Kim Goh has started all five games for the Crimson
(photo courtesy David Silverman).
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Game On
Harvard takes on Penn in its first Ivy League home game, a
matchup of two teams seeking their first league win of the season,
Saturday at noon at Jordan Field.
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here on GoCrimson.com. Free live statistics are also available.
Last Time Out
The Crimson suffered its first non-league loss Wednesday
at No. 5 Connecticut, 6-0. Cynthia Tassopoulos made 23 saves for
Harvard, but the Huskies scored five times in the first half
and added another score in the second.
Among the Leaders
Harvard entered the week ranked 11th nationally in scoring
offense with 3.75 goals per game, led by Chloe Keating, who ranked
third in Division I with 1.5 goals per game. The Crimson also
ranked 11th with 3.0 assists per game. Keating and Carly Dickson
were tied for sixth individually. Each had an assist average of 1.0
per game.
Crimson Capsule
Chloe Keating is looking to start a new scoring streak
after going without a goal for the first time this season at UConn.
With team-high totals of six goals and 16 points, she has already
matched last year's season-long team high in goals and topped the
team's highest points total.
Keating and Carly Dickson share the team lead with four assists
apiece, while Emma Keller ranks second on the squad with four goals
and eight points. Cynthia Tassopoulos has stopped 40 of Harvard's
opponents' 54 shots on goal for a .741 save percentage and 2.80
goals-against average.
History Lesson
Harvard holds a 19-6-2 series edge against Penn. The
Crimson has won 11 of the last 13 matchups with the Quakers, but
Penn has taken two of the last three. The Quakers won, 2-0, last
season in Philadelphia.
Scouting the Quakers
Penn got off to a 2-2 start but has lost its last three
games, including a 3-2 overtime defeat at the hands of Cornell
Sept. 18. The Quakers lost to Villanova, 4-0, Wednesday night.
Kirstin Snyder and Annie Matthews lead Penn with two goals each,
while Sarah Warner paces the squad with four assists and six
points. Kieran Sweeney has handled all the goalkeeping duties, with
a 2.16 goals-against average and .711 save percentage
Around the League
In other Ivy-opening action last weekend, Princeton
defeated Dartmouth, 6-1, and Columbia was a 2-0 winner agaisnt
Brown. Today's schedule features two matchups of 1-0 teams and two
meetings of 0-1 squads as Columbia visits Cornell, Princeton hosts
Yale and Dartmouth travels to Brown.
Coming Attractions
The Crimson visits crosstown rival Northeastern Wednesday afternoon
before beginning a four-game homestand.
