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Brown University Handles Siena & Villanova at Harvard Invitational
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.
-- The Brown University women's water polo team began the
2010 season with wins against Siena College and Villanova during
the Harvard Invitational on Saturday afternoon. The Bears rolled to
a 14-4 victory against the Saints and followed it up with a 12-4
win against the Wildcats.
"This was a good way to start our season," said head coach
Felix Mercado. "I felt that we played two complete
games, but I also know we have a lot of work to do to achieve our
goals."
The Bears jumped out to a 6-1 lead after the first eight minutes of
play against the Saints, as sophomore Samantha Ryu (Santa
Barbara, Calif.) and junior Joanna Wohlmuth
(Manhattan Beach, Calif.) led Bruno's offense with three
goals apiece. Brown kept up its offensive intensity as seven
different Bears scored goals during the win, as both
Katherine Booher (Palo Alto, Calif.) and
Brittany Westerman (Palo Alto, Calif.) tallied
their first collegiate goals.
The Bears went on to outscore Siena 5-1 in the second and third
quarters, and then scored three to Siena's two in the fourth to
cruise to the win. Senior Stephanie Laing (Ann Arbor,
Mich.) led the defensive effort with 11 saves in goal,
while junior Rita Bullwinkel (Portola Valley,
Calif.) dished out three assists and picked up two steals
for a solid performance.
Senior Sarah Glick (Bonita, Calif.), senior
Lauren Presant (Poway, Calif.) and Booher added
two goals apiece, while junior Katherine Stanton (Danville,
Calif.) and Westerman registered one each.
The outstanding play of Glick helped Brown to its 12-4 win against
Nova. Glick scored three goals, handed out six assists, and picked
up three steals, and then went on to pick up two saves in net to
shut out the Wildcats in the fourth quarter.
The Bears outscored the Wildcats 8-3 after the first two quarters,
and went on to score four goals to Nova's one in the final two
quarters for the win. Wohlmuch, Glick and Presant scored three
goals apiece, followed by Westerman with two and Stanton with
one.
On the defensive end, Booher exploded for six steals while fellow
rookie Claudia Ruiz (Sacramento, Calif.) added
four steals. In net, Laing tallied nine saves in 29 minutes, while
Glick came in for the final three minutes of the game and picked up
two saves.
Release courtesy Brown Athletic Communications
