December 22, 2009

Harvard Releases 2010 Women's Schedule

2010 Harvard University Women's Water Polo Schedule

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Harvard women's water polo team will kick off the 2010 season February 6 as it hosts the Harvard Invitational. The Crimson will face Villanova and the New York Athletic Club on the first day of competition. On the second day, the hosts will go up against Siena and Iona. Harvard will partake in the Princeton Invitational February 20-21 and will await the announcement of the team's opposition.

The Crimson, which earned a seven-seed, will face the second-seeded Marist in the first round of the ECAC Championships, February 27, in Princeton, N.J. Harvard will compete February 28 in the second day of competition at the ECAC Championships. The opponent and significance of the game will depend on the outcome of the match with Marist. The Crimson will participate in the Elite 8 Invitational to be held March 6-7 in Bloomington, Ind. The team will play games against three of the seven other entrants: Brown, Bucknell, Hartwick, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan and Princeton.

Harvard makes a west coast swing to play three games. The Crimson will square off against UC Davis, March 15, Cal St. Monterey Bay and Pacific, March 20. Harvard will travel to meet Marist for the second time on the season, March 27, and will host Brown, April 7, at Blodgett Pool. The Crimson will face Hartwick in consecutive games, at Hartwick April 10 and at home April 17. Harvard will meet Brown in Norton, Mass. for an away match, April 18, before preparing to compete at the Eastern Championship, April 30-May 2, at the University of Maryland for a shot at a berth to the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Championship at San Diego State University.

Release courtesy Harvard Athletic Communications


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