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Men's Water Polo

No. 13 Harvard Defeats MIT, 21-11

THE BASICS:
 
- Score: Harvard - 21, MIT - 11
 
- Records: MIT (3-10, 1-5 NWPC), Harvard (10-4, 5-1 NWPC)

- Location: Cambridge, Mass. (Zesiger Center Pool)
 
- The Lead: The MIT Engineers scored the first two goals of the game against No. 13 Harvard, but the Crimson came back to defeat the Engineers, 21-11 on Sunday afternoon in the Zesiger Center Pool.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
 
- Goals from senior Miller Geschke (Los Altos, Calif.) and sophomore Richard Yun (Irvine, Calif.) gave the Engineers an early 2-0 lead before the Crimson responded with back-to-back goals to tie the match.
 
- Geschke put MIT back in the lead with a goal at 2:12 in the first however, Harvard scored seven straight goals to pull ahead 9-3.
 
- Back-to-back goals from first-year Luke Apostolides (Greenwich, Conn.) and Geschke cut the Crimson lead to four, and after Harvard went back up five, first-year Kush Khamesra (Portland, Ore.) got the Engineers back to within four with a goal with six seconds remaining in the half.
 
- Harvard took a 14-7 lead in the third quarter before the Engineers scored the next three with two from Geschke and one from Yun to make it a four-score contest.
 
- The Crimson went on a 7-1 run to conclude the game.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

- Geschke finished with a team-high five goals and grabbed three steals. He now ranks second all-time in career goals with 255. 
 
- Sophomore Jack King (Los Altos, Calif.) led the team with three assists and four steals.
 
- Junior Colin Weaver (Huntington Beach, Calif.) made 14 saves in goal and added one assist.

UP NEXT:

- MIT is back in action on Saturday, October 15 for two neutral site matches at Brown. The Engineers will face Penn St.-Behrend at 11:15 a.m. followed by a match-up with DIII No. 1 Pomona-Pitzer at 5:30 p.m.
 
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Players Mentioned

Miller Geschke

#5 Miller Geschke

ATK
6' 0"
Senior
Jack King

#8 Jack King

CD
6' 4"
Sophomore
Colin Weaver

#1A Colin Weaver

GK
6' 0"
Junior
Richard Yun

#7 Richard Yun

ATK
5' 10"
Sophomore
Luke Apostolides

#3 Luke Apostolides

C
6' 0"
First Year
Kush Khamesra

#6 Kush Khamesra

ATK
5' 9"
First Year

Players Mentioned

Miller Geschke

#5 Miller Geschke

6' 0"
Senior
ATK
Jack King

#8 Jack King

6' 4"
Sophomore
CD
Colin Weaver

#1A Colin Weaver

6' 0"
Junior
GK
Richard Yun

#7 Richard Yun

5' 10"
Sophomore
ATK
Luke Apostolides

#3 Luke Apostolides

6' 0"
First Year
C
Kush Khamesra

#6 Kush Khamesra

5' 9"
First Year
ATK