Women's Water Polo 3/21/2025 5:31:00 PM

Hodge and Zapata Lead Women's Water Polo over San Jose State

SAN JOSE, Calif. – Dany Zapata led the offense with four goals and an assist as the women's water polo team opened the weekend with a 14-6 win over San Jose State on Friday afternoon.

Ruby Hodge and Zapata combined for 10 points as the Crimson scored 12 goals in the first three quarters of action on Friday.

HOW IT HAPPENED

Dany Zapata scored a pair of goals, including a strike to open the game and a big goal to stretch the lead to two just before the end of the first quarter.
Emma Gilbert also found the net in the first, while Erin Kim connected with Ruby Hodge for the third Crimson goal of the opening minutes.
Niki Piovan, Heidi Heffelfinger, and Emma Gilbert all scored in the second quarter to stretch the lead to 7-3 with time winding down in the second.
Heffelfinger scored off a great passing play by the Crimson offense, while Gilbert converted on an exclusion opportunity.
Heffelfinger added her second goal of the quarter after picking the corner from the far side of the cage as Harvard controlled the second quarter.
The Crimson led 8-3 at the half.
Dany Zapata added two goals in the third quarter to complete her hat trick and then added her fourth of the game.
Erin Kim added the eighth consecutive goal for Harvard before a third-quarter goal from San Jose stopped the run.
Ten different Crimson players scored in the matchup.
Zapata finished the game with four goals and an assist.
Ruby Hodge scored once and added four helpers.
Emma Gilbert and Heidi Heffelfinger both scored twice.
Sofia Del Villar added a goal and an assist.
Orli Cooper made 12 saves, including five in the fourth quarter.