CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 11 Harvard men's water polo won both games of its Sunday doubleheader, defeating Wagner College (1-4), 16-12, before taking down Austin College (1-4), 21-10, to conclude the Bruno Classic.

First-year Andrej Basica tallied eight goals across the two games to lead the Crimson (3-1) while sophomore Kaleb Archer had six on the day. Junior Alex Tsotadze scored five times to go along with two assists. Junior goalie Noah Hodge had 16 saves in the win over Wagner, a season high for the Crimson.
 
Game 1: Harvard 16, Wagner 12
First-year Andrej Basica caught fire in the first period with three goals in the opening eight minutes of the contest. The Crimson trailed 5-4 after one period before sophomore Alexandru Bucur tied the game early in the second. Goals from juniors Gabe Putnam, Michael Sonsini and Alex Tsotadze saw the Crimson head into halftime tied up at 8-8.
 
The Crimson took control behind nine saves in the third period alone from junior goalie Noah Hodge. Basica fired in four more second half goals to go along with two more from Tsotadze. Sophomore Kaleb Archer and first-year Tyler Zarcu rounded out the scoring for the Crimson. Hodge made 16 saves in total to see out the victory.
  
Harvard Highlights Game 1

• Junior goalie Noah Hodge made 16 saves in net, including 13 in the second half.
• First-year Andrej Basica tallied a team-high seven goals, the most by a Crimson player in one game this season.
• Junior Alex Tsotadze found the back of the net three times while junior Michael Sonsini scored a pair.

Game 2: Harvard 21, Austin 10
Sophomore Kaleb Archer netted five goals while sophomore Max Keck added three as the Crimson beat Austin College in its final game at the Bruno Classic. Senior Jackson Enright scored in the first quarter along with sophomores Cam Dougherty and Owen Hale, which saw Harvard jump out to a 7-0 lead. First-year Tyler Zarcu scored in the second period while junior Alex Tsotadze also netted his second of the game, and the Crimson went into halftime leading 10-6.
 
Mirroring its first quarter performance, the Crimson scored seven unanswered goals in the third to jump out to a 17-6 lead. Sophomore Mot Stohart began the second half scoring while Archer, Hale, Enright, Keck, and Dougherty all scored their second goal of the game in the period. Junior goalie Nathan Wu had six of his eight saves come in the second half. First-years Andrej Basica and Alex James both got on the scoresheet in the fourth period.
 
Harvard Highlights Game 2

• Sophomore Kaleb Archer scored five times in the win and leaves the Bruno Classic with eight goals on the season.
• Junior goalie Nathan Wu tallied eight saves to go along with an assist and two steals.
• Sophomore Colin Le led the Crimson with three steals and three assists.

Game Notes

• Harvard saw 13 different players score on the day, mirroring the total from yesterday.
• The Crimson improved its all-time Bruno Classic record to 15-12.
• Harvard improved its all-time record against Wagner to 6-0.
• Harvard improved its all-time record against Austin to 2-0.

What's Next? 
Harvard travels to Princeton, N.J., to compete in the Princeton Invitational from Sept. 11-12. The Crimson will play Saturday at 10:30 a.m. against Wagner College before a 6:00 p.m. contest against Bucknell University. The Crimson's time at the tournament will conclude Sunday morning at 8:00 a.m. when it takes on George Washington University. DeNunzio Pool will host all games.