PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Brown University men’s water polo earned two wins on the Bruno Classic by beating Bucknell University, 12-6, and No. 15-ranked Fordham University, 18-13.
Brown began the day with a six-goal win over Bucknell. Gabe Chang led Brown with three goals, while Ramzi Megalli, Thomas Hoffmeister and Goran Narancic each had two.
The game was tied at four-all after the first quarter, but Brown took control over the next two quarters. Goals from Megalli, Hoffmeister and Ilias Stothart put the Bears ahead by a 7-5 total entering halftime.
Narancic scored twice, while Chang and Jaxson Tierney each accounted for solo markers, in the third quarter as Brown outscored Bucknell 4-0 to outdistance the Bison and roll to victory.
A comeback was necessary to upend Fordham in the late game.
After falling behind 6-1 after the first quarter, Brown responded in a big way by outscoring Fordham 17-7 over the final three periods of play. Stothart led the Bears with five goals, followed by Máté Tymcyna with four. Tierney netted three, while Chang and Mac Berry deposited pairs.
Joe Gallagher had a stellar day in goal with 11 saves.
The Bears tied the game up in the second quarter with a pair of strikes by by Berry and one each from Chang, Tierney and Tymcyna.
Brown fell behind by two goals to start the third quarter, but Stothart and Tymcyna put away chances to tie the score. After another Fordham goal, Chang, Tymcyna and Berry all found the back of the net as Brown went up 11-10 after three quarters.
Back-to-back tallies by Stothart and another from Tymcyna gave Brown a four-goal lead. Stothart added two more goals, while Hoffmeister and Tierney each scored to end any chance of a comeback from Fordham.
Release courtesy Brown University Athletics Communications
