The two Harvard freshman boats and the third varsity all fell to the Midshipmen, who entered the weekend ranked No.1 in both freshman boats as well.
The two varsity wins, however, gave the Crimson the advantage for the Haines Cup.
The win puts the Harvard varsity at 7-1 on the season, and the second varsity is a perfect 8-0 going into next Saturday’s final dual meet against Princeton and Yale.
Next weekend on the Charles River, Harvard will put its new No. 1 ranking on the line.
“I think everyone was very pleased with yesterday’s performance,” Rogers said. “We just can’t afford to not to keep getting faster. Over the course of the season, it’s all about adding speed every week. If you’re not getting faster, you’re getting slower.”
But for this week, at least, the Crimson was plenty fast enough.
—Staff writer Aidan E. Tait can be reached at atait@fas.harvard.edu.