CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 19 Harvard women's soccer (8-3-1, 2-1-0 Ivy) will look to get back into the win column this weekend as it welcomes the Yale Bulldogs (5-7-0, 0-3-0 Ivy) to Cambridge on Saturday, October 17. The match is slated for 1:00 p.m. at Jordan Field.

Last Time Out

• In its last time out, the Crimson suffered its first loss since August, falling 1-0 to the defending Ivy League Tournament champions, Dartmouth.
• Harvard got its chances, finishing with 17 shots and being rewarded a penalty shot late in the contest but Dartmouth's defense came up big every time.
• Ólöf Kristinsdóttir and Camila Reinaldo led the Crimson's attack with four and two shots on goal, respectively.

Nationally Noticed

• Despite falling out of the IWSOC Coaches Poll after its loss, the Crimson are one of the first teams out of the rankings. Harvard is the second team out as it continues to receive points.
• Harvard is at No. 28 in the RPI, checking in as the second highest RPI in the northeast.

How we Stack up Nationally

• The Crimson is consistently controlling possession and creating opportunities to score.
• Harvard is leading the nation in corner kicks, averaging 8.75 per game.
• Additionally, the Crimson ranks fifth in shots on goal per game (8.75), seventh in scoring offense (2.75), ninth in points per game (8.17), 11^th in assists per game (2.67) and shots per game (18.17), and 21^st in total goals (33) and points (98).
• Individually, Brooke Huleatt ranks seventh in the nation for shots on goal per game (2.33), 13^th in assists per game (0.58), 14^th in total points (25), and 19^th in total assists (7).
• Huleatt is one of two first-year's in the country to have accumulated at least 25 points this season. She is the only first-year in the nation to have at least nine goals and seven assists.
• Ólöf Kristinsdóttir (18^th) and Huleatt (ninth) both rank in the top 20 for points per game with 1.91 and 2.08 points per game, respectively.
• Kristinsdóttir also ranks 14^th in the nation for goals per game with an average of 0.82 goals per game.

Ivy Notes

• In the Ivy League Harvard ranks first in shots (18.42), points (8.08), goals (2.75), and corners (8.58)
• The Crimson's attack has remained balanced as Brooke Huleatt, Molly Vana, Jasmine Leshnick, and Ólöf Kristinsdóttir all rank inside the top 10 for total shots and shots on goal.
• Huleatt, Leshnick, and Kristinsdóttir rank in the top 10 for goals.
• Huleatt, Kristinsdóttir, Írena Héðinsdóttir Gonzalez, and Anna Rayhill all rank inside the top 10 in the conference for assists.
• Huleatt and Kristinsdóttir lead Harvard and the Ivy League in goals with nine each and in points with 25 and 21, respectively.

Start Fast

• The Crimson consistently get out to quick starts, scoring 18 of their 33 goals this season in the first half.
• Additionally, Harvard has scored seven total goals in the first 15 minutes of games.
• Against UMass, Ólöf Kristinsdóttir scored two goals in the first 13 minutes of play, making her the fastest player to score two goals in a single game since Midge Purce '17 did so in 2015 against Yale.

Double Trouble

• Nicole Bidun and Olivia Busby have spent almost an identical amount of time in net for the Crimson, each having played in 11 games and made six starts
• Outside of the first two contests, the Crimson has run a two-goalie scheme with each taking a half in goal per game.
• Each has face 69 shots and made 37 total saves.

Non-Conference Notes

• After falling in the opening two contests of the season, Harvard did not suffer another defeat in the remaining seven non-conference games.
• The Crimson recorded its first win of the season with a 4-0 victory over Fairfield on August 27 at Jordan Field.
• Harvard then hit the road, recording a scoreless draw against Syracuse, defeating crosstown rival BU, and then putting up a historic 6-4 result in Tuscaloosa against No. 6 Alabama.
• Since its highest ranked win in program history, Harvard has won four straight matches, scoring 13 goals and conceding three to its opponents.

Scouting the Bulldogs

• The Bulldogs are 5-7 overall and are still searching for their first conference win through three games.
• Yale entered Ivy League action on a two-game win streak with victories over Fordham and Sacred Heart in the final non-conference contests.
• The Bulldogs currently rank near the middle of the pack for shots, points, and goals but have given up the most goals this season at 19.
• Yale's offense is led by Anita Thorvaldsdottir who is the only student-athlete to have accumulated double figure points this season. The senior has 15 points on six goals and three assists.

Next Up

Harvard will take the short trip down to Providence next weekend to take on brown on Saturday, October 24 at 7:00 p.m.