“We've really gelled together as a family,” Tafur said. “We hold each other accountable for our mistakes which pushes us to work harder and not let each other down. We all found our roles and put it together for the end.”

HARVARD 14, MIT 8

In their first match of the tournament, Harvard took on the Engineers (10-14, 1-9). The contest represented the third time the two squads have met, with Harvard taking the first two 11-8 and 12-3. After a slow start Friday night, Harvard advanced to the semifinal round with a clean 14-8 win. The game started out close, with a low scoring first quarter and tied 2-2 scoreboard early in the second quarter.

From that point forward, the game was all Crimson. The remainder of the half featured a 4-1 run by Harvard, extending their lead to three. The beginning of the third quarter built upon this run with four consecutive goals.

Leading in scores for Harvard were senior attacker Noah Harrison with four, Colton with two, and freshman attacker Austin Sechrest with a pair of his own. On the defensive side of the ball Ridgley racked up tallied ten saves.

The three victories guarantee Harvard a spot in the 2016 NCAA Championships.

“We will treat it like business as usual,” sophomore attacker Nathan Ondracek said. “Starting tomorrow, we get back in the pool and weight room. Coach Minnis will have a plan and aspects of our game to work on. We just need to keep putting in the hard work and playing "Harvard polo" to continue our success.”