CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 17 Harvard men's water polo is set to close the regular season with three games this weekend at Blodgett Pool. Hosting LIU and Iona as part of a Saturday doubleheader, the Crimson will celebrate its two seniors on Sunday in the season finale against No. 14 Princeton.

The first sprint is scheduled for 9:00 a.m. against LIU before finishing the day with a 7:00 p.m. matchup with Iona. Senior Day festivities will begin just before the 10:00 a.m. sprint on Sunday. All three games will stream on ESPN+.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Perfect in conference play to this point, the Crimson looks to secure the No. 1 seed heading into the NWPC playoffs.
• A weekend sweep would give Harvard its 11th consecutive season with 20 or more wins.
• The Crimson is 8-1 at home this season, with its only loss coming to then-No. 3 Fordham on opening day.
• Harvard has won seven straight home games.
• Jack Burghardt was named NWPC Player of the Week after netting five goals against Brown over the weekend.
• The Crimson will honor seniors Mason Hunt and Tanner Furtak on Sunday as part of its Senior Day celebrations.

LOOKING BACK

• Harvard swept the New York and New Jersey road trip earlier this season in three competitive games.
• Dominant on the man advantage, the Crimson converted seven of nine power plays before heading to Brooklyn to face LIU.
• Jack Burghardt, Dean Strauser, and Lukas Peabody powered the offense, combining for 13 goals in the morning contest.
• Harvard pulled away late in its second game of the day, using a six-goal fourth quarter to secure the win over the Sharks. Brothers Emil and Vilas Sogaard-Srikrishnan combined for five goals across the two games.
• Harvard has won 24 straight games against Iona, with the most recent victory marking head coach Ted Minnis' 300th career win.
• The Crimson earned its first ranked win of the season with a complete team effort, building an early lead and holding off the Tigers' late surge.
• With the victory, Harvard clinched at least a season split with its Ivy rivals and extended its streak of avoiding a regular-season sweep against Princeton to 12 consecutive years (dating back to 2013).
• Harvard jumped out to a 5-2 lead behind a pair of early goals from Connor Kim and never trailed in the contest. Despite being outscored in the second half, senior goalkeeper Tanner Furtak anchored the defense with nine key saves to preserve the one-goal advantage.

NEXT UP

Harvard travels to Providence for the NWPC playoffs starting Nov. 21, with seeding yet to be determined.