CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard Women's Lacrosse (5-5, 1-2 Ivy League), winners of three in a row and five of their last six, will head to Cornell (6-5, 2-1 Ivy League) for a key league matchup against the Big Red. Each of the last two meetings between Harvard and Cornell have been decided by one goal, and this year's game has the potential to decide a spot in the Ivy League Tournament.

QUICK HITTERS 

- Harvard won its third straight game with a 13-6 victory over Stonehill this past Tuesday (April 4) Junior midfielder Callie Hem and junior attack Riley Campbell each had three goals and two assists, and first-year midfielder Charlotte Hodgson scored three goals as well to lead the Crimson offense, while junior Maddie Barkate had eight draw controls, and junior goalie Chloe Provenzano made six saves to lead Harvard.
- Callie Hem (30 goals) and Riley Campbell (27 goals) are one of the most potent offensive duos in the Ivy League (No. 3 scoring pair in the league). Hem leads Harvard with 41 points (30 goals, 11 assists), and 47 shots on goal. She leads the Ivy League with an average of 4.10 points per game and is second in goals per game (3.00) and tied for second in total goals scored. Campbell is sixth in the Ivy League in goals scored, and has the best free position percentage on the team (58.3%, 4^th Ivy League).
- Junior Ilana Kofman and first-year defender Despina Giannakopoulos each lead the Crimson with 18 ground ball pick-ups. Giannakopoulus also leads the Crimson with 15 caused turnovers. Senior captain Shea Jenkins (nine caused turnovers, 31 draw controls, 10 ground balls) and junior midfielder Maddie Barkate (eight ground balls, 60 draw controls) have also been impactful for the Crimson. Barkate leads the Ivy League with an average of 6.0 draw controls per game (21^st, NCAA).
- Harvard is second in the Ivy League with an average of 19.10 ground balls per game with Despina Giannakopoulos (2.00 ground balls/game, 5^th Ivy League) leading the way.
- Harvard is second in the Ivy League in clearing percentage (87.1%), with senior captain Stephanie Hong helping the Crimson in that category. 
- Harvard returns all six players that earned All-Ivy League honors last season, including leading scorer Callie Hem (34 goals, 10 assists), and midfielders Grace Hulslander (19 goals, six assists, 50 draw controls) and Shea Jenkins (31 ground balls, 21 caused turnovers) each earned First Team All-Ivy honors. Maddie Barkate (22 goals, five assists), Stephanie Hong (27 ground balls) and Grace Taylor (31 ground balls, 17 caused turnovers) earned All-Ivy Honorable Mention.

THE MATCHUP

A LOOK AT CORNELL
Cornell is led by a balanced scoring attack, featuring five players with 17 or more goals scored. Amanda Cramer (26 goals, 14 assists) is third in the Ivy League in points scored (40) and tops on the team in that category, while Kate Castiello (31 goals) leads the team in goal scoring and is second in the Ivy League in that category. Cornell leads the Ivy League with 15 draw controls per game and is also tops in the league at 52.8% on free position shots. Cornell averages 13.18 goals per game, while allowing 12.18 goals per contest. Goalie Ellie Horner has started all 11 games for Cornell and is 6-5 with a 12.21 GAA and .414 Save %.

SERIES HISTORY
Harvard leads the all-time series against Cornell 24-17, with the Big Red winning the last three meetings. Last year at Jordan Field, Caroline Mullahy had a five point day (2G, 3A) and sophomore Callie Hem added three goals, but Cornell prevailed in double overtime, 10-9, in a hard-fought contest.

NOTES AND STORYLINES 

HARVARD LOOKING TO CONTINUE STREAK
Harvard is in search of its fourth win in a row, which would be its best winning streak since the 2012 season (won five in a row that year). Harvard has averaged 15.33 goals per game during the streak.

IVY LEAGUE WOMEN'S LACROSSE PRESEASON POLL
Predicted Order of Finish

1.	Princeton (14)	126
2.	Yale (2)	114
3.	Harvard	81
4.	Cornell	77
5.	Penn	72
5.	Brown	53
7.	Dartmouth	37
8.	Columbia	16

 
HONG, JENKINS, LANGMUIR ELECTED CAPTAINS
Last fall, Devon Wills, The Carole Kleinfelder Head Coach for Harvard Women's Lacrosse, announced that seniors Stephanie Hong, Shea Jenkins, and Meredith Langmuir will serve as captains for the 2023 season.

Hong, a midfielder from Bethesda, Md., was an All-Ivy League Honorable Mention selection in her first full season of college lacrosse. An IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection, Hong emerged as a regular starter in 2022 and was a key part of Harvard's efforts on clears, recording 27 ground balls with six caused turnovers and six draw controls.
 
Jenkins, a midfielder from Newburyport, Mass., is a two-time All-Ivy honoree, earning First Team honors in 2022 and Second Team honors in 2019. She led the team with 31 ground balls and 21 caused turnovers in 2022 and was a force in the defensive end. She added 26 draw controls and was named Ivy League Defensive Player of the Week on March 7 after Harvard's 9-8 win at Penn.
 
Langmuir, a midfielder from Providence, R.I., became a regular contributor in 2022, recording five goals in 11 games played, including standout performances in wins against Holy Cross (three goals) and Boston University (two goals). Langmuir is also an IWLCA Academic Honor Roll selection.

HARVARD AND PRINCETON TO BATTLE ON ESPNU
In its final regular season game of the 2023 season, the Harvard and Princeton will meet on April 30 at noon in a game that will be played on ESPNU, the network announced in early February. Harvard and Princeton are the lone Ivy schools that will open the season against ranked competition this weekend.

UP NEXT

Harvard will return home to Jordan Field to take on rival Yale next Saturday (April 15) in a 3:30 p.m. contest on ESPN+.