CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 11 Harvard men's water polo took down Iona (7-17, 3-8 NWPC) 20-8 at Blodgett Pool. Sophomore
Kaleb Archer netted four goals as Harvard improves to 22-4, 6-2 NWPC on the season.
Harvard fell behind early against the Gaels, trailing 4-3 after one period of play behind goals from Archer, junior
Alex Tsotadze and first-year
Tyler Zarcu. The Crimson would go on to have one of its signature lockdown periods in the second, not allowing Iona to score again before the half. The same trio that scored in the first period would net goals in the second along with junior
Gabe Putnam and sophomore
Mot Stothart. Harvard went into halftime with a 9-4 advantage.
The Crimson defense was once again the story in the third quarter, allowing only one goal with junior goalie
Nathan Wu stopping a five-meter shot. Sophomore
Cam Dougherty and first-year
Rishi Mohan would net two goals apiece in the final quarter, propelling the Crimson to a 20-8 victory.
Harvard Highlights
- Sophomore Kaleb Archer led the Crimson with four goals to go along with a block.
- Junior goalie Nathan Wu made seven saves in net while adding an assist and steal.
- First-year Rishi Mohan totaled two goals, two assists, and two steals in the victory.
- Junior Alex Tsotadze paced the Crimson attack with four assists.
Game Notes
- Harvard takes both games this season against Iona, after previously taking down the Gaels 18-14 on Oct. 3 in New Rochelle, NY.
- The Crimson improves to 14-2 this season at Blodgett Pool, with one more regular season home game on the docket.
- Harvard's second contest in a row netting 20 goals, after taking down St. Francis 20-5 on Oct. 30.
What's Next?
Harvard closes out its regular season schedule with three games next weekend. The Crimson travels to MIT on Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9:00 a.m. before a home matchup later that day at 12:00 p.m. against Connecticut College. Harvard wraps up its NWPC conference schedule on Sunday, Nov. 7, traveling to Brown at 11:00 a.m.
