CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Continuing its eight-game road swing, the Harvard women's basketball team will travel to Philadelphia, Pa. to take on Saint Joseph's this Tuesday, Dec. 28 at 2 p.m. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.

The remainder of the Hawk Classic, hosted by Saint Joe's, was canceled due to COVID protocols and procedures.
 
What to Know
- Harvard enters the weekend with a 5-6 overall record, coming off two dominant road wins at Northeastern and Colgate last week. The Crimson first defeated Northeastern, 75-43, before taking down Colgate, 93-53.
- Behind 21 points from sophomore Lola Mullaney, Harvard snapped a two-game losing streak at Northeastern last Sunday. Three Crimson players recorded double-digit points, including Mullaney (21), first-year Harmoni Turner (19) and junior Annie Stritzel (13).
- After an impressive performance against Northeastern, Harmoni Turner was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Dec. 20. The accolade marks the first of Turner's career. A strong presence at both ends of the court against the Huskies, Turner registered her first double-double of her career. The first-year netted 19 points on the offensive end, marking her seventh game in double figures this season and fifth-straight, while adding a career-high 12 rebounds.
- Adding another dominant win to its tally last week, four Crimson players registered double-digit points in the team's win over Colgate. Led by first-year Harmoni Turner for the second-straight game with 19 points, junior McKenzie Forbes (15), sophomore Lola Mullaney (14) and junior Maggie McCarthy (10) each reached double figures as well. Harvard went 37-for-72 from the field (51.4 percent) and 9-for-17 from behind the arc (52.9 percent), its second highest percentages of the season for both marks.
- Harvard ranks 24th in the nation in three-point field goals made per game with 288. The Crimson is averaging 9.2 per game (.351 percent). Shooting with efficiency against Merrimack on Nov. 30, Harvard registered its highest three-point percentage of the season at 60.7 percent. Harvard tallied 17 three-pointers, its highest mark of the season.
- A week out from conference play, five Crimson players rank in the top-25 in scoring in the Ivy League. Turner leads the way in seventh with 13.5 points per game, followed by McKenzie Forbes (12.9 p/g, eighth), Lola Mullaney (12.8 p/g, ninth), Tess Sussman (7.8 p/g, 20th) and Maggie McCarthy (7.6 p/g, 22nd).
- Harvard and Saint Joe's will meet for just the third time in program history on Tuesday. The Crimson trails the Hawks, 2-0, in its all-time series, most recently falling 63-39 in 2019.

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
The Crimson will open Ivy League play on the road at Princeton on Sunday, Jan. 2 at 2 p.m. The contest will be broadcast on ESPN+.