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Men's Water Polo

MIT Drops 15-7 Decision to Brown

This was the first home contest for the Engineers this Season

THE BASICS:
 
- Scores: MIT – 7, Brown - 15
 
- Records: MIT (3-7), Brown (9-7)
 
- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center Pool)
 
- The Lead: The MIT water polo team hosted Division I Brown University on Saturday morning and the Engineers suffered a tough 15-7 defeat to the Bears.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- The Engineers took an early 1-0 lead with a goal from sophomore Evan Kowal (South Pasadena, Calif.) but Brown responded with back-to-back goals to take a 2-1 lead.
 
- Senior Kyle Sandell (Mountain View, Calif.) tied the match at 2:04 in the first, however, Brown scored the next three goals to pull ahead 5-2.
 
- Miller Geschke (Los Altos, Calif.) made it a 5-3 match as the senior netted a goal at 4:23 in the second quarter. First-year Richard Yun (Irvine, Calif.) added another goal for the Engineers but Brown went into the break with an 8-4 lead.
 
- The Bears continued to add to their lead, outscoring MIT 7-3 in the second half to take the match by a 15-7 score. 
 

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:
 
- Geschke and Yun led the way for MIT with two goals each while Sandell, Kowal and senior Kaden DiMarco (Eugene, Ore.) each tallied a score.
 
- Geschke now has a team-leading 27 goals while Sandell has scored 22 times this season.
 
 
UP NEXT:
 
- The Engineers are right back in the pool as they will make the short trip to Harvard for a 12 p.m. contest on Sunday.
 
 
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- For the latest on MIT Athletics, follow the Engineers via social media on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram and YouTube.
 
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Players Mentioned

Kaden DiMarco

#17 Kaden DiMarco

ATK
6' 5"
Senior
Evan Kowal

#11 Evan Kowal

C
6' 3"
Sophomore
Miller Geschke

#5 Miller Geschke

ATK
6' 0"
Senior
Kyle Sandell

#8 Kyle Sandell

C
6' 5"
Senior
Richard Yun

#7 Richard Yun

ATK
5' 10"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Kaden DiMarco

#17 Kaden DiMarco

6' 5"
Senior
ATK
Evan Kowal

#11 Evan Kowal

6' 3"
Sophomore
C
Miller Geschke

#5 Miller Geschke

6' 0"
Senior
ATK
Kyle Sandell

#8 Kyle Sandell

6' 5"
Senior
C
Richard Yun

#7 Richard Yun

5' 10"
First Year
ATK