CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard Women's Soccer is moving on to its second season this weekend as the team is set to begin Ivy League play this Saturday (Sep. 20). The Crimson (2-3-2, 0-0-0 Ivy) will take on the Dartmouth Big Green (3-2-2, 0-0-0 Ivy) under the lights at Jordan Field to open the 2025 Ivy League Women's Soccer season. Harvard is riding high into conference play on the heels of back-to-back wins that occurred last week against Boston University and New Hampshire. With seven games of experience under its belts, the Harvard women's soccer team will now look to ride this momentum into conference play as it begins chasing its third consecutive appearance in the Ivy League Women's Soccer Tournament.
 
Harvard women's soccer will also celebrate its fourth annual Pride Game against Dartmouth this weekend. The game is a key event in Harvard and the Ivy League's overall celebration of the community and the elevation of LGTBQ+ student-athletes and their voices.  
 

What to Know

The Matchup

• After compiling a 2-3-2 record in the non-conference portion of its schedule, Harvard women's soccer is set to open Ivy League play against Dartmouth on Saturday (Sep. 20) at 7:00 PM.
• Dartmouth comes into the matchup with a 3-3-2 record in non-league action. The Big Green has scored 2.14 goals per game in the non-conference portion of its schedule which ranks first in the league.
• The Crimson leads the overall series with the Big Green, holding a 24-17-5 record in 46 meetings.
• Harvard is 4-0-1 in the last five meetings between the Ivy League foes. The team is also 8-0-1 in the last nine matchups with the Big Green at Jordan Field with the last loss coming in 2005.
• Last season, the teams battled to a 1-1 draw during the matchup in Hanover.

 

Inside the Stat Sheet

• Through one half of the 2025 season, Harvard owns nine goals compared to 10 by its opponents. On its nine goals, Harvard owns nine assists.
• The Crimson has outshot opponents 91-74 in seven games for an average of 13.0 shots per game.
• Harvard has dominated its opponents in corner kicks, winning 48 corners compared to 27 by its foes.

 

A Balanced Attack

• Individually, Harvard has displayed a balanced offensive output in 2025.
• Three student-athletes – Jasmine Leshnick, Lauren Muniz and Elsa Santos López – are tied for the team lead with five points.
• Leshnick and Muniz are tied for the team lead with two goals each.
• Santos López owns three assists which are most on the team.
• Eight players hold at least two points through seven games.

 

Stat Rankings

• Harvard's 6.86 corner kicks per game are second most in the Ivy League and 26^th most in the nation.
• Elsa Santos López ranks second in the Ivy League with .43 assists per game. Her three total assists are also good for second in the conference.
• Rhiannon Stewart ranks fourth in the Ivy League with 3.71 saves per contest.

 

Francois vs. The Big Green

• Audrey Francois comes into the match as the team's leading scorer against Dartmouth, holding two goals on five shots.
• Francois had the game-tying goal in the eventual draw against Dartmouth last season.

 

Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week

• Junior captain and forward, Anna Rayhill, took home the Ivy League Offensive Player of the Week award on Monday (Sep. 16).
• Rayhill scored a goal against Boston University and then followed up with an assist against New Hampshire to total three points on the week.
• This was the first weekly honor of Rayhill's career and the first for Harvard Women's Soccer this season.

 

First Goal for the First Year

• Caroline Studebaker was the hero for Harvard in the weekday win over Boston University (Sep. 11) after her first career goal put Harvard on top in an eventual 2-1 win.
• Studebaker's first career strike was scored on a corner kick set piece and was assisted by Susie Long in the 56^th minute against the Terriers.

 

Back on the Pitch

• After being out for nearly a year with injuries, Anya Van Den Einde and Amy König recently made their returns to the Crimson lineup.
• The return of the junior duo will give Harvard more depth as it enters its Ivy League season against Dartmouth.

 

Back on the Score Sheet

• For the first time in nearly two years, Ólöf Kristinsdóttir found her name back on the score sheet after netting her first goal of the season against UNH on Sunday (Sep. 14).
• The strike was ninth of her young career.

 

Player History Against Dartmouth

• Three current student-athletes own points against Dartmouth in their careers.
• Audrey Francois leads the group with two career goals against the Big Green.
• Jasmine Leshnick scored an unforgettable bicycle kick goal against Dartmouth in 2023, a play that landed in the top spot on SportsCenter's Top 10 Plays of the day and garnered over five million views on social media.
• Susie Long notched an assist against Dartmouth in her first-year season back in 2023.  

Up Next

Harvard will cap off its seven-match homestand next Saturday (Sep. 27) with a game against the Princeton Tigers at Jordan Field. The Ivy foes will renew their rivalry at 1:00 PM with all the action set to air on ESPN+.