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Dany Zapata Scores in Overtime to Send Women’s Water Polo to Championship Game
Story Links PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Women’s water polo pulled out a thrilling 8-7 overtime win against Michigan to set up a championship rematch with Princeton tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in Providence. HOW IT HAPPENED Orli Cooper was stellar between the pipes, making eight saves, including three in the fourth quarter and overtime. Emma […]
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Women’s water polo pulled out a thrilling 8-7 overtime win against Michigan to set up a championship rematch with Princeton tomorrow at 1:00 p.m. in Providence.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Orli Cooper was stellar between the pipes, making eight saves, including three in the fourth quarter and overtime. Emma Gilbert netted the eventual winning goal in overtime to clinch the Crimson’s third appearance in the CWPA Championship game in four years.
The game was tied at four apiece after the first half. Maya O’Dea and Lucy Berkman opened the scoring for the Crimson followed by Emma Gilbert adding two more.
The Crimson trailed by one entering the fourth quarter, but Harvard stormed back with four goals in the final quarter of regulation. A pair of goals from Nikki Piovan in the fourth quarter proved to be huge as the CWPA Rookie of the Year scored late in the game to force overtime.
Senior Dany Zapata scored the winning goal in overtime as she picked the corner. On the other end of the pool, Orli Cooper came up with a potential game-saving stop going across the net in the dying seconds to send the Crimson to the CWPA championship game.
With its 25th win of the season, the Crimson set a new program record for the most wins in a single season.
NEXT UP
Harvard plays Princeton at 1:00 PM in the championship game.