Water Polo

After just one quarter of its match with Slippery Rock Saturday at the Princeton Invitational Tournament in Princeton, N.J., the Harvard women's water polo team led, 3-1.

"That was really a victory for us," junior Kristan Johnson said afterwards.

Never mind that Slippery Rock went on to a 13-5 victory over Harvard. The Crimson's first quarter advantage over one of the nation's most talented teams was a mild victory in itself.

A team that was granted varsity status just this year. Harvard proved over the weekend that it is quickly becoming something of a national caliber team.

Senior Captain Martha Wood explained that the Crimson's lone goal in the game against Slippery Rock was to prove itself capable of playing with a nationally ranked team.

In first round action of the tourney on Friday, the aquawomen dropped an 11-7 loss to Princeton, another of the nation's top teams. "We played well, but it took us a while to get into the game," Wood said.

Now 9-6-1 on the season, the Harvard squad will meet its nemesis Brown at 8 p.m. Wednesday.