CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 19 Harvard women's water polo won both its games to open the 2023 Bruno Classic. In the early matchup, the Crimson rode a late push to lift them over Marist by a score of 19-12 before defeating La Salle 18-7 to close out a successful game at Blodgett Pool.
Game 1: Harvard 19, Marist 12
In a back-and-forth game, the Crimson eventually pulled away late in the third quarter and continued their offensive explosion in the fourth quarter. No team had bigger than a two-goal cushion late into the third until
Jaiden Miller,
Sasha Constandse, and
Brooke Hourigan added goals to help the Crimson grab a comfortable lead.
Harvard Highlights
• 13 different Crimson scored in the victory.
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Ruby Hodge was all over the scoresheet after tallying two goals, two assists, and two steals.
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Ella Prentice,
Annabel Facey,
Kaity Greenwald, and
Borden Wahl all tallied one goal each.
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Sasha Constandse netted a hat-trick and an assist in the win.
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Dany Zapata had an impressive defensive game after tallying four steals.
• Captain
Grace Thawley scored one goal while also drawing four knockouts.
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Brooke Hourigan had two helpers and five steals.
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Evan Tingler and
Erin Kim added two tallies and two assists each.
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Jaiden Miller had another two-goal game.
How it happened
• Harvard led 7-5 after the first quarter.
• First-quarter goals from
Evan Tingler,
Borden Wahl,
Jaiden Miller,
Erin Kim, and
Ruby Hodge helped give the Crimson a two-goal lead after a busy opening quarter.
• Marist battled back in the second quarter to make it 9-9 heading into the half.
• The Crimson offense exploded in the third quarter as they outscored Marist 6-2 with goals from Miller, Constandse, Prentice, Hourigan, and Mobley.
• The third quarter outburst was enough to help the Crimson cruise to the victory in the fourth quarter as they continued their domination outscoring Marist 4-1 in the final frame.
Game 2: Harvard 18, La Salle 7
The crimson offense picked up where they left off as they scored 28 goals in the final six quarters of play on Saturday. First-year
Heidi Heffelfinger recorded an impressive six-goal game to close out her first collegiate day at Blodgett Pool.
Harvard Highlights
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Grace Thawley,
Evan Tingler, and,
Brooke Hourigan had a pair of goals.
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Kaity Greenwald netted two goals while adding three helpers to her season totals.
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Jaiden Miller added a goal late in the fourth quarter for her first of the game.
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Heidi Heffelfinger scored an impressive six goals.
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Ella Prentice and
Josie Mobley each scored one goal.
How it Happened
• The Crimson were in complete control from the first quarter on scoring ten goals in the first half.
• They followed that up by adding another eight to their totals.
Next up
The Crimson is back in action on Sunday with another two games against Pomona-Pitzer and LIU to close out the Bruno Classic. Both games will be streamed on ESPN+
