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...growing pains are part of maturing, the Crimson has certainly paid its dues.The Harvard men’s water polo team continued its brutal schedule this past weekend with a west coast trip to the Claremont Convergence, a California tournament that pitted the ECAC competitors against some of the top talent in the nation. The Crimson (2-7, 1-1 CWPA) suffered consecutive drubbings by No. 4 Pepperdine and No. 6 Loyola Marymount on Friday night and Saturday morning. But, disheartening results aside, Harvard seems fully aware of the benefit of facing such high-level opposition.“Obviously...
...endless treats. But, for Harvard men’s water polo, revenge against the Brown Bears might be even sweeter.The Crimson (2-4) returns to action tonight against the Bears at 7 p.m. in Blodgett Pool after spending the past week recovering from a difficult sweep in the ECAC Championships. Brown (5-5) was among the teams to hand Harvard a tournament loss, but the 14-6 defeat served as tremendous motivation for the young Crimson squad.“We still have a bitter taste in our mouth from the tournament,” senior co-captain Jay Connolly...
...goaltender throughout the 2006-07 season, the Crimson finally landed on then-freshman Kyle Richter to take the reins in the crease. Richter proved his mettle time and again during last year’s campaign, and he received the Ken Dryden award as the top goaltender in the ECAC for his stellar performance in the net.But now the junior from Calgary, Alberta, is taking a year off for unspecified personal reasons, and it looks like Harvard is back to square one.“[Richter’s absence] will certainly have an effect—there?...
Sometimes coming home isn’t so sweet. For the Harvard men’s water polo team this weekend, Blodgett Pool instead dealt it a sweep. The Crimson lost all three of its games while hosting the ECAC Championships, finishing in last place among the eight team field. For a squad that began the season in promising fashion with a 2-1 record in three road games, Harvard suffered a harsh reality check at the hands of its conference foes. The Crimson fell to Johns Hopkins and Iona on Saturday before closing the tournament with a loss...
...we’ve been doing on offense,” Connolly said. “But, there’s going to be a lot of practice on defense tomorrow.” Friday’s practice will indeed prove important, as Harvard prepares to host the ECAC Championships over the weekend. Over Saturday and Sunday the Crimson will enjoy the No. three seed as it makes its season debut in the welcoming confines of Blodgett Pool. However, if the defense cannot find new life at home and begin limiting scoring chances, Harvard may find itself in many...