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Water Polo Triumphs over Navy at North-South Water Polo Classic

"Right now, we think we can beat any team on the East Coast," Cheng said. "We're very confident."

The Crimson should have no trouble riding that confidence into the next crucial portion of its division schedule. The team will host B.C. and MIT on Wednesday before taking on No. 20 Iona, Brown, Lehman and the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy next weekend.

From there, the team will head to UMass, to take on four more teams, including No. 14 Queens and No. 15 St. Francis.

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Harvard needs to finish with at least the third best record in the Northern Division in order to qualify for postseason play.

Princeton 9, Harvard 7

On Saturday, Harvard lost to Princeton in front of a bloodthristy home crowd at DeNunzio Pool.

Anxious to see what will likely be the Tigers' only matchup against an Ivy League team this year--Princeton is the only Ancient Eight team in the Southern Division--the crowd propelled Princeton to a 9-7 win.

The Crimson leapt into action immediately after a six-hour bus ride, and still managed to tussle with the Tigers in a back-and-forth battle.

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