CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's soccer (9-3-1, 3-1 Ivy) will return to the road this weekend to take on Brown (8-3-2, 2-1-1 Ivy) on Saturday, October 23. The match is slated for 7:00 p.m. at Stevenson-Pincince Field in Providence, R.I.

Last Time Out

• The Crimson bounced back in a big way last weekend, defeating Yale 3-0 on its home field last weekend.
• Jasmine Leshnick led the Crimson in points with three as she tallied a goal and an assist against the Bullodgs. Leshnick's goal was her fifth of the season and helped Harvard double the lead before half.
• Brooke Huleatt and Ólöf Kristinsdóttir both reached double-digit goals for the season by scoring against the Bulldogs.

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 8.38 per game.
• Additionally, the Crimson ranks third in shots on goal per game (9.00), eighth in scoring offense (2.77) and shots per game (18.62), ninth in points per game (8.15), 11^th in assists per game (2.62), 19^th in total points (106), and 20^th in total goals (36)
• Individually, Brooke Huleatt ranks eighth in the nation for shots on goal per game (2.31) and 16^th in total points (27).
• Huleatt is one of two first-year's in the country to have accumulated at least 27 points this season. She is the only first-year in the nation to have at least 10 goals and seven assists.
• Ólöf Kristinsdóttir (18^th) and Huleatt (10^th) both rank in the top 20 for points per game with 1.92 and 2.08 points per game, respectively.
• Kristinsdóttir also ranks 13^th in the nation for goals per game with an average of 0.83 goals per game.

Ivy Notes

• In the Ivy League Harvard ranks first in shots (18.85), points (8.08), goals (2.77), assists (2.54), and corners (8.23).
• 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, 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 10 each and in points with 27 and 23, respectively.

Start Fast

• The Crimson consistently get out to quick starts, scoring 20 of their 36 goals this season in the first half.
• Additionally, Harvard has scored eight 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 12 games.
• Outside of the first two contests, the Crimson has run a two-goalie scheme with each taking a half in goal per game.
• Together the pair has faced 152 shots and made 38 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 Bears

• The Bears are two points outside of first place in the Ivy League with seven and a 2-1-1 record.
• Brown ranks second in shots (7.62), points (7.54), goals (2.54), assists (2.46), and corners (8.00), only trailing the Crimson in the conference.
• Brown is 8-3-2 overall and has a ranked win over No. 13 UCF earlier this fall.
• The Bears are led by Joy Okonye, Angelina Vargas, and Brooke Birtwistle who have each accumulated double digit points this season.

Next Up

Harvard will remain on the road to face the Penn Quakers on Saturday, October 31 at 4:00 p.m.