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Hollyn Torres looks up the field
Gil Talbot
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Winner Harvard HAR (12-2-1, 5-2-0)
1
Columbia COL (9-6-1, 3-4-0)
Winner
Harvard HAR
(12-2-1, 5-2-0)
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Final
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Columbia COL
(9-6-1, 3-4-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Harvard HAR 2 0 2
Columbia COL 1 0 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Torres Nets Game Winner, Women’s Soccer Beats Columbia in Regular Season Finale, 2-1

NEW YORK, N.Y. – Junior Hollyn Torres scored the game-winning goal in the 45th minute as Harvard University women's soccer beat Columbia University, 2-1, in its regular season finale on Saturday evening at Rocco B. Commisso Soccer Stadium.
 
Facing a 1-0 deficit, the Crimson (12-2-1, 5-2-0 Ivy) scored a pair of goals in the final 18 minutes of the first half to move past the host Lions (9-6-1, 3-4-0 Ivy). Harvard – ranked No. 11 in the RPI rankings – tallied 12 wins for the second consecutive season and finished the regular season undefeated in road contests (6-0-0).
 
After Columbia's Nata Ramirez scored at the 27:03 mark, the Crimson equalized 38 seconds later as Harvard recorded a team goal off a drive from first-year Hannah Bebar that deflected into the net at 27:41. Torres put Harvard in front with 41 seconds remaining in the first half as she won possession in the penalty area and blasted a left-footed shot into the left side of the goal.

Harvard Highlights

  • Junior Hollyn Torres scored her second goal in as many games with her tally at the 44:19 mark after netting her first goal of the season vs. Dartmouth on Oct. 30. Torres posted her first career game-winning goal and now has three career goals.
  • Junior goalkeeper Hannah Gardner improved to 10-0-0 on the season and to 5-0-0 in Ivy League play. As a team in Ivy play, the Crimson allowed just four goals in seven games.
  • For the match, Harvard led in shots (12-9) and shots on goal (8-1) while the two teams each attempted five corner kicks. In the first half, the Crimson held advantages in shots (9-4), shots on goal (7-1), and corners (3-2).
  • First-year Jade Rose, senior Maria DiMartinis, junior Angela Caloia, senior Lara Schenk, and senior Sophie Hirst all played the full 90 minutes.

Game Notes

  • Harvard improved to 29-3-3 all-time vs. Columbia.
  • The Crimson bettered its record to 24-5-2 overall since 2019.
  • Harvard finished the regular season with a 6-0-0 record in road matches.
  • With 12 wins on the year, Harvard has now posted 12 or more wins in a season in back-to-back years, for the fourth time since 2011, and for the 14th time in program history.
  • The Crimson earned points in 13 of its 15 matches in the regular season.
  • For the regular season, Harvard scored multiple goals in 12 of 15 games.
  • Harvard has outscored its opponents 35-12 on the year and outshout them 287-115. In Ivy play, the Crimson held advantages in goals (14-4) and shots (124-52).

What's Next?

Harvard will look for an at-large berth into the NCAA tournament as the NCAA unveils the bracket with a selection show on NCAA.com on Monday, Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m.
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