BRIDGEPORT, Pa. — Goalie Noah Hodge (So., San Juan Capistrano, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic) of No. 9-ranked Harvard University recorded 17 saves with an assist and three steals in a 14-5 victory over Division III No. 6 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology to earn status as the November 11 Northeast Water Polo Conference (NWPC) Defensive Player of the Week.
The win helped the Crimson wrap-up a 27-0 regular season record, including a 10-0 mark in the NWPC, as Harvard clinched the No. 1 seed for the upcoming Northeast Water Polo Conference Championship on Friday-Sunday, November 22-24, at MIT in Cambridge, Mass.
The award marks the 10th weekly honor bestowed on the sophomore goalie during his intercollegiate career following two NWPC Rookie (October 15, October 29) and four Defensive Player (September 10, October 1, October 29, November 5) of the Week nods in 2018 before claiming the September 9, October 21 and November 4 NWPC Defensive Player laurels earlier this year.
November 11 Northeast Water Polo Conference Defensive Player of the Week Honor Roll: Ugo Piovan (Brown University); Hayden Niederrieter (Massachusetts Institute of Technology); Mitchell Cooper (Princeton University)
