CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 12 Harvard field hockey (7-1, 1-0 Ivy) will host Penn (3-5, 0-1 Ivy) and New Hampshire (2-7, 0-2 America East) this weekend at Berylson Field, with both games airing on ESPN+.
Harvard is coming off two wins last weekend, both by an identical 4-1 score line, against Columbia and Bucknell. The Crimson earned a win in its Ivy opener at Columbia last Friday night, with senior captain
Hannah Pearce notching her second two-goal game of the season. She now leads the team with five goals on the year.
On Sunday against Bucknell at home, it was sophomore
Avery Donahue scoring a pair of goals to lead Harvard to the win. For Donahue, it was her first career two-goal game, and it pulled her even with Pearce for team lead with 10 points (four goals, two assists).
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What to Know
- Harvard has recorded a 27-2 record in Ivy League play since the start of the 2016 season.
- Junior goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo is off to a fantastic start in her first six games, leading the nation with a .909 save percentage and 0.31 goals-against average (0.00). With four shutouts, Shahbo has already surpassed her previous season high (3, 2018).
- In eight games, Harvard's defense is No. 1 in the nation with a team 0.35 goals-against average, allowing just three regulation goals all season.
- Harvard and Penn will meet for the 43rd time in field hockey, with the Crimson holding a 23-17-2 advantage in the all-time series. Harvard has won the last four meetings between the two teams.
- Harvard and New Hampshire will play for the 40th time, with the Wildcats owning a 23-15-1 edge in the series. Harvard has won the last three games between the two teams. Harvard and UNH have played a non-conference game in each of Harvard's last eight seasons played.
