CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 13 Harvard field hockey (9-1, 2-0 Ivy) continues Ivy League play with a road contest at rival Yale (4-5, 1-1 Ivy) on Saturday (Oct. 9) at 1 p.m.
Harvard has won four straight games heading into its game in New Haven, defeating Penn (W, 3-1) and New Hampshire (W, 2-0) this past weekend in its most recent action.
On Saturday against Penn, Harvard used a second-half comeback to turn a 1-0 halftime deficit into a 3-1 win.
Mazarine Broze had a goal and an assist, and
Hannah Pearce started the rally with a goal at 7:32 of the third quarter to tie the game.
On Sunday, the Crimson put in a dominant defensive performance against New Hampshire, holding the Wildcats without a shot attempt until the fourth quarter. Junior goalkeeper
Ellie Shahbo (one save) earned her fifth shutout of the season.
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What to Know
- Harvard has recorded a 28-2 record in Ivy League play since the start of the 2016 season.
- Harvard is off to its best 10-game start since the 2018 season, when it began the year with an identical 9-1 record.
- Junior goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo is off to a fantastic start in her first eight games, leading the nation with a .889 save percentage and 0.36 goals-against average. With five shutouts, Shahbo has already surpassed her previous season high (3, 2018).
- Senior captain Hannah Pearce leads the team with seven goals and is 28th in the nation with an average of .70 goals per game.
- In eight games, Harvard's defense is No. 1 in the nation with a team 0.38 goals-against average, allowing just four regulation goals all season.
- Harvard and Yale will meet for the 49th time in field hockey, with the Crimson owning a 26-15-7 record in the all-time series. Harvard has won seven straight meetings in the series.
