PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University defeated Gannon University, 18-9, and Division III No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, 12-11, at home in the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center. The Bears are hosting two days of games as a secondary site during both days of the 2022 Harvard University Invitational.
“It was a good day for us to come out with two wins,” said head coach Felix Mercado. “I felt offensively we did a better job with shot selection and defensively we made some good stops. Tomorrow will be another day of tough opponents.
Ilias Stothart led Brown with five goals in the win over Gannon to start the weekend. Nick Berry, Matt Simko, Evan Moore and Gabe Chang all had two goals in the victory.
After falling behind 1-0 early, Brown scored three goals with Trey Rogers, Chang and Thomas Hoffmeister all scoring. Stothart, Berry and Cole Atwell all pumped in shots later in the first quarter as Brown led 6-4 after eight minutes.
The Bears took control of the game with a 7-1 advantage in the second quarter. Stothart scored two goals in the quarter with Daniel Hadar, Chang, Simko, Berry and Leo Berkman all found the back of the net as well for the Bears.
Stothart’s fourth and fifth goal of the game came in the third quarter and Simko and Moore each scored as the lead increased to 17-7. The Bears’ final goal came from Moore in the fourth quarter.
In a battle against Pomona-Pitzer, Brown held on for a one-goal victory as the Sagehens missed two shots in the last 30 seconds. Chang and Berkman each scored three goals for Brown in the win.
Down 1-0, Brown earned goals from Hoffmeister, Stothart and Berkman before Pomona-Pitzer scored with under 10 seconds left as Brown led 3-2.
Brown maintained the lead with a goal from Simko and two five-meter penalty goals from Berkman and Chang kept the Bears in front. A final penalty shot made by Atwell put Brown up 7-4 at the break.
Pomona-Pitzer climbed back into the game, winning the third quarter 4-2. Berkman and Chang scored for the Bears but the lead was cut to 9-8 with eight minutes left to play.
The Bears started the fourth with goals from Berry and Chang to jump ahead four before two goals from the Sagehens. Atwell scored for Brown with three minutes left to put the Bears up two. After a goal with 2:24 to play by Pomona-Pitzer, Brown held off the Sagehens for the one-goal win.
Release courtesy Brown University Athletics Communications
