Harvard sophomore Aisha Price, shown here in earlier action, scored four goals in the Crimson’s midweek matchup against Brown. Harvard moves to 16-13 overall after taking down the Bears, 16-12. Price has scored 45 goals and tallied 20 assists and 46 steals so far this season.

The Harvard women’s water polo team stormed back in the third period to take a lead that it would not relinquish as it earned a win over Brown, 16-12.

The Crimson (16-13, 2-2 Collegiate Water Polo Association) beat the Bears (10-15, 1-3), at Wheaton College in Norton, Mass on Wednesday.

“I thought we played really well,” Harvard coach Ted Minnis said. “I definitely was concerned coming in because it was the third time we played them this season. It was the only home game they had this year, and it was senior night for them. We had a big hill to climb on this one so it was a big game for us. It’s Brown and that’s a big rivalry game for us. It was a fun game.”

The Crimson won all three of its matches against Brown this season, handily beating the Bears, 15-5, on Feb 23 and 9-5 at the ECAC Championship on Feb 26.

Emotions ran high for Brown which showed in its inspired first quarter play.

“I think they just gave out ready came out really ready to play,” Aisha Price said. “It was their senior night and there only home game so they had a lot of fans and they brought a lot of that energy into the pool.”

The Bears typically struggle in the first quarter, having been outscored 80-53 in over the course of the season.

But that changed as Brown leading soccer freshman Kate Woods scored the first goal of the game at the 4:58 mark in first.

Crimson junior Lizzie Abbott would even the score with twenty seconds later.

Both teams then traded goals, making the score 2-2 with 2:41 left in the quarter.

The Bears went on a three goal run lead by sophomores Brittany Westerman and Katharine Booher who scored two and one goal respectively.

The run put Brown up, 5-2, with 13 seconds left in the quarter.

A quick Harvard strike cut the lead to 5-3 at the end of the quarter.

In the second quarter the Crimson stepped up their defense and shut out the Bears in the beginning of the period while scoring two goals, tying the score at five.

Brown finally broke through at the 2:23 mark when Booher scored one of her five goals of the game.