CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Hitting the road for the first time in the month of February, the Harvard women's basketball team will travel to Columbia and Cornell this weekend, Feb. 18-19. The Crimson will face the Lions on Friday, Feb. 18, before taking on the Big Red on Saturday, Feb. 19 at 5 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast on ESPN+.

What to Know
- Harvard sits tied for third in the Ivy League standings with a 6-4 conference mark and 12-10 overall record. The Crimson saw its five-game winning streak snapped by Penn last weekend, battling the Quakers to force overtime after a late fourth quarter rally. The Quakers topped Harvard, 87-78.
- Junior McKenzie Forbes registered a career-high 30 points against Penn at Lavietes Pavilion last Saturday. Forbes is the first Crimson player to record 30 or more points since Temi Fagbenle put up 31 points against Columbia in 2014.
- Harmoni Turner tallied 23 points against the Quakers last weekend, marking the first-year's sixth game this season notching 20 or more points. The Mansfield, Texas native has recorded double-digit points in all but four games this year.
- Harvard aims to take a season series sweep over Cornell, previously besting the Big Red, 89-47, at home in January. The Crimson leads the all-time series, 73-12, and holds a 9-1 advantage in its last 10 matchups with the Big Red. Prior to 2016, Harvard claimed 15-straight wins against Cornell.
- The Crimson will look to split its season series with Columbia, previously falling to the Lions, 72-64, in January. Harvard leads Columbia in its all-time series, 64-6.
- Harvard has been hot from the floor this season, putting up 70 or more points in 14 games. Posting six games with 80+ points, the Crimson ranks first in the Ivy League in scoring with 72.3 points per game and second in field goals with a .399 percentage.
- The Crimson currently boasts a 7-2 home record within the friendly confines of Lavietes Pavilion. Dominating on its own hardwood, Harvard has surpassed 70 points in six out of seven of its home court victories this season.
- Harvard ranks 10th in the nation in three-point field goals made per game with 9.3 and places 18th with 205 total. The Crimson ranks second in the Ivy League in three-point percentage with .335. Tallying double-digit triples in 11 games, Harvard registered a season-high 17 against Merrimack in November.
- Five Crimson players rank in the top-25 in scoring in the Ivy League. Harmoni Turner leads the way in third with 15.8 points per game, followed by McKenzie Forbes (14.0 p/g, seventh) Lola Mullaney (13.0 p/g, ninth), Maggie McCarthy (8.2 p/g, 19th) and Tess Sussman (8.0 p/g, 23rd).

Leading the Way
The Friends of Harvard Women's Basketball Head Coach Kathy Delaney-Smith returns for her 40th season at the helm of the program. The winningest coach in Ivy League basketball history with 629 career victories, Delaney-Smith passed former Princeton head coach Pete Carril (514) for most wins by an Ancient Eight coach on either the men's or women's side during the 2013-14 season. Delaney-Smith owns a 629-440 overall record with a 366-162 mark in Ivy League play, including 12 20-win seasons, 11 Ivy titles and 15 postseason appearances.
 
Up Next
Harvard will return to Lavietes Pavilion to host Princeton in its last regular season home contest on Saturday, Feb. 26. Tip-off is slated for 2 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+. Prior to Saturday's game against the Tigers, the Crimson will honor the Class of 2022 in its senior day ceremony.