CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Pomona-Pitzer men's water polo fell to Harvard 18-10 before defeating MIT 18-11 Sunday to close out the Harvard Invitational.
Season Impact: The results put the Sagehens at 11-10 on the season, including 4-0 in SCIAC play.
Sagehens 10, Harvard 18
Teams traded goals to start the game, with
Max Distaso and
Jaden Winters each scoring to put the team up 2-1 early. But Harvard scored the next six to go up 7-2 midway through the second period. Distaso found the back of the net again but Harvard led 10-3 at the half.
Indigo Lee and
Chase Barman traded goals late in the third quarter, but Harvard took a 16-7 advantage into the final period. Despite late goals from
Alex Erickson and
Tiernan Braun, Harvard came away with the 18-10 win.
Sagehens 18, MIT 11
Michael Soybel scored six goals to pace the Sagehen offense, followed by
Darragh Flanders with four.
Tucker Gavin recorded a hat trick while
Zach Whitfield scored a pair.
Soybel scored the first three goals of the game to put the Sagehens up 3-0. Lee scored later as Pomona-Pitzer held a 4-3 lead after one. In the second, Soybel and Distaso each scored, but MIT added three as the two teams remained tied, 6-6, at the half.
Pomona-Pitzer opened the third with four goals. MIT scored once but Flanders added a pair at the end of the period, giving the team a 12-7 lead heading into the fourth. Flanders and Gavin scored in the closing minutes as the Sagehens held on for the 18-11 victory.
Up Next: The Sagehens will resume SCIAC play with a game at Redlands on Wednesday, Oct. 21, at 7:00 p.m. PT.
