CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - No. 11 women's water polo is set to face off against No. 2 UCLA and No. 9 UC Irvine to close its West Coast swing this weekend.

First sprint against the No. 2 Bruins is set for 4:00 p.m. ET on Saturday and will stream live on Overnght, while the West Coast finale against the Anteaters on Sunday will start at 1:00 p.m. ET and will not be streamed.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Beatrice Hearey was named CWPA Rookie of the Week after netting four goals against UCSD.
• It marks the first time in her career that she has earned conference weekly honors.
• Harvard moved up one spot in the most recent CWPA weekly poll, jumping to No. 12.
• The Crimson defeated both Pomona-Pitzer and CMS on Wednesday to improve to 23-1.
• Harvard defeated CMS by a score of 17-7 and Pomona-Pitzer, 18-5.
• 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 its output and maintained control the rest of the way to cruise to its first win of the day.
• 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.
• The Crimson has now won 12 straight games, tying the longest win streak of the season. Harvard opened the year 12-0 before losing to Michigan by a single goal in the first conference weekend of the season.
• Over the last 12 games, Harvard has a goal differential of +131 after outscoring opponents 223-92.
• Harvard has held its opponents to single-digit goals in 15 games this season.
• Coming off another undefeated weekend, the Crimson improved to 21-1 with wins over No. 16 UC San Diego, No. 18 San Jose State, and No. 19 San Diego State to start the yearly California trip.
• The victory over UC San Diego marked the program's 19th win of the season and its best start through 20 games in program history.

NEXT UP
Harvard closes the season with a trip to Providence to take on the Bears on Apr. 4.