Steve Renard, outgoing captain of the water polo team, and his wife had a baby a week ago. On Saturday, Renard's wife and child came to see the New England Collegiate water polo tournament at Northeastern. It was the first time either of them had seen a water polo game.

They must have brought good luck. Harvard won the tournament, beating M.I.T. 16-3 in the final game after defeating Northeastern 10-5 in the semifinal.

Tom McGill was instrumental in the victory. McGill finished his thesis Saturday morning, came to the game Saturday night and scored five goals.

Leland Faust, a third-year Law student, was also outstanding, scoring six goals in the two games.

In the spring, the team plays under AAU rules which permit graduate students to participate. Under NCAA rules, which govern the team's play in the fall, only undergraduates can compete.

Pete Kellogg of Battle Creek, Mich., came up with some double-good plays several times during the game, scoring after stealing the ball and swimming the length of the pool.

Mike Graff and a Northeastern player exchanged blows during the semifinal game. Graff said that the Huskie player hit him in the mouth and split his lip. Graff responded in kind, hitting his opponent in the eye.

"I got thrown out in some games last year," Graff said. "They know me. We've got a thing going, I'm getting a reputation!"

Besides M.I.T. and Northeastern, teams from Wesleyan, Tufts, and Bridgewater State participated in the meet.

The team was scheduled to go to Yale this weekend, but a strike by Yale employees led to the cancellation of the meet.