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Harvard Women's Soccer celebrates after a goal
Gil Talbot
2
Northeastern NU (1-2-1, 0-0-0)
3
Winner Harvard HARV (2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Northeastern NU
(1-2-1, 0-0-0)
2
Final
3
Harvard HARV
(2-0-0, 0-0-0)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Northeastern NU 2 0 2
Harvard HARV 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Tops Northeastern in Home Opener, 3-2

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's soccer team (2-0, 0-0 Ivy) came out on top in its crosstown rivalry matchup with the Northeastern Huskies (1-2-1, 0-0 CAA) this afternoon. Angela Caloia, Ainsley Ahmadian and Hannah Bebar had the goals to secure the victory for the Crimson in its home opener today. 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Crimson came out strong off the opening kickoff, winning possession and going on to fire off three shots, one being on goal, in the first five minutes of play. The Huskies were able to fight back, scoring the first goal of the contest seven minutes into the match. 
 
Harvard would not let up, as the squad continued to pressure the Huskies backline in the opening frame. After a trio of Harvard shots, Hannah Griffin made an impressive run down the sideline and into the attacking zone, where she dropped a pass to Bebar, who put a cross into the Northeastern 18, connecting with Caloia who put a shot into the twine to net her 17th career goal 17' into the first half.
 
Later on in the first half, Bebar got on the scoresheet herself, threading a shot past the keeper and into the far right corner of the net. Caloia set up the goal after intercepting a pass and feeding Bebar for the goal. The assist was the first of the season for the striker.
 
Northeastern went on to even the score 41' into the first half to make the total 2-2 going into the break.
 
Harvard opened up the second period of play with the same pressure it displayed in the first, running down the field to score a goal just over one minute into the half. This time, it was Ahmadian who scored off a set piece, putting a header into the back of the net off a corner kick from Aslaug Gunnlaugsdottir. The score gave the Crimson a 3-2 advantage it would hold for the remainder of regulation.
 
Starting goalkeeper, Anna Karpenko, made three saves in the contest, none bigger than the stop she made 63' into the game to preserve the lead for Harvard. The 3-2 result gave the Crimson its second win of the season and second straight win over Northeastern.

GAME NOTES

  • Angela Caloia scored her first goal of the season and the 17th of her career
  • Hannah Bebar notched a goal and an assist in the contest and now totals four points on the season
  • Anna Karpenko made three saves in goal to preserve the Crimson lead
  • Lara Schenk played all 90 minutes battling in the midfield for Harvard, helping out both the offensive and defensive effort
  • Harvard outshot Northeastern 13-10 and 8-5 in shots on goal
  • Ainsley Ahmadian also scored her first goal of the season in the win
  • Smith Hunter led the defensive effort, playing 82 minutes on the backline
  • Harvard is now 6-2-2 all-time against the Huskies and increased its goal differential to 19-13 against its in-state rival
  • Chris Hamblin, The Branca Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Soccer, is now 5-0 in his past five home openers dating back to 2016

UP NEXT

Harvard will hit the road to play two games in North Carolina this Labor Day weekend. First, the Crimson will take on UNC Greensboro on Friday (Sep. 2) before traveling to battle the North Carolina State Wolfpack on Sunday (Sep. 4). Kick times are set for 4:00 PM and 1:00 PM on Friday and Sunday, respectively.
 
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