No. 8 IU Drops Princeton Invitational Finale To No. 13 Harvard

Sunday, February 1

Princeton, N.J.

8 A.M. ET

Indiana University

Harvard

BLOOMINGTON, IN - March 14, 2021 - during the game against the Michigan Wolverines and the Indiana Hoosiers at Counsilman-Billingsley Aquatic Center in Bloomington, IN. Photo By Dalton Wainscott/ Indiana Athletics

No. 8 IU Drops Princeton Invitational Finale To No. 13 Harvard

2/1/2026 9:57:00 AM | Women's Water Polo

PRINCETON, N.J. – No. 8 Indiana battled it out with No. 13 Harvard in its Princeton Invitational finale as it fell 9-8 on Sunday morning.

KEY MOMENTS

Harvard posted a 3-0 lead in the first as Indiana closed the gap late in the frame with goals from freshmen Nikki Frazier and Audrina Kang.
In the second, Iu would tie the game with 1:36 on the clock with a shot from sophomore Gwenyth Le but the Crimson struck right after and held the 5-4 advantage at halftime.
The Hoosiers would tie the game up 40 seconds into the third quarter on a goal from senior Louisa Downes but Harvard continued to have answers and led 6-5 going into the fourth.
Indiana took a brief lead in the fourth on back-to-back goals from Kang and Downes with 4:21 to go. Harvard had the equalizer at 4:01 and the difference maker with 46 seconds left.

NOTES

Indiana moved to 6-1 on the season.
Kang and Le finished with a team-high two goals each.
Senior goalie Jasmine Higgs played the whole game in the cage and had six saves and two steals.
Senior Nicole Tyner finished with a goal, two steals and two drawn exclusions.

UP NEXT
Indiana is off for the week and resumes action at the Midwest Invite hosted by Michigan on Feb. 14-15 in Ann Arbor, Mich.

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