CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Boasting a six-game win streak, the No. 11 Harvard men's lacrosse team will resume Ivy League play and travel to No. 6 Cornell this Saturday, April 9. Game time is set for 3 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
What to Know
- Harvard improved its win streak to six games last weekend to move to 7-1 overall and remain 2-0 in the Ivy League. The Crimson is the only unbeaten team left in conference play, holding onto first place in the standings. This marks Harvard's first six-game winning streak since 2018.
- The Crimson has held steady in the top-15 in the national rankings in the past weeks, now placing at No. 11 in the nation.
- Last weekend, Harvard edged Colgate, 7-6, to wrap up a four-game homestand and conclude nonconference action. The Crimson used six different goal scorers to take down the Raiders, led by junior Hayden Cheek with two. Owen Gaffney led with a team-best three points, adding two assists to his tally. Gaffney and Greg Campisi picked up a team-high four groundballs apiece as well. Kyle Mullin made eight saves, including a game-winning save in the final seconds of action, to register a .571 save percentage.
- Harvard has been dominant on home turf this season, sporting a 5-0 unbeaten record. The Crimson has scored 12+ goals in four out of five contests at Jordan Field and has allowed 11 or less in each.
- After an impressive first half of the season on the field, sophomore Greg Campisi was named an Inside Lacrosse Midseason All-American. Campisi received Second Team honors and the first of his career with the recognition. The Farmingdale, N.Y. native ranks first on the team in caused turnovers with 11. Averaging 1.38 caused turnovers per game, Campisi ranks fourth in the Ivy League and 44th in the nation.
- Kyle Mullin has risen in the conference rankings in goals against average, now leading the league in first at 10.00 through eight games in net. The senior co-captain is averaging a .531 save percentage.
- Austin Madronic (20), Sam King (19), Miles Botkiss (16) and Hayden Cheek (13) pace Harvard's offense with double-digit goals on the season. Harvard is averaging 13.75 goals per game. Madronic holds steady in the top-10 in the Ivy League in scoring, placing ninth.
- Cornell enters the weekend ranked sixth in the nation with an 8-1 overall record and 2-1 conference mark. The Big Red are riding a two-game win streak and sport a 4-0 home record. Cornell holds a 26-67 advantage in the all-time series with Harvard, with the last Crimson win coming in 2016.

Leading the Way
Gerry Byrne enters his third season as The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Men's Lacrosse. In his first year at the helm in 2020, Byrne led the Crimson to a 2-2 overall record before the Ivy League/Harvard canceled the remainder of the season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Byrne's leadership drastically enhanced the Harvard defense in 2020, which saw Harvard's goals against average (GAA) improve from 14.78 to 11.25 GAA, moving from 71st in Division I to 37th. Under Byrne's tutelage, Harvard's man down defense improved from 41st in the nation, to fourth, giving up just one goal in four games.
 
Up Next
Harvard will remain on the road, traveling to Penn on Saturday, April 16. Game time is set for 3:30 p.m. and will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
The remaining four games of the Crimson's 2022 schedule, including its last home contest at Jordan Field, will also be aired on ESPN+. To purchase tickets, visit tickets.gocrimson.com.