CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- No. 13 Harvard field hockey (11-1, 4-0 Ivy) will take on Boston University (3-11) in a road contest to open the week, tonight at 6 p.m.
Harvard is keeping pace with the 2018 team matching its best 12-game start in school history. The Crimson has won six games in a row after defeating Dartmouth, 4-0, on Saturday at Berylson Field. In that contest, sophomore
Siofra Murdoch recorded her first career two-goal game, as her first goal with 2 seconds left in the third quarter broke a scoreless tie, and she added another 3:02 into the fourth quarter.
Senior captain
Hannah Pearce and classmate
Kolbe Keating added fourth quarter goals to help the Crimson pull away late in the game.
Harvard recorded its seventh shutout of the season.
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What to Know
- Harvard leads the nation with a 0.40 goals-against average, having allowed just five goals in regulation all season in 12 contests. Junior goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo (9-1) is also tops in the country with a .867 save percentage.
- Senior captain Hannah Pearce leads the team with 18 points (eight goals, two assists) and is fourth in the Ivy League with an average of 1.50 points per game.
- Harvard is tied for second in the nation with seven shutouts on the season.
- Harvard is second in the Ivy League with 2.67 goals per game and 6.83 penalty corners per contest.
- Harvard and Boston University will meet for the 36th time in field hockey, with BU owning a 18-16-1 edge in the series. The Crimson has won the last four meetings between the two teams.
