CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – On day two of the Bruno Classic, No. 16 Harvard men's water polo defeated Austin College 21-4 and No. 13 California Baptist 12-9 Sunday at Blodgett Pool. The Crimson finished the Bruno Classic going 3-1 on the weekend.  
 
First-year James Rozolis-Hill recorded hat tricks against both Austin College and California Baptist. Gabe Putnam had another solid game as he netted another two goals while also having two assists and three steals against Austin. Mot Stohart, Alex James, Cam Dougherty and Michael Sonsini all scored two goals in the win against Austin College. Colin Le and Rishi Mohan also joined in as they both scored their first goals of the season Sunday morning. Alex Tsotdaze recorded his first hat trick of the season against California Baptist in the afternoon. Between the pipes the Crismon were backstopped by great games by both Tanner Furtak and Noah Hodge.

Weekend Highlights

James Rozolis-Hill led the charge offensively as he scored 15 goals over the four games this weekend. Gabe Putnam was great as well as he netted eight goals over the weekend. Andrej Basica scored five times and Noah Hodge was great in goal as he recorded 30 saves over three games.  
 

Game 1: No. 16 Harvard 21, Austin College 4

Harvard Highlights

• Goaltender Tanner Furtak had nine saves, an assist and three steals in his collegiate debut.
• Owen Hale scored twice and recorded two steals.
• Tyler Zarcu was all over the score sheet as he scored twice, tallied four assists and recorded four steals.
• Gabe Putnam continued to produce offensively as he scored another two goals while also having two assists.
• Cam Dougherty scored twice and drew five knockouts.
• Alex James and Michael Sonsini both had a pair of goals.
• Colin Le and Rishi Mohan both scored their first goals of the year.
• Kaleb Archer had a productive game as he scored twice, had one assist, four steals and two knockouts drawn.
• Harvard improved to 3-0 all-time against Austin College.

How It Happened

• For the Crimson 13 different players found the back of the net.
• Harvard scored six goals in the final five minutes of the second quarter.
• Eight different players scored in the second quarter to stretch the Crimson lead to 13-1 heading into halftime.
• Harvard scored seven unanswered goals in the second and third quarters.
• The Crimson outscored Austin 5-1 in the third quarter.

Game 2: No.16 Harvard 12, No. 13 California Baptist University 9

Harvard Highlights

• Noah Hodge made big saves in key moments including one on a five-meter penalty shot late in the fourth quarter. He ended the game with 11 saves.
• James Rozolis-Hill potted another five goals while also recording an assist, steal and three knockouts drawn.
• Owen Hale scored two important goals in the second half.
• Michael Sonsini recorded another three assists in the win.
• Alex Tsotdaze and Alex James each scored.
• Kaleb Archer scored once and drew three knockouts.
• With its victory Harvard's all-time record against California Baptist improved to 5-6.

How It Happened

• Rozolis-Hill opened the scoring two minutes into the game.
• Alex James scored to shrink the Lancer lead to one with a minute and a half left in the first quarter.
• After one quarter of play it was 3-2 California Baptist.
• Goals by Archer and Stothart tied the game at 4-4 heading into the half.
• Owen Hale scored at 4:31 in the third quarter to give the Crimson its first lead since the first quarter.
• Two goals from Rozolis-Hill and one from Owen Hale had the game tied 7-7 heading into the final frame.
• The Crimson scored four goals in three minutes to take an 11-8 lead with goals from Tsotdaze on the penalty shot, Owen Hale and two more from Rozolis-Hill.
• Andrej Basica put the game away by scoring on a penalty shot to make it 12-8 late in the fourth quarter.
• The Crimson outscored Califronia Baptist 5-2 in the fourth quarter on the way to the victory.

Next Up

The Crimson travels to Davis, California for the Aggie Round Up on Sept. 17 and 18. Harvard opens the tournament on Saturday against UCLA at 5:15 p.m. ET (2:15 p.m. PT), and Occidental College at 10:15 p.m. ET (7:15 p.m. PT). The team concludes their trip to California on Sunday with games against the University of the Pacific at 1:30 p.m. ET (10:30 a.m. PT) and UC Irvine at 4:00 p.m. (1:00 p.m. PT).