CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's lacrosse (5-7) will play its final non-conference contest of the season when it hosts Boston University (2-13) at Jordan Field on Tuesday (April 26) at 5 p.m.

Harvard owns a 14-12 record in the all-time series against BU, including a dramatic double-OT victory on March 6, 2019 the last time the two teams met. In that contest, Madison Conklin capped off a five-point day (goal, four assists) with the game-winning goal at :59 of the second extra frame.

On Saturday, junior captain Grace Hulslander (three goals, assist) and sophomore Maddie Barkate each had a hat trick, but Princeton's fourth quarter rally helped the Tigers earn a 14-9 win over Harvard.

Harvard has been solid on defense, with the No. 2 scoring defense in the Ivy League, allowing 11.08 goals per game. Sophomore goalkeeper Chloe Provenzano has a 10.08 goals against average (2nd, Ivy League), and is 17th in the nation. She has started all 12 games for Harvard.

For The Fans
*TICKETS*
Community Day and Harvard Day: Discounted tickets for Harvard and local community members.
Harvard Lacrosse Pack Raffle: A Harvard lacrosse stick and Harvard Lacrosse prize pack will be raffled off at the marketing table located inside the entrance to Jordan Field! Don't miss your chance to win.
Crimson Pub: Visit the Crimson Pub located in the near side end zone for a beverage before, during, or after the game.

What to Know
- Through 12 games, Callie Hem leads the Crimson with 35 points (27 goals, eight assists). Riley Campbell has also been a scoring threat for Harvard, recording 27 points (20 goals, seven assists) on the year. Junior captain Grace Hulslander leads Harvard with 33 draw controls and Shea Jenkins is tops on the team 19 caused turnovers. Jenkins also leads the team with 27 ground balls.
- Against Princeton, junior captain Grace Hulslander had a standout day, Hulslander recording a season high four points (three goals, assist), and a season high eight draw controls.
- Harvard leads the Ivy League with an average of 18.33 ground balls per game. Harvard also leads the conference with an average of 8.83 caused turnovers per game.
- First-year Annabel Child was selected as one of 20 women to represent Canada at the 2022 World Lacrosse Women's World Cup in Towson, Md. The World Cup, postponed from 2021, will take place from June 29-July 9, 2022 and will feature 30 teams. Child is no stranger to Team Canada, earning a spot on the Super Six squad at the World Lacrosse Six on Six event this past fall, and participating with the national team at the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic.
- The Crimson opened Ivy League play on March 5, defeating No. 24 Penn, 9-8, its first win over the Quakers since April 9, 2000, as sophomore Riley Campbell scored four goals and Chloe Provenzano made eight saves to help Harvard earn the landmark victory at Franklin Field.
- Senior Olivia Gill and junior Grace Hulslander are captaining the Crimson in 2022. Gill finished 2020 second on the team with 10 caused turnovers in six games. Hulslander finished third on the team in scoring that same year with 12 goals and added a team best 31 draw controls. 
- Harvard women's lacrosse coaches Becca Block and Dempsey Arsenault were named to the final 18-player roster for the United States at the World Lacrosse Women's World Championship this upcoming summer (June 29-July 9) in Maryland. Block helped the U.S. win gold at the most recent world championship in 2017 and returns five years later. Since her first call up to the U.S. national team in 2012, Block has competed consistently with USA Lacrosse, including the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic this past October. Arsenault will compete at her first senior world championship after having competed at the USA Lacrosse Fall Classic as well.

Leading the Way
- Devon Wills, The Carole Kleinfelder Head Coach for Harvard Women's Lacrosse, returns for her third season at Harvard. Wills arrived in Cambridge after a six-year coaching stint at USC, serving as associate head coach in her last three seasons, where she worked specifically with the Trojan defense and goaltenders. Under Wills' guidance the Crimson defense improved from allowing 12.06 goals per game in 2019 to 9 goals per game in 2020. Harvard also averaged 9.83 caused turnovers per game in 2020, up from 7.86 caused turnovers per contest in 2019. Wills was a three-time All-American goalie at Dartmouth, leading the NCAA in goals-against average and helped the Big Green advance to the NCAA championship game in 2006.

Up Next
Harvard will close out the regular season with a chance to clinch a bid to the Ivy League Tournament when it hosts Brown on Saturday (April 30) at 2 p.m.
 
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