win.

“It was nice for the two seniors (Kent Holland and Zach Levko) to go out with a win on Senior Day,” said Head Coach Felix Mercado. “Now we must get back to work to finish the season strong at the Northern Division and Eastern Championships.”

Also helping the offense was freshmen Svetozar Stefanovic (Belgrade, Serbia) and Ryan Gladych (Corona Del Mar, CA) with two goals apiece, while junior Brandon Yoshimura (Haverford, PA), Levko, and junior Corey Schwartz (Los Angeles, CA) added one.

The Bears will now prepare for the Northern Division Championships at Harvard this weekend. First-seeded Brown will face the winner of the Harvard/MIT game at 4:30 p.m. in the semi-finals on Saturday, Nov. 7.