Junior co-captain Devan Kennifer, shown above in earlier play, scored two goals against Brown on Sunday. The Crimson faced tough competition over the weekend, especially against No. 13 Indiana, losing 14-8.

In its last out-of-state tournament before the playoffs, Harvard women’s water polo finished 1-2 during its two days of competition at the University of Maryland.

The Crimson (15-12, 2-1 CWPA Southern) had little trouble against George Washington (6-16, 0-4) in its first game of the weekend.

But Harvard’s next two opponents—Indiana (19-11, 3-2) on Saturday and Maryland (16-13, 3-0) yesterday morning—were much tougher opponents. The Crimson kept both games close, but couldn’t pull out a win in either, ending the weekend on a two-game losing streak.

“I think for us, we didn’t change anything, game-plan wise between Indiana and Maryland,” Harvard coach Ted Minnis said. “You don’t have to get the girls to get up for teams like Maryland and Indiana [because] they’re in the top 20 teams in the country.”

MARYLAND 12, HARVARD 10

After taking an early lead and keeping the game competitive through the first half, Harvard allowed five goals in the third quarter and wasn’t able to come back, losing, 12-10.

Freshman Shayna Price led the team with three goals, and sophomores Elise Molnar and Aisha Price each hit two of their own. But in spite of the strong offensive showing from the three, the Terps hung on to clinch the CWPA Southern Division title.

The Crimson held a 6-5 lead going into halftime. At the start of the second half, Maryland capitalized on its opportunities, according to Minnis.

“[We] had a stretch in the third quarter [when] we had a couple of turnovers that led to a couple of goals for them and got us behind by a couple,” Minnis said.

With five goals in the game between them, the Price sisters capped a productive offensive weekend.

“They’re not pressing—they’re letting the game come to them,” Minnis said. “They see their defense is giving them space, and they’re filling that space, and they’re taking the shots they’re supposed to take and putting them away.”

No. 13 INDIANA 14, HARVARD 8

Down by just one at the half, Harvard couldn’t keep up with the Hoosiers in the final two quarters, dropping Saturday’s second game, 14-8.

The Crimson trailed by a score of 6-5 after a four-goal second-half performance. But Harvard only scored three more for the rest of the game, and the nationally-ranked Indiana team scored eight to take the six-goal victory.

“We like playing those tough games,” junior co-captain Devan Kennifer said. “I think if we had played them in the first game of the day, it would have maybe even been a little bit better, because we were relatively tired from the first.”