Monday, March 9, 2009
Crimson Article
Be sure to check out this sweeeeeet article in The Harvard Crimson about our 6 all-star freshwomen!
A Building Week in the Pool... Not So Much Outside of It...
No games to report on this week, but a few notable events did occur.
First of all, Shannon and I both celebrated birthdays. I turned 22 (oh my, I'm old), and she turned 19 (oh my, she's young). To celebrate, we decided to dress up:
She's supposed to be a phoenix guys, come on!
Otherwise, our team business shark, Kelly Peeler, has, once again, awed us with her versatility and range of abilities. Check out her latest issue of Freeze Magazine. Not only does this girl publish an online monthly, but she's working with JP Morgan this summer and probably knows more about business savvy than any other undergrad on campus.
That's all for now. More on polo next week.
-Nicola
First of all, Shannon and I both celebrated birthdays. I turned 22 (oh my, I'm old), and she turned 19 (oh my, she's young). To celebrate, we decided to dress up:
She's supposed to be a phoenix guys, come on!
Otherwise, our team business shark, Kelly Peeler, has, once again, awed us with her versatility and range of abilities. Check out her latest issue of Freeze Magazine. Not only does this girl publish an online monthly, but she's working with JP Morgan this summer and probably knows more about business savvy than any other undergrad on campus.
That's all for now. More on polo next week.
-Nicola
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Bison Burger
Another weekend and another tournament brings us to a 5 win, 6 loss game record. Not too shabby considering we've played a number of top 20 teams and are starting 5 freshmen.
This weekend we took the 7 hour bus trip to Bucknell to play for the first time in the Elite 6 Tournament. While Lewisburg, PA, and the amish certainly held some charm (not), our main focus was payback for last weekend. Our goal was, alas, only half accomplished. Saturday night, we beat the Bucknell Bison (or water buffalo) 11-9. Devan Kennifer and Shannon Purcell each netted 4 goals for the victory. It was a huge win for the Crimson. We followed that this afternoon with a 13-5 loss against Princeton. We'll take them at Easterns though.
Besides that, the team is looking forward to 12 days of practice before our next matches. There's a ton to work on... (including honing our "Never Have I Ever" skills for the next bus ride! Who knew that "Would you rather die or bake a baby?" was inappropriate?)...
Until next time...
-Nicola
Bison to Bison Burger (Harvard vs. Bucknell, 11-9)
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This weekend we took the 7 hour bus trip to Bucknell to play for the first time in the Elite 6 Tournament. While Lewisburg, PA, and the amish certainly held some charm (not), our main focus was payback for last weekend. Our goal was, alas, only half accomplished. Saturday night, we beat the Bucknell Bison (or water buffalo) 11-9. Devan Kennifer and Shannon Purcell each netted 4 goals for the victory. It was a huge win for the Crimson. We followed that this afternoon with a 13-5 loss against Princeton. We'll take them at Easterns though.
Besides that, the team is looking forward to 12 days of practice before our next matches. There's a ton to work on... (including honing our "Never Have I Ever" skills for the next bus ride! Who knew that "Would you rather die or bake a baby?" was inappropriate?)...
Until next time...
-Nicola
Bison to Bison Burger (Harvard vs. Bucknell, 11-9)
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Rookie of the Week, NUMBER 2!
WHOOT look at our freshmen go! We have another Rookie of the Week in the Northern Division!
Congrats Ita! (Cue "Rule Britannia")
Congrats Ita! (Cue "Rule Britannia")
Monday, February 23, 2009
Tourni Recap!
Hey out there!
Well, it's finally begun... GAMES! The women's team started off their season of competition two weekends ago at the first annual Harvard Invitational. We began on Saturday with a win over New York Athletic Club (whose roster includes former Brown players, Stanford players, and almost-Olympians) followed by a loss to number 8 Michigan. The next day we were defeated by NYAC in a follow-up game, then crushed Siena, to round out the weekend with a 2 and 2 record... not so shabby.
Last weekend we travelled to Princeton for their annual tourni. This trip is one of our favorites... to "Whole-Paycheck (Foods)" runs, to lots of parents making appearances (with snacks!), to spectacular competition, the weekend always promises to be fun and rewarding. This year the team did better than in any year past, going 2 and 2. The real highlight, however, was a comeback in the fourth quarter during our Princeton match. We look forward to a rematch next weekend at the "Elite 6" Bucknell Tournament, where we hope to turn our unfortunate last minute losses into big W's.
The team is doing great. Devan Kennifer was named Rookie of the CWPA Northern Division Co-Rookie of the Week, and many others had caused quite a few waves. Minus a few bouts of flu and colds, we have never been so strong and healthy before, and we're ready to take HWWP to new levels. As Ellen likes to say: "Kick your own asses." And... that's what I plan to do now... Practice time!
-Nicola
The team at Princeton!
PS- Be sure to check gocrimson.com for updates on schedules! We hope to see you at games!
Well, it's finally begun... GAMES! The women's team started off their season of competition two weekends ago at the first annual Harvard Invitational. We began on Saturday with a win over New York Athletic Club (whose roster includes former Brown players, Stanford players, and almost-Olympians) followed by a loss to number 8 Michigan. The next day we were defeated by NYAC in a follow-up game, then crushed Siena, to round out the weekend with a 2 and 2 record... not so shabby.
Last weekend we travelled to Princeton for their annual tourni. This trip is one of our favorites... to "Whole-Paycheck (Foods)" runs, to lots of parents making appearances (with snacks!), to spectacular competition, the weekend always promises to be fun and rewarding. This year the team did better than in any year past, going 2 and 2. The real highlight, however, was a comeback in the fourth quarter during our Princeton match. We look forward to a rematch next weekend at the "Elite 6" Bucknell Tournament, where we hope to turn our unfortunate last minute losses into big W's.
The team is doing great. Devan Kennifer was named Rookie of the CWPA Northern Division Co-Rookie of the Week, and many others had caused quite a few waves. Minus a few bouts of flu and colds, we have never been so strong and healthy before, and we're ready to take HWWP to new levels. As Ellen likes to say: "Kick your own asses." And... that's what I plan to do now... Practice time!
-Nicola
The team at Princeton!
PS- Be sure to check gocrimson.com for updates on schedules! We hope to see you at games!
Sunday, February 8, 2009
Olympic Development Tryout
Egen Atkinson (class of '10) and I (class of '11) drove down to Brown today to tryout for the east coast contingent that will be sent to California for USA Water polo's new Olympic Development Program. Felix, the head coach of Brown, was in charge for the tryout.
It was a lot of fun to get back into the water and scrimmage. Aside from Egen and myself, there were three guys from MIT and a bunch of guys from Brown. We roughly played 4 extended periods and just went back and forth a bunch of times. All in all, Egen and I had fun butting heads with a lot of our in-season rivals in a more friendly setting. We got our fair share of good looks and shots so things were looking up by the end of the session.
Playing with the other players form MIT and Brown today convinced us that with hard work, we can take the Northern Division next season. Also with St. Francis out for one year (the euros got suspended for the 2009 season for fighting or something idiotic), we are presented with a golden opportunity. We started our offseason training last week and things are looking good.
More to come later,
Jeff Lee
It was a lot of fun to get back into the water and scrimmage. Aside from Egen and myself, there were three guys from MIT and a bunch of guys from Brown. We roughly played 4 extended periods and just went back and forth a bunch of times. All in all, Egen and I had fun butting heads with a lot of our in-season rivals in a more friendly setting. We got our fair share of good looks and shots so things were looking up by the end of the session.
Playing with the other players form MIT and Brown today convinced us that with hard work, we can take the Northern Division next season. Also with St. Francis out for one year (the euros got suspended for the 2009 season for fighting or something idiotic), we are presented with a golden opportunity. We started our offseason training last week and things are looking good.
More to come later,
Jeff Lee
Tuesday, February 3, 2009
Hello HWP Lovers
As captains of the Harvard Women's Water Polo Team, we would like to say hello to all the HWP lovers out there. (We would also like to extend a plea for fan attendance—chest paint encouraged, but not required—at our upcoming games!!!)
The season has started off with the typical bang. Following winter break and reading period, the team came back ready for for water polo (maybe not so much for finals...). Our preseason, held during intercession (January 23-28), was a blur. When we weren't in the pool we were either sleeping or eating ridiculous amounts of food, that, as stipulated by Erik, "grows on trees or out of the ground." He continued, "Devon, Nicola, that means no Honey-Nut Bunches of Oat Cereal. Unless you have found the mythical Honey-Nut Bunches of Oat trees." (We're still looking).
Following preseason, the team moved seamlessly into second semester. Practice now continues as intensely as ever, and every day we improve in the water. Inclusion of new "visualization" exercises and videos of our Olympian Assistant Coach, Ellen Estes Lee, have allowed us to boost our psychological states and game understanding as well.
The forecast looks very good for this year's team. We have a baller freshmen class, we are swimming faster than we ever have before (2 team members, Lizzie Abbott and Monica Zdrogewski both are consistently coming in under a spectacular 4:30 on our 4o0 meter test set), and we are generally feeling healthier and more excited to play polo than during the last three years.
And this excitement is a good thing, considering the first annual Harvard Water Polo Women's Invitational is being held on Valentine's Day, just under two weeks away, (clearly, we have our priorities straight: Water Polo >>> Boys). Game times aren't posted yet, but be sure to check GoCrimson for updates. On our end, we'll be sure to keep all you out there in the loop as well.
Harvard-huh! (Our pre-game cheer),
Nicola Perlman (2009)
Devon MacLaughlin (2009)
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