CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 13 Harvard women's water polo hits the road for the first time this season, traveling to New Jersey to face No. 25 LIU, No. 7 Indiana University, and Iona University at DeNunzio Pool. The Crimson is 3-0 after sweeping its opening weekend at the Bruno Classic.

Harvard will take on LIU on Saturday, January 31, at 4:30 p.m., followed by a doubleheader on Sunday, February 1, facing Indiana at 8:00 a.m. and Iona at 12:30 p.m. None of the games this weekend will be streamed. 

WHAT TO KNOW

• The Crimson opened the 2026 season with a strong start, sweeping the Bruno Classic. 
• The reigning CWPA champions outscored their opponents at the tournament by a score of 47-13. 
• Niki Piovan and Orli Cooper both won weekly awards, with Piovan taking home CWPA Player of the Week and Cooper earning Defensive Player of the Week. 
• Harvard started the weekend with a 12-5 win over Iona, highlighted by a dominant performance from Maya O'Dea, who recorded six points with two goals and four assists.
• Lucy Levenberg-Penklis and Petra Klemm each made memorable collegiate debuts, combining for four goals and an assist.
• Orli Cooper delivered a strong performance in goal, recording 14 saves. \
• Eight different Crimson scored in its 12-5 win against Wagner. Niki Piovan led the offense, recording her first hat-trick of the season , while Klemm added another two goals.
• Harvard closed the weekend with a dominant 23-3 win over LIU, netting six goals in each of the first two quarters to take control early. 
• Piovan added five goals, while Lucy Berkman, Klemm, and O'Dea each recorded hat-tricks. 
• Sutchie Ofori-Nyako and Cooper split time in the net, making five saves each. 
• The Crimson leads the all-time series 7-0 against LIU and holds a 21-4 advantage over Iona.
• Harvard faces Indiana for the first time since last season, where it dropped a 17-16 triple-overtime thriller and an early-season 14-10 contest.
• The No. 13 Crimson is set to face its first nationally ranked opponent this season when it faces off against No. 8 Indiana on Sunday. 

NEXT UP

Harvard stays on the road next weekend, traveling to Villanova, Pennsylvania, for another three-game slate.