ORONO, Me. – Senior captain Hannah Pearce scored twice, including a game-winning goal off a penalty corner in overtime to lift No. 19 Harvard field hockey (1-0) to a 2-1 win at Maine (0-3) on Friday afternoon.

Just under four minutes into extra time, Harvard earned its 10^th penalty corner of the contest. With first-year Avery Donahue on the injection, Pearce corralled the pass and fired into the low left corner at 4:01 of overtime to win it for Harvard.

For the Crimson, it was the first game since Nov. 9, 2019, and its fifth straight win in a season opener.

Sophomore goalkeeper Sofia Castore made two saves in her debut for Harvard to earn the win.

In a scoreless first half, Harvard outshot Maine 5-1, with Donahue recording the Crimson's chance about 6:00 into the game, a shot kicked away by Maine goalkeeper Mia Borley (five saves).

Pearce broke the scoreless tie early in the third quarter, scoring from straightaway on a penalty corner at 11:29 to make it 1-0.

Minutes later at 9:28 of the same frame, Maine's Poppy Lambert evened the score at 1-1 on a penalty corner for the Black Bears.

Harvard defended well in the fourth quarter, with Castore making a kick stop midway through the final period of regulation and Harvard defending two straight penalty corners in final minutes to send the game to overtime.

Harvard Highlights

• Senior Hannah Pearce recorded her third career two-goal game. Pearce also recorded the overtime game-winning goal in Harvard's last season opener, a 2-1 win at UAlbany on Sept. 9, 2019.
• Senior captain Mimi Tarrant added an assist for the Crimson and now has 16 overall for her career.

Game Notes

• Harvard has won four straight games overall dating back to the 2019 season
• Harvard outshot Maine 11-3 overall with a 7-3 advantage in shots on goal.
• Harvard had a 10-5 edge on penalty corners, including seven in the second half.