CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's basketball (1-0) will have a quick turnaround as it travels to Ann Arbor to take on No. 13 Michigan (1-0) on Sunday, November 9 at 12:00 p.m. ET. 

What to Know

• The Crimson opened the 2025-26 season last night with a gritty 61-56 victory over St. John's on its homecourt. 
• Harvard used a balanced offensive attack and its defensive identity to hold of the Red Storm in its first contest.  11 different Harvard players saw the court and nine recorded points. 
• Karlee White had a career-night as she led in scoring with 16 points on 5-of-11 shooting and added five rebounds and four steals. 
• Nine Emnace also provided crucial minutes and set a new career-best for scoring with eight points and three steals. 
• Abigail Wright joined White in double figures, tallying 11 points while also grabbing seven boards. 
• Olivia Jones came up in the clutch for the Crimson, scoring four crucial points down the stretch. 
• Harvard's defensive identity hasn't wavered since last season, as the Crimson had 14 steals and forced 24 turnovers.
• Harvard won the rebounding battle, 41-30, thanks in large part to its 19 offensive boards. 
• Prior to tip-off Harvard celebrated its Ivy League Tournament Championship by unveiling a banner in Lavietes Pavilion for the first time in nearly two decades. 
• To become the first non-No. 1 seed to win Ivy Madness, Harvard knocked off No. 2 Princeton (70-67) in the semifinals and No. 1 Columbia (74-71) in the championship. 
• Harvard graduated its two top scorers, Harmoni Turner and Elena Rodriguez, who were the only Crimson players to average in double figures last season.  Despite losing two historic players, the Crimson still welcomed back 11 players from its championship roster and added five first-years in a highly touted recruiting class.
• Olivia Jones, Aubrey Shaw, Maya Nahar, Ava Krumweide, and Sam Wills make up Harvard's Class of 2029.  Prior to arriving in Cambridge, Shaw was a top-65 recruit out of Blue Valley North High School in Kansas. 
• As a part of its returners, the Crimson will be led by its trio of seniors in Gabby Anderson, Saniyah Glenn-Bello, and Katie Krupa.  The senior class brings experience, scoring, defensive prowess, and All-Ivy accolades from their first three years with Harvard. 
• Glenn-Bello is poised to step into a leading role this season.  The New York native was the third leading scorer a season ago averaging 6.4 points per game while playing more than 25 minutes a game.  As a junior, Glenn-Bello also tallied 105 rebounds, 29 steals, and a team-best 23 blocks. 
• In her first full season, Anderson started all 29 games and recorded 112 points, 130 rebounds, and 29 assists.  As one of the key pieces of the Crimson's defense, Anderson also tallied 50 steals in 2024-25. 
• In 2024-25, the Crimson established its defensive identity finishing the year as the fifth scoring defense in the nation by holding opponents to an average of 52.9 points per game. 
• Additionally, Harvard ranked 23^rd in turnovers forced per game (20.31), 27^th in steals per game (10.7), 33^rd in three-point percentage defense (27.9), and 37^th in field goal percentage defense (37.6). 
• Prior to this season, Carrie Moore was named to the preseason watch list for the 2026 Kathy Delaney-Smith Mid-Major Coach of the Year Award.  Moore was one of the five finalists for the award last season. 
• In her third year at the helm, Moore continued to make history becoming the fastest coach to 50 wins in program history.
• Moore also recorded her first ranked victory of her head-coaching career as she led the Crimson past No. 25 Indiana in just the second game of the season in 2024-25.  Alongside the win over the Hoosiers, Moore also coached the Crimson to two additional power conference wins, marking the most in a single season in program history. 
• Despite trailing 4-20 all-time against Big Ten opponents, two of its four wins came last season when the Crimson defeated No. 25 Indiana and Northwestern. 
• Harvard has never beaten the Wolverines in its two match ups.
• Michigan came to Lavietes Pavilion two years ago and won 80-66.  Although not coming out on top in the contest, the Crimson started strong against the Wolverines and held a 28-20 lead in the second quarter and led by two heading into the locker room. 

Next Up

The Crimson will next travel to in-state foe, University of Massachusetts on Tuesday, November 11.  Tip-off is set for 6:00 p.m. ET in the Mullins Center and on ESPN+.