Senior defender Katherine Kuzma
and the Crimson have won their last two games (Gil
Talbot).
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Sheeleigh for Lowe's Senior CLASS Award
The Game:
The Harvard women's soccer team has won its last two
games, shutting out its opponents by a combined score of 5-0, and
will travel to Dartmouth for a key Ivy League contest Saturday
afternoon. Harvard sits tied for third with Princeton in the
Ivy League with a 3-2-0 record with nine points, while the Big
Green is 2-2-1 with five points, good for fifth in the
conference.
Harvard stands 7-6-1 overall, while Dartmouth heads into the
weekend at 5-7-2. Columbia (9-3-3) and Penn (7-6-1) are tied
for first in the Ancient Eight with identical 3-1-1 records and 10
points with two games to go.
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About Harvard:
Katherine
Sheeleigh and Melanie Baskind,
the reigning Ivy League Player of the Week, are tied for the
Crimson lead with seven goals apiece. Sheeleigh also paces
the team with six assists and 20 points, while Baskind is second
with three helpers and 17 points.
In the Crimson's 1-0 victory in double overtime against Quinnipiac
Monday, Alexandra
Conigliaro, who ranks third on the team with four goals and 10
points, netted the game-winning goal in the 102nd minute. Alexandra
Millet and Jessica Wright
combined for the shutout in net, as the Crimson completed the
non-conference portion of its schedule with a 4-4-1
record.
Wright, who made two stops against the Bobcats, owns a 5-2-0
record on the year with one shutout, a 1.60 goals-against average
and a .756 save percentage. Millet stands at 2-4-1 with two
clean sheets, a 1.46 goals-against mark and a .716 save
percentage.
Harvard is outscoring teams, 24-22, and outshooting them,
234-196. The Crimson also has a sizable advantage in corner
kicks, 102-65, and has scored 12 goals in its four conference
games, while allowing only seven.
About Dartmouth:
The Big Green is 2-0-1 in its last three games and has
won the last two against Vermont, 7-0, and Columbia, 2-1.
Dartmouth is 2-3-1 at home this fall and is outscoring its
opponents, 18-16, while trailing in corner kicks, 56-38.
With four goals and one assist, Peyton Tata leads the team with
nine points, followed by Marina Moschitto (4-0-8) with eight
points. Moschitto has netted two game-winning goals this
fall, while Tata and Chrissy Lozier (2-2-6) have one
each.
Colleen Hogan has started all 14 games for Dartmouth in net and
stands at 5-7-2 with four shutouts. She also boasts a .738
save percentage and a 1.15 goals-against average.
All CLASS:
Katherine Sheeleigh has been named a finalist for
the prestigious Lowe's Senior CLASS Award for displaying both
on-field and off-field excellence. Fans can vote for Sheeleigh online here until Nov. 14. Fan votes will
be combined with media and coaches votes to determine the winner.
The winner will be announced at the Women's College Cup in
December.
Moving On Up:
With her 20 points this fall, Sheeleigh has moved to
sixth on Harvard's all-time scoring list with 74 points. She
is also stands fifth program history with 29 goals. Melanie
Baskind is 11th in school history with 50 points and needs one goal
to tie Karen Gudeman '98 and Alicia Carillo '85 for 10th in career
tallies (18).
A History Lesson:
Harvard leads the all-time series with Dartmouth 16-13-3,
with the first game being held in 1978, a 3-2 victory for the
Crimson. After losing seven straight to the Big Green from
2000-2006, Harvard is 2-0-1 in the last three games with its Ivy
League rival to the north. Last season, the Crimson emerged
with a 2-1 victory at Ohiri Field on Oct. 31. Katherine
Sheeleigh netted both Harvard goals, while Lauren Mann '10 made
four saves.
Around the Ivy League:
In other conference matchups Saturday, Princeton visits
Cornell at 4 p.m., Penn hosts Brown at 7 p.m., and Yale hosts
Columbia for another 7 p.m. start.
Coming Up:
Harvard will close out the regular season by hosting
Columbia at Ohiri Field Saturday, Nov. 6 at 11 a.m. The
Crimson will also honor its six seniors (Kerry Kartsonis,
Caroline
Kutler, Katherine Kuzma, Katherine Sheeleigh, Katherine
Thurber and Gina Wideroff) in a
pre-game ceremony.