CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 18 Harvard women's water polo is set to start the 2023 CWPA playoffs this weekend against Bucknell. The Crimson will open the playoffs against the Bison at 4:00 p.m. on Friday April 18. The tournament is hosted by Princeton with the semifinals taking place on Saturday and the championship game on Sunday. The CWPA will be streaming all games.
What to Know
- The Crimson finished the season with a 21-8 record including a big win over No. 9 ASU. The win marked the first win over a top 10 nationally ranked program in Harvard history.
- Grace Thawley and Brooke Hourigan earned CWPA All-Conference Honors this week. Leading scorer, Grace Thawley earned an All-Conference first-team nod while fellow senior and goal scorer Brooke Hourigan earned a spot on the second-team All-Conference.
- Borden Wahl and Brooke Hourigan finished the regular season by netting four goals each against Brown.
- The Crimson enters the tournament as the No. 3 seed.
- Harvard has defeated Bucknell in both games they played this season including a 19-7 win on senior day and a 18-9 win in Michigan two weeks later.
- The Crimson looks to build off its impressive season last year which saw the program finish in second place.
Next Up
If Harvard beats Bucknell they will move on to the semi-final on Saturday. The game will be streamed by the CWPA.
