CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 15 Harvard field hockey (12-4, 5-1 Ivy) closes out the 2022 regular season on Saturday (Nov. 5) when it heads to Brown (8-8, 1-5 Ivy) for a 12:30 p.m. contest on ESPN+. 

WHAT TO KNOW 

• On Senior Day last Saturday against No. 24 Cornell, junior Siofra Murdoch scored on a penalty stroke in overtime to lift Harvard to a 2-1 win. First-year back Bronte-May Brough scored her team-leading 10^th goal of the season in the second quarter. Goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo recorded her 50^th career win (first Harvard goalkeeper to reach that milestone), making four saves in the contest.
• Seniors Kiley Allen (captain), Elizabeth Denehy, Olivia Hoover (captain), and Ellie Shahbo (captain) were honored for their historic careers at Harvard. They all arrived in Cambridge during the summer of 2018 and will leave having set a new standard of excellence for Harvard Field Hockey. They have compiled a record of 59-12 in three-plus seasons, including a 25-2 record in Ivy games, and a 32-3 mark in home contests. They helped lead Harvard to two Ivy League titles (2018, 2021), two NCAA Tournament appearances (2018, 2021), three NCAA Tournament wins, and the program's first appearance in the NCAA Semifinals last season.
• Senior goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo will leave Harvard as the winningest goalkeeper in program history. She has compiled 50 wins in three-plus seasons. She now has a career 0.78 goals-against average and a .783 save percentage. Shahbo was one of 38 seniors named to the NFHCA Senior Team last week.
• Harvard's defense has put together another solid year in 2022, holding opponents to a 1.07 goals-against average, ninth among NCAA schools and No. 1 among all Ivy programs.
• Ten different players have recorded a goal for the Crimson so far this season, a group led by first-year back Bronte-May Brough (10 goals, assist), senior captain Olivia Hoover (four goals, assist), and junior Siofra Murdoch (five goals, assist) Junior Mazarine Broze (two goals, eight assists) and sophomore Emily Guckian (two goals, nine assists) have also been top point scorers for Harvard.
• Harvard leads the all-time series against Brown, 27-13-6, and has won the last six meetings against the Bears dating back to 2015. Last season, on Nov. 6, 2021, Harvard celebrated its sixth Ivy League title with a 4-0 win over the Bears at Berylson Field.
• Harvard is coming off its seventh appearance at the NCAA Tournament and sixth Ivy League title after finishing the 2021 season at 17-2 (7-0 Ivy). Returning to play in 2021 after a missed season due to the pandemic, Harvard made the NCAA Semifinals for the first time in program history, matching a program record for wins on the year. Harvard also beat its highest ranked opponent ever, defeating No. 2 Michigan in the NCAA Quarterfinals.

UP NEXT

Harvard will await its NCAA Tournament fate, as the NCAA Selection Show airs Sunday, Nov. 6 at 10 p.m. ET on NCAA.com.