CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard men's water polo is set to head west for the second time this season when it heads to the annual Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament.

The Crimson will face off against three ranked opponents in Santa Clara this weekend: No. 7 Pacific at 3:00 p.m. ET on Friday, No. 9 Pepperdine at 1:20 p.m. ET, and the hosts No. 17 Santa Clara at 12:20 p.m. ET on Sunday. On Saturday, Harvard will play a doubleheader and take on Air Force in the evening game at 5:20 p.m. ET. 

All games this weekend will be on Overnght.

LOOKING BACK

• Over the last three seasons, Harvard has an 8-4 record at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament.
• The Crimson has defeated the host Broncos in each of the last three seasons while at the tournament.
• Last season, the two teams battled it out with the Crimson defeating the Broncos by a score of 11-10.
• Dean Strauser netted a hat-trick in the win while Jack Burghardt tallied the game-winning goal.
• Harvard has split with Pacific in the last two meetings at the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament.
• The Crimson also defeated Air Force last season in Colorado after defeating the hosts by a score of 13-12, with Oliver Price leading the way with 12 stops.

WEEKEND SWEEP

• The Crimson completed a perfect weekend at the Harvard Invite with three straight wins, extending its winning streak to eight games.
• The Crimson swept the season series with Wagner after defeating the Hawks by a score of 16-13.
• Harvard built an early 6–3 lead behind trading goals from Jack Burghardt and Dean Strauser.
• Burghardt finished with eight goals, including three in the final period to seal the win.
• Harvard survived a late Wagner rally to win the first game of the weekend.
• The Crimson defeated Salem after dominating from the start, building a 13–3 halftime lead en route to a 22-7 win.
• Vilas Sogaard-Srikrishnan recorded four goals and five assists for a nine-point night.
• Burghardt and Jacob Tsotadze each added hat-tricks
• In a close contest with George Washington, Harvard pulled away late for a 16–14 victory.
• Mason Hunt led the offense with four goals and an assist, including two late scores.
• Tanner Furtak was outstanding in goal with nine saves, six in a key second quarter.
• Eight different players recorded multiple-goal performances over the three games.

NEXT UP 
Harvard heads to MIT next Saturday for a 9:00 a.m. game on ESPN+.