Nationally-Ranked Competition Drubs Crimson

Published On Sunday, October 05, 2008 8:49 PM Captain and goalie Jay Connolly faced a barrage of shots this weekend, making 12 saves against Pepperdine and 10 against Loyola. If 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, the weekend didn’t go the way we wanted it to,” sophomore Jeff Lee said.... [read full story]