CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — The Harvard University men’s water polo team won its fourth consecutive game with a 21-13 decision at Division III No. 9-ranked the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) competition. The Crimson improve to 7-10 overall and 4-1 in the NWPC, while the Engineers fell to 5-11 and 1-4.
Harvard led 4-2 after one, but MIT rallied in the second quarter and the Crimson’s lead was just 7-6 at halftime. Harvard’s offense ramped up the pressure in the third with three goals, led by two from senior Jacob Tsotadze, but the Engineers hung around with five goals of their own. Finally, the Crimson dominated the fourth quarter via eight goals with two each from junior Dean Strauser and sophomore Emil Sogaard-Srikrishnan.
Strauser led Harvard with four goals. Tsotadze and sophomore Connor Kim each registered a hat trick with trios of tallies. First-year Clay Carrington, fresh off a gold medal and Most Valuable Player (MVP) performance at the PanAm Aquatics U19 Championship, scored twice in his second game back with the Crimson.
In net, first-year Jonas Ransford contributed six saves.
Release courtesy Harvard University Athletics Communications
