SANTA CLARA, Calif. - No. 19 Santa Clara men's water polo jumped out to an early lead and never looked back on day two of the 2026 Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament against No. 20 Brown. The Broncos cruised to a 14-10 victory to pick up their second win of the tournament and improve to 10-11 overall on the season. 

SCU jumped out to a 5-1 lead in the opening quarter behind goals from Ashton Brown, Charlie Engs, Henry Engs, Jame De Zwart and Dylan Hazen. They tacked on three more goals in the second to take an 8-3 lead into the break. The scoring barrage rolled into the third period with Luke Baird striking early in the stage on a powerplay for the first of four Bronco goals in the quarter. Leading 12-5 at the start of the fourth, the Broncos gave up five goals in the final eight minutes, but scored twice more themselves courtesy of Brown and Baird once again to easily close the door on the contest. The win was SCU's second over a ranked opponent on the season.

Baird led the team with three goals on the morning while Brown and Riccardo De Simon logged two goals apiece with De Simon also coming away with three assists for five total points. Imme van der Schaaf also logged five points with four assists, a goal and also came away with a team-high three steals. Harrison Labrosse made seven saves in the net, playing all 32 minutes. 

The Broncos will look to remain undefeated at the Julian Fraser Memorial when they wrap things up tomorrow (Sunday) at 9:20 a.m. against Iona.