CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Crimson jumped out to an early 4-1 lead in the first half on Friday night on its way to a 9-6 win over No. 15 UC Santa Barbara. Its third ranked win of the season, Harvard didn't beat an opponent last season ranked in the top-15. The Crimson returns to action tomorrow morning with another big opponent in No. 13 Princeton in its first CWPA matchup of the season.  

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

• Maya O'Dea opened the scoring with the first two Crimson goals. Striking first on the power play, O'Dea picked the corner from the far side of the pool to get the Crimson off and running.  
• With a 2-1 lead, Nikki Piovan got just enough as the shot clock was expiring to regain a two-goal lead.  
• Ruby Hodge scored next for Harvard after going bar down to give the Crimson its largest lead of the night heading into halftime.  
• Piovan scored again to make it 7-3 with under a minute to go in the third quarter.  
• Piovan finished the game with a hat-trick while also picking up two helpers for a five-point game.  
• Erin Kim added a pair of assists.  
• Lucy Berkman and Ella Schneider both found the back of the net once.  
• Six different Crimson scored in the win.  
• Orli Cooper made 10 saves in the cage to help hand the Crimson its first win of the weekend.  

NEXT UP
Harvard plays Princeton and LIU tomorrow at Blodgett Pool as part of the Crimson Classic.