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Harvard Women's Soccer Celebrates after Winning the Ivy League Championship
Harvard Athletic Communications (GoCrimson.com)
0
Columbia COL (10-4-3, 3-2-2)
3
Winner Harvard HAR (12-3-2, 5-1-1)
Columbia COL
(10-4-3, 3-2-2)
0
Final
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Harvard HAR
(12-3-2, 5-1-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Columbia COL 0 0 0
Harvard HAR 0 3 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women's Soccer Crowned Ivy League Tournament Champions

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Harvard women's soccer claimed the first-ever Ivy League Tournament Championship this afternoon after it defeated the Columbia Lions in convincing fashion, 3-0. Josefine Hasbo's hat-trick powered the Crimson to the result that gave the team an automatic bid into the 2023 NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The second-seeded Crimson returned to Providence on Sunday to compete against the fourth-seeded Columbia Lions for the inaugural Ivy League Tournament Championship. Harvard took care of business with a 4-2 win over Princeton in the semifinals and Columbia knocked out the top-seeded Brown Bears to advance to the championship.
  • The Lions came out of the first touch running, creating two early chances, both of which were cleaned up by the defense.
  • Harvard's offense went to work after the 15-minute mark, registering the first shot on goal - courtesy of Hannah Bebar – along with a number of close chances before the ensuing 15-minute stretch.
  • Jade Rose, Ólöf Kristinsdótti and Gabby DelPico all had quality looks on net stopped by Columbia's backline.
  • The Crimson took control of the pace of play in the final ten-plus minutes of the first half but couldn't find the twine as the teams went into the break locked in a scoreless tie.
  • Josefine Hasbo had the Crimson buzzing out of the break, connecting with Hannah Bebar on a great give and go play before unleashing a rocket shot from distance, finding the back of the net in the 53rd minute of play.
  • Just eight minutes later Hasbo struck again, punching a Smith Hunter cross into the net to put Harvard up 2-0. Hunter and Gabby DelPico would get credit for the assists on Hasbo's second goal of the afternoon.
  • Hasbo completed her hat-trick in the 71st minute when a beautiful bending shot beat the Columbia keeper and curled into the far post. It was Hasbo's second career hat-trick and first three-goal game for a Crimson player this season.
  • The Crimson defense did the rest of the work, holding off the Columbia attack for the remaining twenty minutes of play to hold on to the 3-0 advantage.
  • Harvard women's soccer was crowned the inaugural Ivy League Tournament Champion after defeating the Lions, 3-0.  
 

 

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

  • Josefine Hasbo lifted the Crimson to the result with a hat-trick.
  • The three-goal total is the most goals in a game by a member of the Crimson this season.
  • This is the first Harvard hat-trick since Hasbo accomplished the feat against Central Conn. State on opening day in 2022.
  • Harvard captured the first ever Ivy League Tournament championship with the victory.
  • The Crimson did not allow a single shot to reach the net and allowed only five shot attempts in the match.
  • Hannah Bebar, Smith Hunter, Anna Rayhill and Gabby DelPico all recorded assists for the Crimson.
  • Rayhill's assist on the final Hasbo goal went down as her first career point.
  • Jade Rose, August Hunter and Smith Hunter both played excellent on the Harvard backline, leading the defensive effort.
 

UP NEXT

With the victory, Harvard earned the Ivy League's automatic bid into the NCAA Tournament that is set to begin next weekend (Nov. 9-11). The Crimson will find out its first-round opponent tomorrow night during the NCAA Women's Soccer Tournament selection show at 5:00 PM on NCAA.com.
 
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