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Harvard Women's Soccer Seniors
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Yale YALE (8-7-1, 2-4-1)
3
Winner Harvard HARV (7-3-5, 3-3-1)
Yale YALE
(8-7-1, 2-4-1)
1
Final
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Harvard HARV
(7-3-5, 3-3-1)
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Yale YALE 1 0 1
Harvard HARV 2 1 3

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Women’s Soccer Returns To Ivy League Tournament With 3-1 Win Over Yale

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's soccer has earned the chance to defend its Ivy League Tournament title after defeating Yale this afternoon in a triumphant 3-1 victory. With their backs against the wall, the Crimson (7-3-5, 3-3-1 Ivy) rose to the occasion, getting three goals from Lauren Muniz, Josefine Hasbo and Aslaug Gunnlaugsdottir to defeat the Bulldogs (8-7-1, 2-4-1 Ivy) at Jordan Field. Harvard picked up its sixth straight win over its Ivy League rival to punch its ticket to the postseason.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • The Crimson and the Bulldogs squared off in the final regular season game of the year this afternoon. The teams were fighting for the final spot in the Ivy League tournament, that would go to the victor in the matchup.
  • Harvard took the opening kick and immediately worked the ball down the pitch, getting a pair of chances in the early going. Gunnluagsdottir nearly gave Harvard the early lead but put a shot just over the crossbar.
  • Yale went on the counter in the next sequence and was able to sneak a shot past the Harvard defense to take an early 1-0 lead.                  
  • After the Bulldogs goal, Rhiannon Stewart made two saves to settle things down. The Crimson began to make their move late in the second half. First, it was Lauren Muniz who took advantage of a Yale error, beating the Yale goalkeeper to the ball and dribbling around the defense before curling a difficult shot just inside the far post. The first-year's goal leveled the score at one goal apiece at the 38' mark.
  • Stewart would make one more save on a Yale counterattack before Harvard once again made its move down the field.
  • In the final minute of the first half, Harvard won a corner kick which was taken by Gunnlaugsdottir. The senior fed a ball into the box that was deflected by Muniz right onto the foot of Hasbo. Hasbo worked quick to wheel a shot over Yale and into the back of the net to send Harvard into the break with a 2-1 lead.
  • After halftime, both teams traded chances in the early going. Yale tried to put the press on the Harvard backline, but the Crimson broke through, eventually winning a penalty kick try at the 64' mark. Gunnlaugsdottir stepped up to take the kick and rifled a shot into the right side to give Harvard a 3-1 lead.
  • Stewart made two saves down the stretch to preserve the lead and send Harvard off with a massive victory over the Bulldogs.
  • The Crimson clinched the final spot in the Ivy League tournament with the victory over its rival.
 

Harvard Highlights

  • Lauren Muniz scored the first goal of the match in her first game back from injury.
  • Josefine Hasbo and Aslaug Gunnliuagsdottir both scored their seventh goals of the season to remain tied for the team lead
  • Muniz and Gunnlaugsdottir each were credited with an assist in the match.
  • Rhiannon Stewart made six saves to backstop the effort.
 

Up Next

Harvard will now have the chance to defend its title at the 2024 Ivy League Tournament next weekend. The group will first take on the host school, Princeton, this Friday. Match times will be determined this week.
 
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