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Olivia Hoover
2
Winner Harvard HARV (7-2, 2-0 Ivy League)
1
Penn PENN (1-8, 0-2 Ivy League)
Winner
Harvard HARV
(7-2, 2-0 Ivy League)
2
Final
1
Penn PENN
(1-8, 0-2 Ivy League)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Harvard HARV 1 0 1 0 2
Penn PENN 0 0 0 1 1

Game Recap: Field Hockey |

No. 15 Field Hockey Passes Road Test With 2-1 Victory at Penn

PHILADELPHIA, Penn. – Senior captain Olivia Hoover and sophomore Siena Horton scored to help lead No. 15 Harvard field hockey (7-2, 2-0 Ivy) to a 2-1 win at Penn (1-8, 0-2 Ivy) on Friday afternoon at Ellen Vagelos Field. Harvard has now won six straight contests overall.

Harvard Highlights

Harvard got off to a strong start, scoring just over two minutes into the game after a period of sustained offensive pressure. First-year Kitty Chapple cut inside the top of the circle and fired a reverse stick shot that Hoover deflected past Penn goalkeeper Frederique Wollaert (seven saves) just 2:13 into the game to make it 1-0 Harvard.
 
Later on in the first quarter, first-year Marie Schaefers had a glorious chance from 10 yards away kicked out by Wollaert after a nice setup by Emily Guckian.
 
After a quiet second quarter in which neither team registered a shot on goal, Shahbo made her biggest save on the game early on the second half.
 
On a Penn penalty corner, Shahbo kicked away a shot from Gracyn Banks with her left pad extended to keep Harvard ahead 1-0 just over a minute into the third quarter.
 
Midway through the same frame, Horton capitalized on a ball that popped free from a scrum in front of the net, firing in a low shot past Wollaert at the 7:01 mark of the third quarter to give Harvard a two-goal lead.

Harvard withstood a late surge from Penn, as Shahbo sticked aside a penalty corner shot from Banks midway through the fourth quarter.
 
While the Quakers added a late goal with 3:25 to go, Harvard would hold off its Ivy rival to improve to 2-0 in league play.

Game Notes

  • Senior Olivia Hoover added a goal for the second straight game and is now tied for the team lead with seven points (three goals, assist) on the year.
  • Sophomore Siena Horton scored her first collegiate goal.
  • Harvard now has recorded a 22-1 record in Ivy games dating back to the start of the 2018 season, a span that includes Ivy League titles in 2018 and 2021.
  • Harvard has won the last six meetings against Penn dating back to 2016.
  • In a stretch of 31 games dating back to the end of the 2019 season, Harvard has not allowed more than two goals in a game. Harvard is 27-4 in that span.
  • Senior Ellie Shahbo recorded her 45th career win and had five saves on the afternoon, one shy of her season high.
  • Harvard outshot Penn, 9-6 (shots on goal). Penn owned an 8-2 advantage on penalty corners.

Next Up

Harvard will conclude its trip to the Philadelphia area with a game at 10th-ranked St. Joseph's on Sunday at 12 p.m. on ESPN+.
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