CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 13/18 Harvard men's water polo will play four games in three days at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament. The Crimson opens the tournament with one game on Friday at Santa Clara University. The game will be played at 5:00 p.m. ET / 2:00 p.m. PT. On Saturday, Harvard plays in the morning at San Jose State University and in the afternoon against California Baptist University. The games are at 12:20 p.m. ET / 9:20 a.m. PT and 4:20 p.m. ET / 1:20 p.m. PT, respectively. The Crimson closes out the weekend on Sunday where it takes on University of the Pacific at 11:00 a.m. ET / 8:00 a.m. PT.
Last year Harvard finished the tournament 2-2, with wins over Santa Clara University and Fresno Pacific University (Calif.).
WHAT TO KNOW
- Harvard moved up to No. 13 in the ACWPC Top 20 Poll.
- The Crimson is on an eight-game win streak after going 4-0 at the Harvard Invitational.
- Harvard is 4-1 on the road this season and 2-1 at neutral sites.
- In Harvard's 15-13 win over Santa Clara last year, James Rozolis-Hill netted seven goals and added an assist. Owen Hale added three steals.
- The Crimson hopes for redemption against California Baptist and San Jose State after losing close games to both schools in last year's tournament.
- Owen Hale is coming off a strong weekend at the Harvard Invitational, scoring four goals in each of Harvard's final two games.
- Rozolis-Hill, Mot Stothart, and Jacob Tsotadze all excelled in the Harvard Invitational as well. The team looked solid as a whole throughout the 4-0 weekend.
NEXT UP
Following Harvard's weekend in California, the Crimson will head back home for the rest of the season. The team takes on LIU and Iona on Oct. 28 and Princeton on Oct. 29. The games will be streamed on ESPN+.