CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The 2025 Harvard men's lacrosse regular season will come to an end this Saturday, when the team travels to Rhode Island to take on the Brown Bears. The Crimson (9-3, 3-2 Ivy) will close out its schedule in the same city where it started when it takes on the Bears (3-9, 0-5 Ivy) in Providence. The Frisbie Family Head Coach for Harvard Lacrosse, Gerry Byrne, and his team will look to reach double digit wins for the first time since the 2014 season and build more momentum heading into the Ivy League Tournament when it hits the field on Saturday afternoon. The Ivy League clash is set for 5:00 PM at Stevenson-Pincince Field with the action also streaming live on ESPN+.
 

What to Know

Who: No. 11 Harvard at Brown
When: 5:00 PM, Saturday, April 26
Where: Stevenson-Pincince Field / Providence, R.I.
Camps: Learn more about the Crimson Lacrosse Academy hosted at the Harvard Athletics Campus by the Harvard Men's Lacrosse Coaches for rising 4th-8th grade boys [HERE].
 

Quick Hits

• Harvard is looking to hit double digit wins in a season for the first time since 2014 and just the 17^th time in program history.
• For the third consecutive week, the Harvard ride ranks No. 1 in the country with an opponent clearing percentage of .717.
• The Crimson also ranks first nationally with 37.50 ground balls per game.
• Harvard's defense has posted 12.33 caused turnovers per game to rank first nationally.
• The Crimson holds the sixth-best strength of record (+1.15 Expected Wins) according to Lacrosse Reference
• Harvard has five players with ten or more caused turnovers including Martin Nelson (20), Charlie Muller (16), Logan Darrin (14), Ray Dearth (14) and Sam King (13).

 

By the Numbers

5 – Individual man-up goals for Jack Speidell, the third most in the Ivy League and the 16^th most nationally.
9 – Points away from tying the Harvard Lacrosse record of 243 for Sam King
11 – Saves per game for Graham Stevens, the fifth-most by a first-year goalie in the NCAA.
12 – Consecutive games with two or more points for Teddy Malone.
14 – Turnovers per game for the Crimson, the second lowest total in the Ivy League.
15 – Goals per game for the Crimson offense, the second-highest total in the nation.
20 – Caused turnovers for Martin Nelson this season, the most for an individual in a season since 2016 (30, Bobby Duvnjak).
23 – Points per game for the Crimson, the third-highest total nationally.
30 – Points for Logan Ip this season, a new single-season high for the junior midfielder.
33 – Team Shooting percentage, the third-highest mark in the country.
39 – Goals for Jack Speidell this season, the second-most in the Ivy League
37 – Offensive efficiency clip for Harvard, the second-best clip in the country according to Lacrosse Reference.
42 – Shooting percentage for Jack Speidell, the 20^th best mark nationally.
 

In the National Rankings

• Harvard was voted into the No. 12 spot on the Inside Lacrosse Media Poll for week 11.
• The USILA Coaches Poll had the Crimson slotted in the No. 12 spot for the second consecutive week.
• USA Lacrosse Magazine put Harvard at No. 11 in their Week 11 rankings.
• The Crimson still sits in the top 10 in the NCAA RPI, coming in at No. 10 on the poll.

 

The Matchup

The final game of the Harvard men's lacrosse 2025 regular season will take the team to Providence, the same city where the schedule began, to battle the Brown Bears. The Crimson will look to end the regular season strong and build some momentum heading into the Ivy League Tournament when it battles its conference foe on its home turf at Stevenson-Pincince Field.
 
A series that dates back to 1925, Harvard owns a 43-35 record against the Bears in 88 meetings in the series history. The Crimson has also emerged victorious in the last three meetings against Brown, with all three games being decided by one goal. One of the best highlights in recent HLX history came in the 2023 season, when Harvard defeated the Bears 15-14 in overtime after Teddy Malone tied the game with 13 seconds remaining in regulation and Sam King scored the game-winner with 13 seconds remaining in overtime.
 

Quick Check on Brown

The Brown Bears head into the final week of the season with a 3-9 record and an 0-5 mark in Ivy League play. The group has posted wins over regional rivals Providence (7-6), Bryant (10-8) and No. 16 Massachusetts (8-7) this season. Despite the team's record, the Bears have played some extremely close games to No. 17 Penn (8-9), Boston University (7-8) and No. 1 Cornell (9-13).
 
The Bears offensive attack is led by junior midfielder, Marcus Wertheim, who owns 27 points on the season off 17 goals and 10 assists. Aidan McLande is the team's leading scorer with 18 goals on the year and Jeremy Hopsicker rounds out Brown's top three with his 16 points in 2025. Defensively, the Bears are led by Mark Witt and his 16 caused turnovers while Connor Foley anchors the group in the cage with his 10.99 GAA and .554 save percentage.
 
Brown scores 8.25 goals per game and has allowed 11.33 goals per game to its opponents through 12 games in 2025. The group has been effective on defense, causing just under nine turnovers per game to rank third in the Ivy League. Brown also has taken good care of the ball this season, averaging just 16 turnovers per game to rank in the top third nationally.  
 

A New Program Record

Harvard men's lacrosse welcomed over 4,000 fans to Jordan Field last Saturday for the team's matchup against No. 1 Cornell, setting a new attendance record for the venue. The crowd of 4,000 is the most fans that have ever come to Jordan Field to witness a Harvard men's lacrosse game, passing the previous record of 3,000 that was set last season against No. 2 Virginia. The total was the 15^th highest single game attendance mark in the NCAA this season and the highest attended Ivy League contest so far in 2025.  
 
Harvard now ranks ninth nationally in overall attendance with a total of 12,655 fans who have come to Jordan Field this season.
 

40x3

The starting Crimson attack unit of Sam King, Jack Speidell and Teddy Malone have all reached the 40-point mark this season, giving Harvard three 40-point scorers for the first time since 1996. King leads the way with 59 points on the year while Speidell and Malone are close behind with 50 and 43, respectively. All three rank inside the national top-50 in points per game with King again leading the group with the eighth-highest total (4.92) nationally.
 
Harvard has never had three student-athletes reach the 50-point mark in the same season.
 

Best Start in Almost 30 Years

Harvard is off to its best start since the 1996 season after reaching the 9-3 mark through 12 games played. The nine-win total is already the most in a season for Harvard since 2014 and the team still has one games remaining in the regular season and at least one more at the Ivy League Tournament. The Crimson reached the total by defeating six teams receiving votes in the national polls and the 16th toughest schedule in the nation.
 

On the Ride

Harvard owns the nation's best opponent clearing percentage, showcasing the team's dominance on the ride this season. Crimson opponents have cleared the ball at just a 71-percent clip with Harvard averaging nearly seven opponent failed clears per game. The whole team has contributed to the success of the Harvard ride, but the attack group has especially stepped up to stifle opposing teams. In just 12 games, Harvard's starting attackmen have combined for 22 caused turnovers, with Sam King's total of 13 leading the group. King's 1.08 caused turnovers per game are second-most by an attack in the nation.
 
Against Penn, the Harvard ride was relentless, forcing 11 Penn failed clears, the most in a game this season and the most in a game since last season (11 vs. Merrimack). The Crimson has forced seven or more failed clear in six of its 12 games this season.
 

Hitting the Ground

A staple of Gerry Byrne's defense has been winning the non-faceoff ground ball battle. The Crimson has executed that area of the game excellently this season and currently leads the nation in overall ground balls per game with 37.50. FOGO Jackson Henehan leads the team with 43 ground balls this season but is being chased down by Martin Nelson, who owns 38 ground balls on the season. Sam King's 34 and Ray Dearth's 87 ground balls round out the top four in the category for the Crimson.
 

The Harvard Globetrotters

The Crimson offense has been spinning the ball all season long and currently ranks second nationally with just under 15 goals per game. Harvard has already scored 177 goals this season and with two games remaining in the regular season sit just 5 goals away from tying the 2013 Crimson for the most goals in a season since 2010. The Crimson's flashy offense has dazzled all season long and has produced some of the most viral goals in team history. Jack Speidell and his signature behind-the-back shot have highlighted a great collection of highlights for Harvard's offense in 2025.
 
The team record for goals in a season was set by the 1978 team who scored 224 goals in 14 games.
 

Speidell Senses

Sophomore attack Jack Speidell is in the midst of a breakout sophomore season where he has established himself as one of the best scorers in the Ivy League. Over the past six games, Speidell has scored 23 goals and tallied 26 points to help him move into the top five in scoring average nationally. The New Yorker currently ranks fourth in the nation with 3.25 goals per game and 19^th nationally with 4.17 points per game. Speidell now holds 50 points on the season with 39 goals and 11 assists.
 

Causing Chaos

As a team, Harvard caused 12.33 turnovers per game which, through 12 games, is the most in the NCAA. Five players rank in the national top 125 in caused turnovers per game including team-leader Martin Nelson who owns 1.67 caused turnovers per game to rank 26th nationally. Charlie Muller ranks fifth in the Ivy League with his 1.33 caused turnovers per game.
 

Ip Service

One of the best two-way midfielders in the Ivy League, Logan Ip is having yet another remarkable season in 2025. Through 12 games, Ip has recorded 30 points with 16 goals and 14 assists while also chipping in defensively with 14 ground balls and two caused turnovers. The junior captain has recorded a point in his last 11 games and just passed his single-season career high of 28 points that he set last season.
 
Ip was one of the best players on the field in Harvard's loss to No. 1 Cornell last weekend, notching a career-high-tying five points with two goals and three assists.
 

100/100/100 Club

The first member of the HLX triple century club, Sam King passed the milestone against Binghamton (Mar. 29) with another five-point performance. The Baltimore native currently has 127 career goals, 107 assists and 125 ground balls to his name and ranks third in team history with 234 career points.
 

Chasing History

Senior captain Sam King already has his name all over the Harvard men's lacrosse record book but now, towards the end of his senior season, finds himself climbing into the top portion of the career goals, assists and points tables. The Baltimore native currently owns 127 career goals, which is the fourth-most in HLX history and just 15 shy of the program record of 142 set by Jeff Cohen '12. The Gilman school product also owns 107 career assists which is the fifth-highest total in program history. The program record of 152 assists was set by Mike Eckert '96 nearly 30 years ago.
 
King recently took a hold of third-place on the program's all-time points list after passing Devin Dwyer '16 earlier this season. With 234 career points, King finds himself just nine points away from tying the program record and 10 away from setting a new program career high.
 

Clinched

For the first time in nine years, the Harvard Crimson men's lacrosse team will be heading to the Ivy League Tournament. The group clinched one of the four spots in the tournament field after defeating the Penn Quakers two weeks ago. The rest of the spots in the tournament have also already been secured as Cornell, Princeton and Yale will be joining the Crimson in the field.
 
The seeding for the tournament is still up in the air but the Crimson's 3-2 league record and tie-breaker over Yale means that the team cannot finish lower than third in the league standings. The Cornell Big Red secured the league's top-seed and will host the tournament next weekend, but Harvard can still finish in second-place if Yale beats Princeton in their season finale this weekend.
 

Thank you, Seniors

HLX honored its 18-member senior class last weekend in a pregame ceremony as a part of its senior day celebration. This group has been crucial in helping bring Harvard lacrosse back into the national spotlight over the past four years by securing 30 wins and helping lead the program to three top-ten wins and a 2022 NCAA Tournament Appearance.
 
The class includes seniors Liam Griffiths, Joey Graham, Sam King, Ray Dearth, Owen Gaffney, Logan Darrin, Finn Leschly, John Warner, Lucas Hilsenrath, Miles Botkiss, Vince Cresci, Tommy Martinson, Jake Brownley, Joe Dowling, Martin Nelson, Max Ewald, Elijah Cohen and John Fontham.
 

Up Next

The Crimson will compete in the 2025 Ivy League Men's Lacrosse Tournament next weekend in Ithaca, N.Y. where it will look to secure the league's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament. It will be the first time the program will make an appearance in the tournament since the 2014 season. Matchups for the tournament are still yet to be confirmed, but all the action will air live nationally on ESPNU with the semifinal round taking place on Friday (May 2) and the Championship matchup taking place on Sunday (May 4).