SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- The No. 18 Harvard men's water polo team capped the Julian Fraser Memorial Tournament at Santa Clara with a 17-11 win over Saint Mary's on Sunday morning. The Crimson salvaged the weekend and improved to 11-12 overall, while the Gaels dropped to 7-12.

First-year Clay Carrington led all players with six goals plus one assist. He was held off the scoresheet in the first quarter with Harvard down 4-3 at the break. In the second, Carrington cashed in for four goals, including one late in the half to go on top 8-7 before intermission.

Harvard put some distance between itself and Saint Mary's by outscoring the Gaels, 6-2 in the third, including two goals by senior Jacob Tsotadze. Tsotadze, senior Jack Burghardt and sophomore Connor Kim all finished with hat tricks for the Crimson.

Harvard is back in the Northeast next weekend for a game at Brown (Oct. 31) and at home against MIT (Nov. 1) as the remainder of the regular season will feature all NWPC matches.