BROWN STUNS NO. 7 HARVARD UNIVERSITY 11-9

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Juniors Armen Deirmenjian (Beverly Hills, Calif.) and James Thygesen (Menlo Park, Calif.) each scored a hat trick as Brown University defeated No. 7-ranked Harvard University, 11-9, on the road at Blodgett Pool in Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) competition.

The Bears used a 4-0 run to start the third quarter to turn a 6-5 halftime deficit into a 9-6 lead on their way to the victory over the top-10 ranked Crimson.

Deirmenjian added two steals and three ejections drawn to his three goals while Thygesen posted three assists and two steals alongside his three goals.

Senior Travis Bouscaren (Cambridge, Mass.) notched two goals, an assist, and two field blocks, senior Spencer Carroll(Newport Beach, Calif.) totaled a goal, three assists, and two steals, and sophomore Adam Fuller (Santa Barbara, Calif.)registered a goal and two steals. Junior Hudson Rawlings (Murrieta, Calif.) scored a goal, and junior Galen Hu (Colleyville, Texas) dished out two assists.

In the cage, sophomore goalie Riad Hallal (Coronado, Calif.) made 12 saves with a steal.

In the first quarter, Thygesen answered a pair of Harvard tallies with two goals of his own as the two sides stood tied at 2-2 after the opening stanza.

Back-to-back goals from Deirmenjian pushed Brown ahead 4-3 with 3:09 remaining in the second quarter. The Crimson took a 5-4 lead after converting a 5-meter penalty shot before a goal from Rawlings knotted the score at 5-5. Harvard brought a 6-5 edge into halftime.

The Bears netted the first four goals of the second half turning a 6-5 halftime deficit into a 9-6 lead late in the third quarter. Fuller started the run with a goal at the 4:05 mark before Deirmenjian found the back of the net. Bouscaren and Thygesen closed the streak as Brown went up 9-6 with 1:22 to play in the period. A Harvard goal with 15 seconds left cut the margin to 9-7 heading to the fourth quarter.

After Harvard pulled within 9-8 with 6:18 remaining, Carroll scored on the power play to extend Brown’s lead to 10-8 with 4:01 to go. A goal from Bouscaren gave the visitors an 11-8 edge with 56 seconds left before Harvard posted the game’s final goal with 10 seconds on the clock.

Release courtesy Brown University Athletics Communications