SANTA CLARA, Calif. — No. 20-ranked Brown University men’s water polo team fell to 17-8 on the season as the Bears were dealt defeats by host/No.19 Santa Clara University, 14-10, and No. 16 Pepperdine University, 17-10, on the team’s final day at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament.
Brown battled until the final whistle against Santa Clara to nearly eliminate a deficit with a strong fourth-quarter push. Máté Tymcyna opened the scoring for the Bears in the first quarter, and Roland Csendes added a goal early in the second. After Santa Clara extended its lead with three quick goals, Trey Rogers and Jaxson Tierney each found the back of the net to keep Brown within striking distance as they trailed 8-4 heading into halftime.
Entering the second half trailing by four, Csendes scored Brown’s lone goal of the quarter to keep them in the game. Brown exploded offensively in the final eighth minutes, outscoring Santa Clara 5-4. Ramzi Megalli, Tymcyna, and Csendes scored three consecutive goals to fuel the Bears’ offense, with Csendes recording his second hat trick of the tournament. Colton Bell added two back-to-back goals late in the fourth quarter, capping a strong offensive push as Brown played until the final whistle. Despite the late surge, the Bears ultimately fell 14-10 in their second ranked matchup of the tournament.
Dimitrios Kratimenos started in goal for Brown with Will Corr stepping in during the final minutes.
In Brown’s second game of the day, Mac Berry opened up the scoring in the first minute and a half, netting his first goal of the day. Pepperdine responded with five consecutive goals before Bell found the back of the net to close out the first quarter. Tierney added the lone goal for the Bears in the second quarter as Brown entered halftime trailing 8-3.
Pepperdine scored four quick goals to open the third quarter, but Csendes responded with his fourth goal of the game and eighth of the weekend. Hugo Molnar and Megalli each added a goal as the Bears looked to close the gap heading into the final quarter.
Bell scored all four of Brown’s goals in the fourth quarter, but the Bears could not overcome Pepperdine’s offensive attack, ultimately falling 17-10 to the No. 16 Waves.
Kratimenos started in goal for the Bears, with Corr stepping in for the final four minutes.
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