SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No. 25-ranked Brown University got its weekend off to a hot start at the Santa Clara University Women’s Water Polo Tournament as the Bears beat both California State University-Monterey Bay and California State University-East Bay by 13-8 and 7-6 scores, respectively. Claire Pisani and Lily Weiser both posted four goals on the day.
In the day’s opener versus Cal State Monterey Bay, Pisani led the Bears with three goals. Claire Poissonnier and Emily Suong each finished with two goals. Suong also led the team with two assists.
Brown began the game off quickly with a 4-1 lead after the first quarter. Pisani scored two goals in the first quarter with Sierra Martin and Katharine Knowles finding the net as well before Monterey Bay sailed in a shot before the quarter came to an end.
Suong and Bryn Gioffredi each tallied goals in the second quarter but CSUMB won the quarter 3-2 to move within 6-4 of the Bears heading into halftime.
Pisani scored her third goal of the game 20 seconds into the second half. After a goal by the Otters, Brown ripped off a four-score run with markers from Sophie Golub, Poissonnier, Dagmara Czajka and Suong to go up 11-5.
Poissonnier and Weiser each scored goals in the fourth quarter as Brown cruised to the win.
Marley Presiado picked up the win in goal with 11 saves.
Weiser scored three goals in the day’s finale for Brown as the Bears held on for a one-goal win over Cal State East Bay.
Four other Bears scored a goal in the game, while Presiado and Shauna Franke split time in goal. Franke led the way between the pipes with four saves.
The scoring started early in the first quarter as Brown jumped ahead 34 seconds into the game with a strike by Weiser. After East Bay scored 15 seconds later, Zoe King netted a goal 20 seconds further into the game to stake Brown to a 2-1 lead at the conclusion of the first quarter.
Pisani got on the board to push Brown’s lead to 3-1 before East Bay brought it back to a one-point game. Suong scored halfway through the second quarter. Weiser added another goal with less than a minute left in the half as the Bears carried a 5-2 lead into the break.
Czajka pushed Brown’s lead to four at 6-2 to commence the third quarter, but Brown would go scoreless for almost 10 minutes as East Bay made it a one-goal game at 6-5.
Weiser ended the drought with a goal to put the Bears back up two with 3:55 left to play. East Bay scored with 2:36 left on the clock, but Brown stymied the Pioneers for the rest of the game to clinch the victory.
Information courtesy Brown University Athletics Communications
