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No. 12 Men's Water Polo Set to Host Trio of CWPA Northern Opponents in Regular Season Finale

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Harvard (14-8) vs. St. Francis Brooklyn (11-8)
Saturday, Oct. 31 – 11:00 a.m.
Cambridge, Blodgett Pool
Ivy League Digital Network
Nick Koop, Bill Spaulding
Harvard trails, 9-31
L, 12-11 (Sept. 26, 2015)
L1

Harvard vs. Fordham (14-11)
Saturday, Oct. 31 – 7:00 p.m.
Cambridge, Blodgett Pool
Ivy League Digital Network
John Avino, Bill Spaulding
Harvard leads, 23-0
W, 11-4 (Sept. 27, 2015)
W7

Harvard vs. Iona (4-11)
Sunday, Nov. 1 – 3:00 p.m.
Cambridge, Blodgett Pool
Ivy League Digital Network
Tim Culverhouse, Bill Spaulding
Harvard leads, 32-19
W, 22-13 (Sept. 27, 2015)
W4

Harvard will honor its class of 2016 Saturday on senior day (Athletic Communications).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Coming off of an undefeated California trip for the second-straight season, No. 12 Harvard men's water polo will look to continue its winning ways as it hosts a trio of CWPA Northern Division contests at Blodgett Pool, wrapping up its regular season. The Crimson will take on St. Francis Brooklyn and Fordham on Saturday and face Iona in the home finale on Sunday.

All three matches can be seen live on the Ivy League Digital Network.

Last Time Out
For the second season in-a-row, Harvard posted an unblemished 5-0 record on its California road trip, including downing three ranked opponents on its annual road trip for the first time in program history. Previously, Harvard's best outing on the California trip was defeating two ranked opponents in 2013 in No. 17 Cal Baptist and No. 11 UC Davis.

This year, Harvard opened by edging San Jose State in a 10-8 decision on Friday and followed by smothering No. 16 Santa Clara, 7-2, and Fresno Pacific, 13-9, on Saturday. The Crimson earned a pair of thrilling victories on Sunday in its final day of competition, defeating No. 13 Air Force, 9-8, and No. 10 UC Davis in a 10-9 overtime thriller.

High Marks
Harvard is ranked No.12 in this week's CWPA poll, marking its highest rank ever. The Crimson's previous best ranking came the week of Sept. 17, 2014 when it was ranked No. 14.

Top-10
The Crimson has defeated two-top ten opponents this season, a first in program history. Harvard previously downed No. 10 Princeton, 12-6, Oct. 18 in its semi-final match of the Ivy Championships. 

Rank and File
The Crimson has downed five ranked opponents this season, marking the first time Harvard has beaten five top-20 teams since the 2013 season.

Feature: Building a Program

Captain Colton
Joey Colton posted a monster weekend in California, netting both game-winning goals on Sunday, and tallied 12 goals, 10 assists and seven steals in total.

Locked In
Harvard allowed a season-low two goals against Santa Clara, marking the first time the Crimson have held an opponent to two goals since a 21-2 win over Cal Tech, Oct. 9, 2010.

Homecoming
Harvard's California natives enjoyed their return to the Golden State as eight of the nine goal scorers this weekend were from California, accounting for 46 of the Crimson's 49 goals.

Blodgett Beware
The Crimson have feasted on opponents the past four seasons at home, posting a 17-7 mark and have outscored opponents 261-226.

40+ Club
Noah Harrison leads the team with 50 goals and 40 steals on the season. The senior has registered a steal in all but one contest and has scored in all but two games.

Senior Standouts
Harvard will honor Connor Denney, Robbie Fluegge, Harrison, Austin Lee, Blake Lee, Christopher Miao, Colin Woolway and Ben Zepfel Sunday on Senior Day.

The class of 2016 is one of Harvard's most accomplished classes ever, as the seniors have led Harvard to back-to-back winning seasons for the first time since 2001-02, including a 22-win season a year ago, marking Harvard's best finish since 2002.

Senior Scorers
Harvard's seniors have provided over half of the scoring this season, accounting for 127 of the teams 241 goals on the season.

All six positional players have netted at least one goal this season.

Scouting St. Francis Brooklyn
St. Francis Brooklyn is 11-8 overall and 7-1 in CWPA Northern Division contest. The Terriers also competed at The Rodeo Tournament last weekend, going 1-3 overall with its lone win coming in a 12-11 decision against Fresno Pacific.

Harvard lost a heart-breaker to St. Francis Brooklyn in its previous matchup Sept. 26 as Bora Dimitrov scored the game-winning goal with three seconds remaining to down Harvard, 12-11.

Scouting Fordham
Fordham sits at 14-11 overall and holds a 3-5 record in CWPA Northern Division contests. The Rams rode a four-game win streak, matching its longest of the season, before falling to St. Francis Brooklyn Oct. 27, 17-10.

Harvard previously downed Fordham, 11-4, Sept. 27. Noah Harrison posted team-highs across the board with three goals, four assists and two steals.

Scouting Iona
Iona claims a 4-11 record overall, including a 2-5 mark in CWPA Northern Division action. After starting the season 2-10, the Gaels have posted a 2-3 record over its past five games.

Harvard posted its best offensive outing in its previous matchup against Iona in a 22-13 victory. Zepfel and Harrison set career-highs in goals as Zepfel tallied eight, while Harrison snapped the back of the net seven times.

Up Next
Harvard will complete at Northern's in Providence, Rhode Island from Nov. 7-8.

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