Box Score

MON MON (2-4)

Harvard HARV (3-2)

MON MON

(2-4)

Final

Sep. 16, 2022

Harvard HARV

(3-2)

Score By Periods
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	F
MON MON	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harvard HARV	0	0	0	0	0	1	1

Game Recap: Field Hockey | 9/16/2022 6:41:00 PM

Donahue's Double OT Game-Winner Lifts No. 15 Field Hockey Past Monmouth, 1-0

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass – For the second straight season, an overtime goal by Avery Donahue lifted the Crimson past Monmouth for a 1-0 victory. This time, Donahue scored with 8:03 remaining in double overtime to help 15^th-ranked Harvard (3-2) past the Hawks (2-4) on Friday night (Sept. 16) at Berylson Field.

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Crimson piled up scoring chances and penalty corners as the game progressed, holding a 28-3 advantage in shots attempted, and a 14-0 margin on penalty corners.

On a Harvard penalty corner late in the first quarter, junior Siofra Murdoch had one of the Crimson's best early scoring chances, as her penalty corner shot was swept away by Monmouth goalkeeper Phileine Hazen (nine saves).

Midway through the second quarter, Harvard goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo (three saves) was up to the task on one of Monmouth's only scoring chances of the game, coming off her line to kick away a shot by Katie Yoder.

In the second half, sophomore Emily Guckian had her reverse stick shot from 10 yards out blockered away by Hazen with just over five minutes left in the third quarter.

A run of Harvard penalty corners started in the fourth quarter and continued into overtime, but the Crimson could not find the backboard.

Shahbo was at her best in the opening minute of overtime, stopping another chance by Yoder on a one-on-one situation.

Donahue then won it early in the second overtime. A pass from Guckian into the circle found the stick of first-year Kate Oliver who fired a shot towards the net. Donahue stuck her stick out and deflected the shot past Hazen to give the Crimson a well-earned victory.

GAME NOTES

Harvard outshot American 28-3 for the game, and had an 11-3 edge in shots on goal.
Harvard improved to 7-2 in its last nine games going to OT dating back to the start of the 2021 season.
Sophomore Avery Donahue recorded her third career game-winning goal.
Harvard improved to 25-3 at Berylson Field since the start of the 2018 season.