PRINCETON, N.J – No. 18 Harvard women's water polo defeated Bucknell in the first round of the CWPA tournament by a score of 23-10 on Friday afternoon. The Crimson will move on to play No. 9 Michigan tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. with a spot in the finals on the line. The game will be streamed by the CWPA. 
 
Sasha Constandse took home player of the game honors after netting five goals in the game. The Crimson got out to an early lead and never looked back after Ruby Hodge, Borden Wahl, Jaiden Miller, and Grace Thawley netted early first-quarter tallies. 
 
The first-round win was the 22^nd win of the season for the Crimson.  The win gives the program the most wins in any two-year span throughout its history with 45 wins throughout the two seasons. 

Harvard Highlights

• The win marks the fourth time this season the Crimson has scored 20 or more goals. 
• 23 goals matches the season high the program set earlier in the year against Villanova. 
• 13 different players tallied goals in the win. 
• Sasha Constandse recorded a career-high five-goal performance in the win. The junior also added two assists and two steals in her big game. 
• Brooke Hourigan netted a hat-trick. 
• Grace Thawley and Dany Zapata were all over the score sheet as the pair netted two goals and added three assists each. 
• Ella Schneider, Ella Prentice, and Borden Wahl each found the back of the net twice. 
• Annabel Facey, Ella Prentice, Ruby Hodge, Evan Tingler, Heidi Heffelfinger, and Kaity Greenwald all scored once. 
• Both Zoe Banks and Alexis Kieckhafer both saw action in the game. Both goalies made three saves each. 

How it Happened

• The Crimson led 7-2 after the first quarter.
• Harvard added another seven goals in the second to increase the lead 14-5. 
• Sasha Constandse netted four of her five goals in the second half. 
• The Crimson scored another nine goals in the final two quarters. 

Next Up 

The Crimson will move on to play No. 9 Michigan tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. with a spot in the finals on the line.