Sunday, October 31
Providence, R.I.
3:00 PM
Princeton University
13
at
7
Brown
Mitchell Cooper
Photo by: Nicole Maloney
No. 11 Princeton Takes Down Brown, Earns NWPC Weekend Sweep
October 31, 2021 | Men's Water Polo
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The No. 11 Princeton Tigers collected a Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) weekend sweep with a 13-7 victory over the Brown Bears on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers scored the first two goals of the game before Joan Coloma's tally with under a minute to go gave them a 3-1 advantage after eight minutes.
Brown countered to tie the game at 3-all before Vladan Mitrovic put Princeton back ahead with 2:58 left in the first half. The two teams exchanged tallies before Ryan Neapole's goal gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead at halftime.
After a Brown goal to begin the third quarter, the Tigers ended the stanza with four straight to jump ahead, 9-5, with one quarter remaining. Head coach Dustin Litvak's group posted the first two goals of the fourth frame to go up six and was not threatened the rest of the way.
With one more weekend to go in the regular season, Princeton sits at the top of the NWPC with a 7-1 record. Harvard is second at 6-2 followed by Brown, St. Francis at 5-3. The Tigers can clinch the No.1 seed in the NWPC Tournament with wins over St. Francis (12 p.m.) and Iona (6 p.m.) next Saturday (Nov. 6).
Goals: Cooper 2, Neapole 2, Mitrovic 2, Coloma 2, Benson, Caras, Pozaric, Rotenberg, K. Maloney
Saves: Knez 16
The Tigers scored the first two goals of the game before Joan Coloma's tally with under a minute to go gave them a 3-1 advantage after eight minutes.
Brown countered to tie the game at 3-all before Vladan Mitrovic put Princeton back ahead with 2:58 left in the first half. The two teams exchanged tallies before Ryan Neapole's goal gave the Tigers a 5-4 lead at halftime.
After a Brown goal to begin the third quarter, the Tigers ended the stanza with four straight to jump ahead, 9-5, with one quarter remaining. Head coach Dustin Litvak's group posted the first two goals of the fourth frame to go up six and was not threatened the rest of the way.
With one more weekend to go in the regular season, Princeton sits at the top of the NWPC with a 7-1 record. Harvard is second at 6-2 followed by Brown, St. Francis at 5-3. The Tigers can clinch the No.1 seed in the NWPC Tournament with wins over St. Francis (12 p.m.) and Iona (6 p.m.) next Saturday (Nov. 6).
Goals: Cooper 2, Neapole 2, Mitrovic 2, Coloma 2, Benson, Caras, Pozaric, Rotenberg, K. Maloney
Saves: Knez 16
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