SANTA CLARA, CA – No. 14 Harvard men's water polo is set to play four games this weekend at the Julian Frasier Memorial tournament. The Crimson will open the tournament with a rematch against No. 16 California Baptist University at 7:40 p.m. ET (4:40 p.m. PT) on Thursday before playing a pair of games on Saturday against No. 17 Santa Clara University at 1:40 p.m. ET (10:40 a.m. PT) and Fresno Pacific University at 5:40 p.m. ET (2:40 p.m. PT). Harvard will face off against No. 15 San Jose State University on Sunday at 12:20 p.m. ET (9:20 a.m. PT) before returning home. The games on Friday and Saturday will be streamed on Twitter.
What to know
- Senior Noah Hodge is looking to set the all-time saves record this weekend as he only needs 14 saves to move into first place in program history.
- Kaleb Archer had a great weekend at Blodgett Pool after finishing the weekend with nine goals, two assists, and one steal in four games at the Harvard Invitational.
- Owen Hale had another great defensive weekend after finishing the Harvard Invitational with 13 steals and three blocks. The Junior also tallied eight goals and four assists.
- First-year Tanner Furtak had a solid weekend as he made 21 saves in two games en route to two wins. The first-year has yet to lose a game this season.
- Fellow first-year James Rozolis-Hill was named to the Cutino Award Watch list which honors the best male athlete in the country as voted on by coaches across the country.
- The Crimson defeated California Baptist University 12-9 at the Bruno Classic earlier in the season.
- Harvard has an all-time record of 5-6 against California Baptist, 7-8 against Santa Clara University, 5-0 against Fresno Pacific, and 2-2 against San Jose State.
Next Up
The Crimson return to Blodgett Pool for a Saturday doubleheader against Brown at 3:00 p.m. and MIT at 7:30 p.m. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+
