NEW HAVEN, CT – First year Megan Joel scored twice in the third quarter to lift No. 13 Harvard field hockey (10-1, 3-0 Ivy) to a 3-1 win at Yale (4-6, 1-2 Ivy) on Saturday afternoon (Oct. 9).
 
Sophomore Mazarine Broze added a first quarter goal, and junior goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo made two saves to earn the win in net.
 
Broze got things going in the right direction for Harvard early on, as the Crimson scored on its first penalty corner of the day.
 
Senior Hannah Pearce's penalty corner shot deflected off a Yale stick in front and floated in the air towards the goal. Broze was there on the left side and knocked the ball down into the net just 4:34 into the game.
 
Yale evened the score on a penalty corner early in the second quarter, with Theodora Dillman getting the goal for the Bulldogs as 11:53.
 
But Joel put Harvard comfortably ahead in the third quarter with two goals in a span of 1:16.
 
On another Harvard penalty corner, Joel redirected a shot from Hannah Pearce into the net at 8:56. Just over a minute later, Joel again redirected a penalty corner shot, this time sliding to her left to push a shot into the low left corner at 7:38 to make it 3-1.
 
Harvard held Yale without a shot in the final quarter to seal the win.
 
Harvard Highlights

• First-year Megan Joel has recorded goals in three straight games for Harvard and has four total on the season.
• Senior captain Hannah Pearce recorded her first two assists of the season and has points in three straight games. She leads the team with 16 points (seven goals, two assists) on the year.

Game Notes

• Harvard outshot Yale 12-3 overall for the game.
• Harvard recorded its eighth straight win in the series against Yale.
• Harvard has recorded a 29-2 record in Ivy League play since the start of the 2016 season.