Pictured: Senior Dan Furman scored a goal and made five
steals against No. 14 Concordia.
Photo courtesy: Gil Talbot
LOS FLORES PARK, Calif. -- On the second and
final day of the Claremont Convergence, the Harvard men's water
polo team suffered a pair of defeats, dropping games to No. 14
Concordia and No. 20 Cal Baptist.
Harvard (4-12) fell behind to Concordia, 8-2, in the
first half, but opened the second with a 4-0 run to pull within two
scores. However, the Crimson could not get any closer,
falling, 11-6. Egen Atkinson led Harvard's scoring attack
with three goals, while Max Eliot tallied two scores. Dan
Furman made five steals and netted one goal. In net,
Alexandre Popp stopped eight shots in the loss.
Against Cal Baptist, Mike Katzer recorded a hat trick, while Eliot
and Furman added a goal apeice. Nikhil Balarman played most
of the game in goal, making 11 saves.
The Crimson will now return home to begin a five-game stretch at
Blodgett Pool. Harvard, which stands in first-place tie in
the Northern Division standings with a 2-0 conference record, hosts
Connecticut College Thursday, Oct. 8 at 8 p.m.
