CONWAY, S.C. – Junior
Callie Hem had a game-high six points (two goals, four assists),
Riley Campbell added four goals and sophomore goalie
Lizzie Francioli made a season high 11 saves to help Harvard women's lacrosse earn a 12-10 victory over Coastal Carolina on Tuesday afternoon (March 14).
First-year
Charlotte Hodgson added three goals, and
Shea Jenkins scored her first collegiate goal, adding a team high six draw controls to help Harvard earn its second straight win.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Harvard never trailed in the contest, and Jenkins helped the Crimson get things rolling right after the opening whistle, cutting through the middle after an opening draw control and firing a shot into the net just 12 seconds into the game.
- Hem had the first of her four assists with a great high low pass to Hodgson for a quick flip into the net at 10:37 of the first quarter.
- Harvard added two more goals from Riley Campbell in the final five minutes of the frame to take a 4-2 lead after 15 minutes. Campbell's second goal came with less than one second to play in the period, cutting from right to left and firing a low shot into the net.
- In a defensive second quarter, each team scored just one goal, with Hodgson potting her second of the game at 6:43 in response to a Coastal Carolina goal, shooting over three defenders and finding the net to make it 5-3, the score after 30 minutes.
- Things opened up in the third quarter, as the Crimson scored five goals and took a 10-6 lead. Barkate (10:08) and Campbell (8:07) helped Harvard trade goals with the Chanticleers in the early stages of the third quarter.
- Then Callie Hem scored twice in a span of just over a minute to help Harvard jump out to a four-goal lead. Caroline Mullahy found Hem cutting just in front of the goal crease and she found the net on the near side at 6:29. On the next possession, Hem cut to the middle and fired a low shot from 10 yards out past Claire Martell at 5:18 to make it 9-5.
- Campbell scored her fourth goal of the afternoon at 3:13 on a nice run from the right side to give Harvard a 10-6 lead at the end of the third quarter.
- A late Coastal Carolina run threatened to close the four-goal gap. While Charlotte Hodgson scored her third of the day with 10:14 remaining, the Chanticleers cut the lead to 11-10 with 4:31 to play. But Harvard responded with a big draw control – by Hodgson – which was followed by Caroline Mullahy's free position goal with 3:30 to go.
- In the final minute, Francioli sealed the win with a stick save and ground ball, keeping Harvard in front for good.
HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS
- Hem recorded a season best six-point effort and has multiple points in all six games for the Crimson. She leads the team with 20 points (14 goals, six assists) on the year.
- Campbell recorded her second straight four-goal game and leads the team with 16 goals on the year.
- Francioli made a career high 11 saves, and added team best three ground balls on the afternoon.
- Harvard had a 15-10 edge on draw controls, with Shea Jenkins (six) and Maddie Barkate (five) leading the way.
UP NEXT
Harvard returns to Ivy League play this upcoming Saturday when it hosts No. 23 Penn at Jordan Field in a 12 pm contest on ESPN+.
