The Harvard women’s water polo team added two wins to its current record with victories against Yale and Brown in the Ivy Invitational Saturday.

With an impressive 9-4 win over the Bulldogs in the first game of the day, the Crimson (5-1) qualified to play the Bears later in the evening. Harvard completed the weekend sweep with a 6-3 victory over longtime rival Brown.

The two wins allowed the Crimson to run its home winning streak to four games, spanning into last season, and kept Harvard undefeated in its last four games overall.

HARVARD 6, BROWN 3

The last time Harvard and Brown met was in the title game of the 2004 Northeastern Championships, where the Bears dismantled the Crimson 9-2.

Leading 3-1 heading into the final quarter, Harvard tallied three goals to coast to a 6-3 victory in the final game of the Ivy Invitational.

The Crimson scored once in the third period, while holding Brown scoreless during the frame.

Harvard kicked off the first period against Brown with a goal while holding the Bears scoreless into the second quarter. Despite Brown’s one goal in the second period, the Crimson remained on top by tallying two more first-half goals to take a 3-1 lead into the intermission.

The team’s victory could be credited in large part to their effective two-meter game and strong defensive effort.

Junior two-meter Molly Mehaffey contributed two of the Crimson’s six goals.

“Molly had a great game out of two-meters,” Harvard coach Eric Farrar said. “She scored a couple of key goals and we were able to distance ourselves.”

“To be able to come out and score two goals makes you feel good, especially against a team like Brown,” Mehaffey added.

Harvard was able to hold Brown to only three goals due to another impressive performance by junior goaltender Lydia Gardner. Gardner allowed just three goals and made 12 saves on the game.

“We got a great performance out of Lydia,” Farrar said. “She did magnificently well. If she keeps getting better from here, I’m over the moon about that, but she played great today.”

After going 1-3 against the Bears last season, the Crimson gained plenty of momentum from picking up the first of at least three meetings between the two squads this season.