CLAREMONT, Calif. – No. 11 women's water polo defeated Claremont-Mudd-Scripps and Pomona-Pitzer on Wednesday evening, scoring a combined 35 goals on the night.
With 17-7 and 18-5 victories, respectively, Harvard has now won 12 straight games, improving to 24-1. The Crimson now turns its attention to No. 2 UCLA on Saturday.
Harvard opened the evening with a dominant 17-7 win over Claremont-Mudd-Scripps. The Crimson shut out the Athenas in the first half, scoring 10 goals in the opening 16 minutes. After taking a 3-0 lead through the first quarter, Harvard added seven goals in the second to extend its advantage to double digits. Heidi Heffelfinger, Beatrice Hearey, Maya O'Dea, Petra Klemm, and Niki Piovan all found the back of the net in the first half.
CMS scored five times in the third quarter, but Harvard matched their output and maintained control the rest of the way to cruise to its first win of the day. Â
In the second game, Harvard fell behind 3-0 early before responding with goals from Emma Gilbert, Sofia Del Villar, and Petra Klemm to even the score. Gilbert then gave the Crimson its first lead, though Pomona-Pitzer quickly tied it again. Harvard pulled away before halftime, thanks to goals from Lily Britt, Maya O'Dea, and Del Villar to take a 7-4 lead into the break.
The Crimson dominated the second half, scoring 11 of the game's final 12 goals to secure an 18-5 victory.
HARVARD 17, CMS 7
HARVARD 18, POMONA-PITZER 5
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Harvard faces No. 2 UCLA on Saturday.
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