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Men's Water Polo

Men's Water Polo Beats MIT and Brown in Saturday Double Header

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 16 Harvard men's water polo defeated rivals Brown and MIT at Blodgett Pool on Saturday. The Crimson defeated Brown 10-8 Saturday afternoon before scoring 18 goals in an 18-10 win against MIT. Harvard sweeps the season series against both Brown and MIT. 
 

Game 1: Harvard 10, Brown 8.

Harvard Highlights

  • Owen Hale continued his stellar play of late as the Junior tallied four goals and three steals. 
  • Mot Stothart scored twice including one highlight reel goal early in the game to help spark the Crimson offense. 
  • James Rozolis-Hill had another two goals and drew five knockouts. 
  • Michael Sonsini added to his assist total with another two helpers. 
  • Kaleb Archer tallied one goal in the win. 
  • Noah Hodge was solid in net as the senior made many key saves on his way to a 10 save performance.
 

STOTHART BEHIND THE BACK??????

His third of the game??
??: https://t.co/3FGkS8770v#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/VQOfmHrWqw

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

Tic-Tac-Toe Goal??

Kaleb Archer with the finish??
??: https://t.co/3FGkS8770v#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/OdpOb1tUWH

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

Owen Hale picks the corner??

Crimson up 5-3 late in the first half??
??: https://t.co/3FGkS8770v#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/Wbv8rXbjQf

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

???????? ??????????

??: https://t.co/3FGkS8770v#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/KVgG5p1lyU

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

How it Happened

  • The Crimson lead 2-1 after the first quarter thanks to goals from Mot Stothart and James Rozolis-Hill. 
  • Mot Stothart added another goal in the second as Harvard stretched the lead to 5-3 heading into half. 
  • The Crimson scored five goals in the third quarter on its way to hanging on in the fourth quarter. 

Game 2: Harvard 18, MIT 10. 

Harvard Highlights

  • Tyler Zarcu recorded a hat-trick while also tallying an assist. 
  • Owen Hale had another three steals on top of having a goal and an assist. 
  • James Rozolis-Hill added another four-goal game to his impressive season. The first-year also added another two assists in the victory. 
  • Michael Sonsini had two goals and two assists. 
  • Captain Alex Tsotadze had a four-point night as the senior registered a hat-trick and one assist. 
  • Alex James, Kaleb Archer, and Alexandru Bucur all scored once. 
  • Tanner Furtak made five saves including one on a five-meter penalty shot. The first-year remains unbeaten in his career. 

The steal and the score??

Owen Hale ?? Alex Tsotadze#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/jQDr2NJdr0

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

Hale is dishing it right now??

Crimson up 4-1 early in the first quarter ??#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/ZtByPsAmMd

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

One of the many great set ups in the first quarter??

Crimson up 6-3 as the first quarter winds down. #GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/PkftNwOcOR

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

Tsotadze finishes the 2?? on 1??#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/sFMR1w7lmm

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

All Crimson in this one??

We lead 11-3 with 3:30 left before the half??#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/WOKsE76uaP

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 29, 2022

The first-year making it look easy??

Tanner Furtak with the save on the penalty shot??#GoCrimson | #OneCrimsonpic.twitter.com/7V7bFw9U9u

— Harvard Water Polo (@HarvardH2OPolo) October 30, 2022

How it Happened 

  • James Rozolis-Hill completed his hat-trick in the first quarter as four different Crimson found the back of the net. 
  • Harvard lead 6-3 after the first quarter. 
  • A seven goal second quarter helped the Crimson stretch the lead. 
  • Tyler Zarcu completed his hat-trick with goals late in the first half and early in the second half. 
  • Mot Stothart scored the only Crimson goal in the final frame. 

Next Up

The Program will host its alumni weekend next weekend over a three-game home stand. The Crimson will host its senior game against St. Francis Brooklyn at 9:00 a.m. before a matchup against Iona College at 7:00 p.m. Harvard wraps up the weekend Sunday with a big matchup against No. 8 Princeton at 10:30 a.m.  to close out the regular season. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.
 
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