CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 13 Harvard men's water polo defeated No. 6 Princeton in sudden death on Sunday afternoon after Gabe Putnam scored the golden goal in the third overtime frame. Oliver Price made many key saves in all three overtime periods to clinch the win over the nationally-ranked Tigers. 
 
Harvard has now improved to 26-6 and won 15 games in a row heading into the final weekend of the regular season. The win over the Tigers marks the first victory over the Ivy rival since 2021. 
 
HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS 

• Gabe Putnam netted a hat-trick including the game-winning goal. 
• James Rozolis-Hill also netted three goals in the win. 
• Alexandru Bucur, Kaleb Archer, John Burghardt, and Owen Hale all scored one goal each. 
• Oliver Price made nine saves in the cage including many key stops down the stretch. 

NEXT UP 
Harvard is back in action at Blodgett next weekend to take on Brown and MIT on Nov. 4 and Nov. 5, respectively, before hosting the NWPC Championship on Nov. 17-19.