CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard men's water polo swept the NWPC's weekly awards by taking home the player of the week, rookie of the week and defensive player of the week honors after a 2-0 weekend with wins over Brown and MIT.

Junior Dean Strauser (Calabasas, Calif.) earned his first NWPC Player of the Week nod of the season after leading the Crimson with nine points on the weekend. He started with two goals in a critical win over Brown on Saturday and followed up with a seven-point, four-goal, three-assist performance to beat MIT.

First-year Clay Carrington (Menlo Park, Calif.) nabbed his second NWPC Rookie of the Week honor. In his return from the PanAm Aquatics U19 Championship, Carrington registered nine points in a 2-0 weekend for Harvard. He scored twice and dished out two assists against Brown and finished the weekend with four goals and an assist to down MIT.

In the cage, senior Oliver Price (La Jolla, Calif.) backstopped Harvard with a NWPC Defensive Player of the Week performance in the Crimson's win over No. 19 Brown. Price got the start in the weekend opener and provided 11 saves in a 14-8 victory.

Harvard is back in action this weekend when it hosts the Harvard Invitational Saturday and Sunday. The Crimson kick off the competition at 10:30 a.m. against Navy on Oct. 17.