CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women's lacrosse is set to complete its non-conference schedule tomorrow against UNH as the Crimson will face off against the Wildcats at 6:00 p.m. on Jordan Field, with the game streaming live on ESPN+.
The Crimson is 5-2 in non-conference play after early-season wins against UAlbany, Navy, UConn, and Holy Cross. The most recent win against a non-conference opponent came on March 24 against Bryant, when Harvard cruised to a 23-12 win over the Bulldogs.
WHAT TO KNOW
REWRITING THE RECORD BOOKS
- Caroline Mullahy has set multiple records and hit numerous milestones in her senior season.
- The North Carolina native was added to the Tewaaraton Watch List midway through the season after tallying 17 points in her first four games.
- Mullahy opened the season with seven points against the Great Danes. With her first assist of the year, she recorded her 100th career assist.
- Just eight games later, she broke the program record with her 125th assist.
- In her next outing, she broke the Ivy League record with her 128th assist.
- On Saturday, the captain became just the seventh player in program history to amass 200+ career points.
LAST TIME OUT
LOOKING BACK
- Harvard leads the all-time series 23-8 and is riding a six-game win streak.
- The most recent win came in 2019 in Durham, where the Crimson rolled to a 14-6 victory.
- Harvard has outscored the Wildcats 46-22 over the last three meetings.
CRIMSON QUICK HITS
- Harvard is led by Devon Wills, the sixth-year Carole Kleinfelder Head Coach for Harvard Women's Lacrosse. The Crimson has increased its win total over the past three seasons under Wills—from seven in 2022 to eight in 2023 and ten in 2024.
- Last season's 10-win performance (10-5) was the program's first since the 2011 squad finished 10-6. The Crimson also finished at least five games over .500 for the first time since Kleinfelder's 1994 team went 11-4.
- Harvard enters 2025 coming off its third straight Ivy League Tournament appearance, its longest such streak since qualifying in 2014, 2015, 2016, and 2017.
- Since a win at Holy Cross on March 11, 2023, Harvard is 25-12 in its last 37 regular-season games.
LEADING THE CRIMSON
- Annabel Child, Charley Meier, and Caroline Mullahy were named captains during the offseason.
- Mullahy led the nation in assists per game (3.67) and earned honorable mention All-Ivy recognition.
- Annabel Child recorded a team-high 25 caused turnovers and 33 ground balls, ranking second on the team.
- Child anchored a Crimson defense that ranked eighth in the NCAA in ground balls per game, averaging 20.08.
- Meier started in 14 of 15 games last season, tallying 11 goals and two assists for 13 points, while also earning Academic All-Ivy honors.
AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
- As a team, the Crimson finished in the top 10 nationally in four major statistical categories last season.
- The defense ranked eighth in the nation, averaging 20.08 ground balls per game.
- Led by Caroline Mullahy, Harvard finished fourth nationally with 8.78 assists per game.
- With three players recording 60+ points, the Crimson averaged 24.73 points per game, ranking fifth nationally.
- Scoring more than 200 goals for the first time since 2018, Harvard tallied 240 goals in 15 games. Averaging 16.00 goals per game, the Crimson posted its highest single-season total in over 15 years, ranking seventh nationally in goals per game.
NEXT UP
The Crimson closes the regular season against Columbia on Saturday at 1:00 p.m.