Both squads traded goals in the first frame, tying the score at two going into the second quarter. But that was the last time the score would remain close.

Long Beach State (8-10) shut out the Crimson for the remainder of the second frame, and the 49ers offense held strong as it continued to pull away in the second half.

HARVARD 15, WHITTIER 4

Harvard earned its sole taste of victory during the week on Monday, routing Whittier (9-10) in a decisive 15-4 win.

Following a slow first quarter for both sides, the Crimson finally began to pick it up by the second quarter and built up the score from a 1-1 tie to a 5-2 lead by halftime.

Harvard continued to pull away in the second half, scoring 10 more goals.

Ten players saw the back of the net in yet another showing of the depth of the Crimson’s roster.

NO. 16 UC SANTA BARBARA 10, HARVARD 9

Harvard proved its worth in its debut California game on March 11, dropping its game against UC Santa Barbara (14-10) by one goal.

The Gauchos shut out the Crimson in the first quarter, climbing to a quick and early 3-0 lead.

But rather than turn over and take a beating from a top-ranked water polo powerhouse, Harvard responded with a 3-0 run of its own in the proceeding quarter, even knotting the score, 4-4, by halftime.

UCSB again went on a 3-0 run to launch the second half, but this time, it was too much for the Crimson to overcome.

Harvard battled back throughout the remainder of the half but was unable to reclaim any sort of lead.

—Staff writer Patrick Galvin can be reached at pgalvin@college.harvard.edu.