Cambridge, MA – No. 13 Harvard men's water polo (10-4, 4-1 NWPC) defeated MIT 21-11 Sunday morning. The Crimson won all three of its games over the weekend.
James Rozolis-Hill scored 13 goals in three games while
Owen Hale scored eight.
Cam Dougherty recorded his first hat trick of the season on his way to a six-goal weekend. First-year
Tanner Furtak won two of the three games.
Harvard Highlights
How it Happened
- Nine different Crimson scored in the game.
- Harvard led 4-3 after the first quarter after scoring two quick goals to end the opening frame.
- The Crimson opened the second quarter by scoring five goals in a row on the way to stretching the lead to 10-6 entering the half.
- Harvard outscored MIT 6-5 in the third quarter.
- It was the second time this weekend that the Crimson scored 20 or more goals and the third time this season.
Next Up
The Crimson returns to Blodgett Pool for four games on Oct. 14, 15, and 16. To open the weekend Harvard faces Long Island University at 7:00 p.m. on Friday before the Harvard Invitational begins on Saturday. The Crimson opens the Harvard Invitational with its featured breast cancer awareness game against No. 6 Long Beach State at 4:00 p.m. Harvard closes out the Invitational with a pair of games on Sunday against Penn State Behrend at 10:15 a.m. and Pomona – Pitzer at 3:30 p.m. All games will be streamed on ESPN+.