The Harvard men's water polo team brought plenty of offense back to New England after its weekend excursion to California, and the Crimson unpacked its baggage last night at MIT, the trade school down the river.

Harvard (12-10, 9-4 CWPA) exploded for a 14-8 win over MIT at Alumni Pool.

"We came out trying to shoot a lot," sophomore two-meter man Sean Cheng said. "Coach told us not to run set plays and just light it up from the field tonight, so that's what we did."

Cheng was one of the Crimson swimmers who padded his stats tonight. He was fouled seven meters away from the goal, and he converted the ensuing penalty shot by launching the ball into the corner of the goal.

"It was a pretty shot that barred in," Cheng said.

Sophomore driver Michael Crosby gave Harvard the early lead by scoring the first two goals of the game in the first quarter. His first shot came on the counterattack when he beat his defender down the water for an uncontested shot.

The Crimson broke down the Engineer defense for Crosby's second score. He received the ball at the two-meter position and powered his way around the defense for another shot from point-blank range.

"Coach told us to stop thinking and shoot more, and people took his advice to heart tonight," Crosby said. "There were a lot of people scoring and we racked up a lot of goals on the scoreboard, which is always fun."