October 9, 2010

Men's Water Polo Earns Split in Final Day of Claremont Convergence Tournament

The Harvard men's water polo team continues its five-game California road trip Sunday at No. 5 UC Santa Barbara (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).

CLAREMONT, Calif. – The Crimson set a season-high in goals with 21 in winning its opener over Caltech Saturday, then took a tough loss in tournament host Claremont-Mudd-Scripps' home pool, 13-6, to split its final games of the Claremont Convergence Tournament in Claremont, Calif.

Harvard (6-10, 0-2 Collegiate Water Polo Association) finishes the 2010 Claremont Convergence Tournament with a 2-2 mark. It is the first time the Crimson has won more than one game in California since 2004.

The Beavers (0-10) gave up 20 or more goals for the sixth time this season as Harvard ran away with the 21-2 win. Sophomore Antone Martinho led the team with a career-high five goals. Junior Mike Katzer added four scores while senior Alex Thompson led the team in assists with five.

It was a tough third period that got Harvard in the end against Claremont-Mudd-Scripps in a 13-6 loss. The Stags outscored the Crimson 5-1 in the period to pull away. Freshman Neal O'Hara and Katzer had two goals each to lead Harvard in scoring, while junior co-captain Luka Babic notched three helpers.

Harvard is back in the pool Sunday in Santa Barbara, Calif., this time against No. 5 UC Santa Barbara, with the game starting at 1 p.m.

vs. Caltech

Goals		No.
Martinho		5
Katzer		4
Babic		2
DiSilvestro		2
Voith		2
Clement		1
Eliot		1
Lee		1
O'Hara		1
Thompson		1
Zepfel		1
Assists		No.
Thompson		5
Babic		3
DiSilvestro		3
O'Hara		2
Voith		2
Steals		No.
Zepfel		3
Clement		2
Martinho		2
O'Hara		2
Babic		1
DiSilvestro		1
Katzer		1
Lee		1
Thompson		1
Voith		1
Saves		No.
Field		10
Popp		2

vs. Claremont-Mudd-Scripps

Goals		No.
Katzer		2
O'Hara		2
Clement		1
Thompson		1
Assists		No.
Babic		3
Thompson		1
Steals		No.
Voith		2
Babic		1
Zepfel		1
Saves		No.
Popp		12