SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The No. 25-ranked Brown University women’s water polo team evened its record at 6-6 by topping No. 20 University of the Pacific, 11-10, in overtime prior to sinking the University of California-Merced, 16-4, on the second day of the Bronco Invitational hosted by Santa Clara University.
Brown came out on top in a tightly-contested battle against Pacific, winning in overtime thanks to a goal from Ella Palmer. Cleo Washer had a standout game, contributing five of the Bears eleven total goals.
Ava Schoening got the Bears on the board early in the first quarter. The Tigers were quick to respond, firing off four before Washer could find the net again. Brown brought in two goals in the second quarter courtesy of Sofia Holman and Washer, but were outscored again by the Tigers to bring the halftime score to 7-4 in Pacific’s favor.
The two teams matched efforts shot for shot in the third quarter, with Washer and Palmer finding the net alongside Pacific’s two goals. The Bears exploded in the fourth quarter, with Palmer and Schoening scoring one apiece alongside Washer’s two to head into overtime tied at 10-10.
Palmer netted the final goal of the match off of an assist from Schoening to secure the Bears’ first victory of the day.
In a massive victory over UCM, it was Aubrie Anderson and Gaby Montalvo who led the way in scoring, netting five and four goals respectively. The second quarter was a particularly impressive shutout for the Bears, racking in seven goals to UCM’s zero.
The Bears secured an early lead in the first quarter courtesy of Anderson, Palmer, Washer and Claire Poissonnier. Anderson kicked off the second quarter with three uncontested goals, followed by Schoening and Holman with two apiece to bring the halftime score to 11-3. Montalvo then racked in four in a row across the second half, alongside Anderson with one more to bring the final score to a massive 16-4 victory over UCM.
Release courtesy Brown University Athletics Communications
