CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –  Callie Hem and Maddie Barkate scored a combined 11 goals as the Crimson cruised to a 21-6 victory over Colgate on Saturday afternoon. Leading from the start, Harvard outscored the Raiders 13-2 heading into the half as nine different players found the back of the cage in the win. 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Crimson scored first after Maddie Barkate put away a pass from Caroline Mullahy. Making a quick behind-the-back move, the senior scored her first of four goals on the day to open the scoring. 
• Eight seconds later, Grace Mullahy scored the second goal of the game to have the Crimson off and running in the opening minutes. Mullahy fired a quick shot off a pass from Ilana Kofman for her first career goal. 
• Maddie Barkate added the next two goals for Harvard to stretch the lead to 4-0 to give the Crimson a commanding lead at the end of the first quarter. 
• Adding her fourth goal of the game, Barkate scored three consecutive goals for the Crimson after scoring to start the second quarter. 
• Callie Hem, last year's leading scorer, added her first of the season in the second quarter to stretch the lead to 6-0.  
• Captains Ilana Kofman and Riley Campbell traded goals to stretch the lead to 11-2. Kofman finished a feed from Caroline Mullahy while Campbell added her second of the game off a free position shot. 
• Callie Hem scored four consecutive goals in the third quarter for the Crimson to help cap off a career day. 
• First-years, Callie Batchelder, Stella Shea, Natasha Tribolet, and Grace Mullahy all scored their first career goals today. 
• Senior Chloe Provenzano made four saves in the cage as all three goalies split time in the win.

GAME NOTES

• Callie Hem, Maddie Barkate, and Caroline Mullahy combined for 18 points on the day. 
• Nine different Crimson found the back of the net while four different players scored at least two goals or more. 
• Harvard hadn't scored 21 goals since 2018. 
• Callie Hem set a new career-high in goals with her seven-goal performance. Hem's previous best was a six-goal game against Penn last season. 

SOCIAL UPDATES

Barkate nets the first of the year on a good move in front ??

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Fast start ??

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Barkate has 4??

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Hear from Riley Campbell after the big win over Colgate??#HarvardWLax | #GoCrimson pic.twitter.com/Wqa47NpGED

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"Always good to start strong" - Coach Wills #HarvardWLax | #GoCrimson pic.twitter.com/KgOOi1D5Dx

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NEXT UP 

Harvard heads to Washington D.C. for a pair of games next weekend against Georgetown and VCU.