CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 19 Harvard women's water polo (20-6, 8-3 CWPA) will close out its regular season schedule with a road matchup at No. 22 Brown (23-12, 7-4 CWPA) on Saturday, April 16. The contest is slated for a 1:00 p.m. start as the Crimson looks to secure the No. 2 seed ahead of the CWPA Championships.
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What to Know
- Harvard comes in with a 20-6 overall record and 8-3 mark in the conference. The 20-win season is the sixth in the program history and fourth during the Ted Minnis era.
- The Crimson took down Princeton for the second time this season this past weekend, with senior Inde Halligan netting the game-winning goal in sudden death overtime to give Harvard a 12-11 victory.
- Harvard comes in ranked at No. 19 in the weekly CWPA National Rankings with Brown a few spots behind at No. 22.
- The Crimson will secure the No. 2 seed in the conference with a victory while a win for the Bears would force Harvard into a three-way tie for second place in the conference with Princeton and Brown.Â
- Harvard dropped its home contest to the Bears earlier this season, in a 7-6 defeat at Blodgett Pool on March 5th. Â
- Sophomore Brooke Hourigan led the Crimson with 10 goals scored this past weekend, tabbing four goals in the win over No. 21 Princeton before a hat trick against Saint Francis (PA). Hourigan earned CWPA Player of the Week for the second time this season for her performance.
- Sophomore Annabel Facey scored a career-high five goals against Saint Francis (PA) while first-year Kaity Greenwald tied her career-best with three goals. Facey was named CWPA Rookie of the Week for her efforts.
- Junior goalie Zoe Banks collected 40 saves at Blodgett Pool last weekend, making 11 stops in the overtime thriller against No. 21 Princeton. Banks was named CWPA Defensive Player of the Week for the fourth time this season and sixth of her career.
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At the Helm
Ted Minnis enters his 12th year as The Friends of Harvard Water Polo Head Coach in 2021-22. Minnis has led the women's program to new heights, including a program-record 24 wins in 2016.  He holds an overall record of 196-135 (.592) with the women's team through 11+ seasons.
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Up Next
The Crimson will travel to Lewisburg, Pa., as Bucknell University will play host to the CWPA Championships on April 22-24.
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