CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – For its final road trip of the regular season, Harvard women's soccer (9-1-3, 3-0-2 Ivy) will travel up north to Hanover, New Hampshire for a duel with the Dartmouth Big Green. The Crimson and the Big Green will compete on the pitch in the team's penultimate game of its 2022 campaign.
Harvard is coming off a comeback 3-2 win over Princeton last weekend that improved its Ivy League record to 3-0-2 and helped it remain undefeated in conference play.
WHAT TO KNOW
- Harvard enters the contest with a 9-1-3 record and a 3-0-2 mark in conference play
- The team's 11 points is second best in the conference
- Dartmouth currently is tied for fifth in the conference with four points and a 1-3-1 record
- The Crimson is currently ranked at No. 17 in the NCAA RPI Poll and is receiving votes in the United Soccer Coaches Poll
- Harvard boasts the nation's seventh-best scoring offense with its 2.77 goals per game
- The Crimson is outscoring its opponents 36-11 this season
- Harvard is also outshooting opponents 254-85
- The offense has had no problems creating chances in 2022 as the team sits in fourth and eighth in the country with 9.2 and 19.5 shots on goal and shot per game respectively
- The team is also ranked No. 10 in the nation with 2.54 assists per game
- Hannah Bebar paces the team with eight assists and 20 points
- Bebar has recorded a point in 11 of 13 games and currently holds a three-match point streak
- In the Ivy League, the sophomore midfielder, Bebar, ranks inside the top six in every offensive category
- Ainsley Ahamadian's seven goals are a team-high
- Hannah Griffin scored twice in the comeback win over Princeton and has now recorded a point in three of the past five contests
- The Harvard backline has been formidable in 2022 and features the combination of Jade Rose, Lara Schenk, Smith Hunter and Taylor Fasnacht
- Schenk (1,015), Hunter (955), Fasnacht (930) and Sophie Hirst (868) lead the team in minutes played
- Hannah Gardner's .857 GAA is the best in the Ivy League
- Harvard is 22-17-4 all-time against Dartmouth
- The Crimson has won four of the past five matchups against the Big Green
UP NEXT
The Crimson will close out its regular season next weekend against the Columbia Lions at Jordan Field. The clash between the Crimson and the Lions will take place on Saturday, November 5 at 4 PM and can also be streamed live on ESPN+.