CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's soccer will continue its seven-game homestand this week with two matches against a pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents Monmouth and Northeastern. The Crimson (0-2-1, 0-0-0 Ivy) will first play host to the Monmouth Hawks (3-2-0, 0-0-0 CAA) on Thursday night (Sep. 4) before it hosts the Northeastern Huskies (1-2-1, 0-0-0 CAA) on Sunday (Sep. 7). Harvard is coming off a hard fought draw against the Kansas State Wildcats on Labor Day Monday and will now look to get in the win column for the first time in 2025 when it returns to its home pitch this week.
 

What to Know

 

Last Time Out

• Harvard played to a scoreless draw against Kansas State in its last contest (Sep. 1).
• Rhiannon Stewart was the hero of the match, making eight saves to hold off a dangerous Wildcat offense.
• Six different Harvard players recorded a shot on goal but could not get by the Kansas State keeper.

 

Breaking Down the Stats

• Harvard has recorded 40 shots this season for an average of 13.3 per game.
• 19 of those 40 shots have been on goal for a team percentage of .475.
• The Crimson has taken 24 corner kicks this season for an average of 8.0 per game.
• Elsa Santos López and Audrey Francois have each scored a goal this season.
• Lauren Muniz and Francois have each recorded assists on the year.
• August Hunter and Rhiannon Stewart lead the team with 270 minutes played, while Jasmine Leshinck is close behind with 264.
• Anna Rayhill, Santos López and Francois lead the team with six shot attempts each.

 

Stat Rankings

• Harvard ranks 10th in the nation with 8.0 corner kicks per game.
• Elsa Santos López ranks second nationally in shot accuracy with a .833-percent clip.
• Rhiannon Stewart ranks 23^rd nationally with 6.0 saves per game.

 

Defending Jordan Field

• Harvard will play nine games on its home pitch this season at Jordan Field. The Crimson has impressed on its own turf under Coach Hamblin, sporting a 44-14-6 record in eight completed seasons.
• Harvard has never had a losing record on its home turf in a season under Hamblin.

 

Battle for Massachusetts

• Harvard will play three teams located in its home state of Massachusetts during the 2025 season including UMass, Northeastern and Boston University.
• In program history, Harvard women's soccer holds an 85-45-16 record against teams located in the Commonwealth and a 11-7-3 mark under Coach Hamblin.

 

Series History Against Monmouth

• The Crimson and the Hawks have only met twice in series history, with the record being split at 1-1.
• Monmouth won the first contest back in the 1995 season by a score of 1-0.
• Harvard won the latest meeting in 2021 by a score of 4-1.

 

Series History Against Northeastern

• Boston-based rivals, Harvard and Northeastern, have met 11 time in series history.
• The Crimson own a 7-2-2 advantage in series including wins in the last three meetings.
• Harvard won last year's meeting by a score of 4-0, with four different goal scorers finding their way onto the stat sheet.
• Jasmine Leshnick, Anna Rayhill, Anya Van Den Einde and Lauren Muniz each notched a tally for the Crimson.

 

Up Next

Harvard will continue its long home stand next week with a pair of matches against Boston University and New Hampshire. The Crimson will first host the Terriers on Thursday night (Sep. 11) at 7:00 PM on NESN before the Wildcats come to town on Sunday (Sep. 14) at 1:00 PM.