PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The Brown University men’s water polo team improved to 16-4 on the season as the Bears dominated Salem University, 17-7, and narrowly defeated Division III No. 1-ranked Pomona-Pitzer Colleges, 15-14, on day one of the Harvard Invite at home in the Katherine Moran Coleman Aquatics Center.
Playing at home as the other site for the Harvard Invite, Brown took an early lead over Salem, out scoring the Tigers 6-2 in the first quarter. Roland Csendes exploded early to earn a first-quarter hat trick, while Mac Berry scored two goals and Ramzi Megalli scored one for the Bears. Brown did not let up on its offense in the second quarter as Colton Bell and Csendes scored two apiece.
William Vranesh and Bell recorded the lone goals to start the second half, In a high scoring fourth quarter, Bell scored three back-to-back goals to extend his total to six. Hugo Molner and Oliver Chu scored the final strikes for the Bears to secure a 17-7 win.
Will Corr, Ryan Miele and Ethan Kittredge each held down the back end of the tank for the Bears on defense..
Megalli and Berry started off the second game against Pomona-Pitzer strong for the Bears, followed by goals from Máté Tymcyna and Jaxson Tierney. Entering the second quarter up 5-3, Trey Rogers and Tymcyna extended Brown’s lead. Bell and Berry scored one each, but Pomona-Pitzer scored five goals to make it a one-goal game at the end of the first half.
The Sagehens took the lead over the Bears in the third quarter, but Filip Josipovic scored his first goal of the day to keep Brown in the game. Tymcyna notched his third goal to close out the quarter to tie the contest at 11-all. Tymcyna, Csendes and Megalli each scored in the final quarter of the game, but the Sagehens kept pace with the Bears to knot the squads at 14-all with 41 seconds left in regulation. Csendes scored his second goal of the game with three seconds remaining in the game to secure a 15-14 win for the Bears.
Miele and Corr stood tall in net for Brown.
Information courtesy Brown University Athletics Communications
