"It was a really good game," said Novis, "We played so much better than the beginning of the year."

Harvard faced Washington and Lee in its final game, and this time the Cantabs pulled everything together to defeat the Generals, 8-4.

"We dominated from the start," said Novis.

"[Crimson goalkeeper] Brian Graham was the key in that game," said Strauss, who scored three goals in the contest. "Brian just shut them down," he added.

"The tournament indicated how out season went," Strauss said. "We played better each game, and by the last game we were playing our best water polo of the season."

THE NOTEBOOK: Strauss led Harvard with seven goals in the tournament. Senior Captain Adam Button scored six Last week, both Strauss and Button were named to the All-New England first team.