PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The No. 19-ranked Harvard University women’s water polo team took down host/No. 22 Brown University by a score of 10-6 to close out both teams’ regular season schedules. Courtesy the win, the Crimson secure the No. 2 seed, No. 20 Princeton University the No. 3 slot and the Bears the No. 4 position for the Collegiate Water Polo Association (CWPA) Championship on Friday-Sunday, April 22-24, at Bucknell University’s Kinney Natatorium.
Jaiden Miller and Erin Kim got the Crimson out to an early 2-0 lead, and Harvard was able to keep the Bears off the scoresheet until over seven minutes into the first quarter. Brooke Hourigan answered the goal with one second left on the clock as Harvard led by two after one quarter of play.
It was Kim again to make it a 4-1 contest in the second quarter, and she secured a hat trick in the first half. Inde Halligan tallied a score to give Harvard a 6-1 lead at the half.
Miller got the scoring started in the second half before Brown finally found a way past Zoe Banks again with 4:09 remaining in the third. Sasha Constandse and Borden Wahl quickly tabbed a pair of goals to extend the lead to 9-2, before eventually going into the fourth period with a 9-3 advantage.
Brown found the back of the cage first before Kim capped her dominant effort with a fourth goal to maintain the six-goal lead at 10-4. The Bears added a pair late as the Crimson saw out the game to earn a 10-6 victory and its 21st win of the season.
Kim led the Crimson’s attack with a game-high four goals, while Miller netted two goals while dishing out two assists and recording two blocks.
Junior/goalie Zoe Banks made six saves on 12 shots faced as the Crimson raised their win total to 21 wins. It marks the third time Harvard has achieved 21 wins following 24 victories in 2016 and 21 in 2019.
Information courtesy Harvard University Athletics Communications
