CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 22 women's lacrosse heads to Dartmouth for its second conference game of the season on Sunday, with action slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. from Hanover and streaming live on ESPN+.
LAST TIME OUT
- The Crimson defeated Holy Cross in a midweek matchup earlier in the week.
- Improving to 4-2 after the 12-7 win against the Crusaders, the Crimson looks to pick up its first conference win of the season.
- Harvard outshot Holy Cross 39-22 and dominated the ground ball game 19-12.
- Lizzie Francioli recorded 12 saves in the win.
- Tori Balser and Charley Meier each added their first career hat tricks.
- Caroline Mullahy led the team with four assists and a goal for a total of four points.
- Stella Shea and Caroline Mullahy combined for eight ground balls after recording four each.
LOOKING BACK
- The Crimson defeated Dartmouth 16-11 at Jordan Field last season.
- Callie Batchelder and Charley Meier both scored two goals each.
- Harvard was held scoreless for the first eight minutes before scoring eight of the next 11 goals.
SCOUTING THE BIG GREEN
- Dartmouth sits at 4-2 and 0-1 in Ivy play to start the season.
- Coming off back-to-back losses to No. 1 Boston College and No. 20 Penn, the Big Green won its first four games after defeating UMass, UNH, Bryant, and Siena.
- Dartmouth is undefeated at home after outscoring its opponents by a combined score of 43-13.
- Katarina Christensen leads the Big Green in scoring with 10 goals and five assists in six games.
CRIMSON BY THE NUMBERS
- Harvard has scored 72 goals in six games this season for an average of 12 goals per game.
- The defense is 106-for-115 in clear attempts for a .922 clearing percentage, while its opponents are at .871%.
- Harvard also leads its opponents in both ground balls and caused turnovers.
- The Crimson has outpaced its opponents in the ground ball game with a +21 differential while also having a +20 in caused turnovers compared to their opponents.
NEXT UP
The Crimson heads to South Bend to play Notre Dame on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m.
