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Men's Water Polo Falls to Harvard; Ousts Dartmouth in Third-Place Game
October 18, 2015 | Men's Water Polo
PRINCETON, N.J. – The 10th-ranked Princeton University men's water polo team dropped to 10-4 on the season with a 12-6 loss to rival Harvard University in its 2015 Ivy Championship opener.
The Tigers rallied for a 17-2 victory over Dartmouth College in the championship's third-place game. Because of the Big Green's status as a collegiate club program, the game will not count toward Princeton's record.
The Orange and Black return to action on Friday, Oct. 23 against Johns Hopkins.
HARVARD 12, PRINCETON 6
Trailing 3-2 after the opening period, the Tigers netted two of the three goals in the second quarter to pull into a 4-4 tie at the half. Pulling away in the third, Harvard accounted for eight of the game's final 10 goals to secure a 12-6 victory.
Jordan Colina and Michael Swart each had a pair of goals to lead the Princeton attack with Colina also collecting three steals. Swart dished out an assist, while Thomas Nelson recorded a goal, two assists, two blocks and a steal. Matt Payne had the Tigers' other score while also making two blocks.
Getting the start, Vojislav Mitrovic finished with 11 saves before giving way to Ryan Hammarskjold, who played the final 4:12 minutes.
Goals: Colina 2, Swart 2, Nelson 1, Payne 1
Assists: Nelson 2, McGoldrick 2, Wilson 1, Swart 1
Steals: Colina 3, Kuprenas 2, Nelson 1, Wilson 1
Ejections Drawn: Colina 2, Wilson 1, Payne 1
Blocks: Payne 2, Nelson 2, Kuprenas 1, Wachtell 1, Colina 1
Sprints: Colina 1-0, Wilson 1-1, Payne 0-1
Saves: Mitrovic 11