CAMBRIDGE, Mass. –
Caroline Mullahy set a new program record with her 125th career assist as the Crimson defeated Bryant by a score of 23-12 on Monday night.
Standing alone in the Crimson record books, Mullahy went on to add four assists in the game and has now tied the Ivy League record with her 127
th career assist as she looks to become the all-time leader on Saturday against the Brown Bears.
Tori Balser,
Charlotte Hodgson,
Caroline Mullahy, and
Callie Batchelder combined for 22 points in the record-breaking evening at Jordan Field that saw the Crimson score nine straight goals in a dominating non-conference victory.
In a night of memorable milestones,
Charlotte Hodgson was stellar on both sides of the ball, recording 15 draw controls, marking the most by any Crimson player in a single game since at least 2010.
HOW IT HAPPENED
Tori Balser opened the scoring in the rain after being left alone in the slot. The first-year netted her 11th goal of the season to put the Crimson up 1-0.
Following up the early goal,
Charlotte Hodgson forced a Bulldogs turnover, which ended up in the back of their net after
Stella Shea found Hodgson streaking to the goal to double the crimson lead.
Harvard scored five of the game's first six goals after
Charlotte Hodgson and
Callie Batchelder both continued their scoring ways to give Harvard a 5-1 lead.
Caroline Mullahy tied the program record for all-time assists after finding
Callie Batchelder on the fourth goal of the game.
Bryant stormed back to tie the game at six in the dying seconds of the first quarter and then took the lead on the first possession of the second quarter as
Emma Barkauskas replaced
Lizzie Francioli in net.
Caroline Mullahy tied the game on a free position attempt at six before Bryant took another one-goal lead.
Tori Balser netted her second goal of the game on an unassisted rocket in the slot heading into the TV timeout.
Callie Batchelder netted another highlight-reel goal for the Crimson after making a spin move from behind the net to gain some space and give Harvard another one-goal lead.
There were a combined 19 goals with seven minutes left in the second quarter as Harvard controlled a 10-9 lead.
It was all Harvard after that, as the Crimson would score nine consecutive goals in the second and third quarters to take an 18-9 lead before Bryant got back on the scoreboard. Harvard would score 16 of the next 19 goals in the game as the Crimson defeated the Bulldogs 23-12.
GAME NOTES
NEXT UP
Harvard heads to Providence to play Brown on Saturday at 1:00 p.m. on ESPN+.
