NEWARK, De. – No. 15 Harvard field hockey (3-0) picked up its first win over a ranked opponent this season with a 2-0 victory at No. 19 Delaware (2-3) on Friday night (Sept. 10) at Fred P. Rullo Stadium.
 
Senior captain Hannah Pearce scored her team leading third goal of the season on a first quarter penalty corner, and first-year Lucy Leel notched her first career goal early in the fourth quarter to help the Crimson seal the victory.
 
Junior goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo, in her first start of the 2021 season, made six saves to earn the shutout in net, Harvard's second consecutive game allowing no goals.
 
Pearce scored at 7:27 of the first quarter on Harvard's first penalty corner of the night, scoring from straightaway to put the Crimson ahead 1-0 early on.
 
Harvard outshot Delaware 5-2 in the opening half of play, limiting the Blue Hens to just one penalty corner in the first 30 minutes.
 
The Crimson survived Delaware's second half pressure, as Shahbo make a pair of saves in both the third and fourth quarter to keep the home team off the board.
 
Leel scored on a partial breakaway just 3:35 into the fourth quarter to give Harvard a two-goal lead.

Harvard Highlights

• First-year Avery Donahue notched an assist on Lucy Leel's fourth quarter goal and now has points in each of Harvard's first three contests (goal, two assists).
• Donahue led the Crimson with three shots on goal
• Senior Hannah Pearce has goals in two of Harvard's first three games to open the year and leads the team with three goals.

Game Notes

• Harvard has won six straight games overall dating back to the 2019 season
• Harvard moved to 3-0 for the second time in the last three seasons played.