NEW YORK, N.Y. –  No. 16 Harvard men's water polo fell to No. 15 Fordham in an exciting game from Messmore Aquatics Center on Sunday afternoon. Trailing as much as four goals in the second half, the Crimson came out firing in the third quarter to pull the Rams lead to one. 

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

• Jacob Tsotadze made a great pass in close to Jack Burghardt to tie the game at two in the early moments of the first quarter.
• Down by one shortly after, Dean Strauser scored on a rocket from the slot. 
• Strausuer added another big goal with time expiring in the second quarter to bring the Rams lead to three heading into the break. 
• Trailing 10-7 at the half, Harvard came out firing in the third quarter after outscoring the Rams 5-2 in the third. 
• James Rozolis-Hill, Owen Hale, and Dean Strauser all scored to bring the Crimson within one. 
• Rozolis-Hill finished the game with another hat-trick. 
• James Rozolis-Hill finished with five goals and three assists in a great performance.
• Mot Stothart and Vilas Sogaard-Srikrishn both scored a pair of goals.
• Owen Hale and Jacob Tsotadze both scored once.
• Oliver Price made 10 stops in the cage.

NEXT UP 

The Crimson will head to Colorado for the Air Force Invitational next weekend with four games scheduled over the weekend.