SANTA CLARA, Calif. – The Brown men’s water polo team (17-5, 3-2 NWPC) will travel to Santa Clara, Calif. This week for three non-conference games at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament. 

“We’re excited to head out west this weekend and compete against three of the top teams in the country,” Director of Water Polo Felix Mercado said. “We’ve had our share of struggles this season, particularly with finding the consistency we know we’re capable of. But these are exactly the types of games that will challenge us and help us grow. With the second round of conference play coming up, this is a great opportunity to see where we stand, identify where we need to improve, and continue moving forward as a team.”

The Bears enter the weekend following a successful showing at the Harvard Invite, where they posted a 3-1 record and outscored their opponents 63-50. Roland Csendes led Brown offensively with 12 goals and five assists, bringing his season total to 58 goals and 29 assists. Colton Bell added eight goals, while Mac Berry recorded seven goals and four assists, and Ramzi Megalli contributed six goals. In goal, Ryan Miele made 15 saves, while Will Corr recorded 13 saves and added two assists. 

Brown opens the tournament Friday (Oct. 23) against No. 15 San Jose State (7-11) at 3:30 p.m. ET (12:30 p.m. PT). The Spartans are led offensively by Sam Keightley (43 goals, 11 assists) and Samu Biros (40 goals, nine assists). Alexey Poletaev had recorded 64 saves in goal with a .322 save percentage. 

The Bears return to the pool on Saturday (Oct. 24) to face tournament host No. 19 Santa Clara (8-10) at 12 p.m. ET (9 p.m. PT). Brown will look to contain Riccardo De Simo, who leads the Broncos with 44 goals and seven assists. Harrison Labrosse has anchored Santa Clara’s defense with 110 saves and a .390 save percentage this season.

Brown will close out the tournament against No. 16 Pepperdine (8-11) on Saturday at 5:20 p.m. ET (2:20 p.m. PT). Erik Ionescu (49 goals, 35 assists) and Hunter Danko (44 goals, 11 assists) lead the Waves offensively, while Max Smirnov has recorded 164 saves and a .421 save percentage in goal.

Brown’s match up against Santa Clara will be streamed on ESPN+, while live statistics for all three games will be available through Fosh. The official tournament page is available here.

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