Harvard yielded a season-high 22 goals as No. 9 Loyola Marymount controlled the Crimson’s first game of its Saturday double-header at Claremont from start to finish.
Loyola Marymount showed few signs of fatigue after defeating Harvard’s CWPA conference rival Iona, 16-1, earlier in the day. Against Harvard, the Lions carried an 8-3 lead into the second quarter and pulled away in each of the final three frames.
Ramsey, Fluegge, and freshman attacker Blake Lee each scored two goals for the Crimson. Field and Woolway combined for 10 saves.
POMONA-PITZER 14, HARVARD 10
In its most closely contested match of the weekend, Harvard nearly rallied back from an early deficit against the top-ranked team in Division III before dropping its second game Friday at Pomona-Pitzer’s Haldeman Pool.
The Crimson came out of the gates trailing, 4-1, after the first quarter. A goal by Harrison in the first minute of the third cut the Stagehens’ lead to one, but Pomona-Pitzer responded with two unanswered strikes to put the game out of reach.
Harrison scored a career-high six goals and posted three steals and an assist. Zepfel also contributed two goals, and Field and Woolway made nine saves.
LONG BEACH STATE 12, HARVARD 5
Harvard kept pace with the 49ers in the opening minutes and trailed, 5-4, at halftime. But Long Beach State outscored the Crimson by three goals in each of the final two frames to clinch a comfortable victory.