Women's Water Polo Set to Do Battle with Brown
Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot Photography.
The Particulars:
Harvard welcomes Brown in a Collegiate Water Polo Association
Northern Division match. The Crimson and Bears square off at 8 p.m.
at Blodgett Pool. The game is Harvard’s first home contest
since Feb. 7, when the team hosted the Harvard Invitational.
Last Time Out:
Harvard fell to No. 11 Hartwick, 15-8, in the first CWPA Northern
Division match of the season. Sophomore Devan Kennifer lead all
scorers with five goals while also drawing five kick outs. Roxanne
Pinto, Shannon Purcell and Patricia Smith each netted a goal for
the Crimson. Sophomore netminder Laurel McCarthy made six
saves.
About Harvard:
The Crimson heads into CWPA Northern Division play after compiling
an 11-9 record in the non-conference portion of the schedule. The
Crimson is 0-1 in the CWPA Northern Division after dropping a 15-8
decision to No. 11 Hartwick. Devan Kennifer leads the team with 59
goals. Monica Zdrojewski is second on the squad with 36 tallies
while Ita Barton-Kettleborough and Aisha Price have each buried 24
markers. Laurel McCarthy has turned aside 131 shots this season as
Harvard owns a 10.00 goals-against-average
About Brown:
The Bears enter the match with an 18-11 overall record and a 0-1
mark in the conference. Brown is coming off of a trip to California
where the team posted a 6-6 record. The Bears fell to three
nationally-ranked teams, No. 1 Southern California, No. 14 San
Diego State and No. 18 UC Davis. The Bears recently fell to No. 11
Hartwick, 11-6, to open Northern Division play. Seniors Sarah Glick
and Lauren Presant lead the Brown offense. Presant has tallied a
team-high 71 goals on the year while Glick has notched 68
scores.
What Happens If...
Harvard is 11-2 on the year when scoring 10 or more goals in a
game. The Crimson has registered double-digits on the scoreboard in
six of its last seven games. Harvard is also 8-1 this season when
holding opponents to nine or less goals. The Crimson is 2-0 on the
season in games decided in overtime, having defeated Wagner 10-8 at
the Princeton Invitational, Feb. 20, and Bucknell 13-12 at the
Elite Eight Invitational, Feb. 28.
Goals Galore:
Harvard is averaging 9.86 goals-per-game and has had 12 players
notch goals this season. Eight players have scored 10 or more goals
on the year. As a team, the Crimson has recorded an astonishing 27
hat tricks through the first 21 games of the season.
Good Ol’ Blodgett:
The Crimson returns home after playing the last 18 matches on the
road. Harvard owns a perfect 4-0 record at Blodgett Pool this
season. The Crimson defeated Villanova, Siena, New York Athletic
Club and Iona at the Harvard Invitational to start the season. The
team will play three more contests at home this season.
Coming Up:
Harvard closes out the Northern Division slate at home as it hosts
Hartwick, April 17, and Brown, April 18.
