CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Coming off back-to-back wins at home over the last week, the Harvard women's basketball team (3-4, 0-0 Ivy League) will look to continue its momentum at the ASU Classic this weekend, Dec. 4-5, hosted by Arizona State. The Crimson will take on Colorado State on Saturday, Dec. 4 at 5 p.m. EST, before facing Arizona State on Sunday, Dec. 5 at 2 p.m. EST. The latter contest will be broadcast on the PAC-12 Network.
 
What to Know
- Harvard enters the weekend on a two-game winning streak after back-to-back victories on home court in the past week. The Crimson moved to 3-4 overall and 3-0 within the friendly confines of Lavietes Pavilion. Dominating on its own hardwood, Harvard has surpassed 70 points in each of its home court victories.
- The Crimson most recently took down Merrimack, 99-75, at Lavietes Pavilion on Tuesday night. Five Harvard players recorded double-digit points led by junior McKenzie Forbes with 23. Senior Tess Sussman (15), sophomore Lola Mullaney (15), junior Maggie McCarthy (14) and first-year Harmoni Turner (10) each reached double figures as well, while McCarthy shot 6-for-6 from field goal range and 2-for-2 on three-pointers.
- Shooting with efficiency against Merrimack, Harvard registered its highest field goal and three-point percentages of the season with 55.6 percent and 60.7 percent, respectively. The Crimson tallied 17 three-pointers, its highest mark of the season.
- Harvard will meet both Arizona State and Colorado State for the first time in program history. The Crimson trails in its all-time series against PAC-12 opponents, 3-6, and Mountain West opponents, 2-3. Harvard previously bested PAC-12 foe California in each of its last two meetings in 2019-20 (W, 56-53) and 2018-19 (W, 85-79).
- A month out from conference play, the Crimson moved into second place in the Ivy League rankings in scoring, averaging 70.4 points per game. Harvard ranks first amongst league opponents in three-point field goal percentage (.392) and fourth in field goal percentage (.405).
- Dominating from behind the arc, McKenzie Forbes (.439) ranks first in the conference in three-point field goal percentage, while Lola Mullaney sits in fourth with .333. The duo also ranks eighth and ninth, respectively, in field goal percentage with .398 and .365.

Leading the Way
The Friends of Harvard Women's Basketball Head Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith returns for her 40th season at the helm of the program. The winningest coach in Ivy League basketball history with 617 career victories, Delaney-Smith passed former Princeton head coach Pete Carril (514) for most wins by an Ancient Eight coach on either the men's or women's side during the 2013-14 season. Delaney-Smith owns a 617-421 overall record with a 360-159 mark in Ivy League play, including 12 20-win seasons, 11 Ivy titles and 15 postseason appearances.
 
Up Next
Harvard will resume play on Sunday, Dec. 19, making the short trip to Northeastern for a 4 p.m. match up. The contest will be broadcast on NESN+.