CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 19 Harvard women's soccer (8-2-1, 2-0-0 Ivy) returns to the road for the third weekend of Ivy League play, traveling north to face Dartmouth (7-2-2, 1-1-0 Ivy). The match between the conference foes is set for Saturday, October 10 at 4:00 p.m. in Hanover, N.H.

Last Time Out

• The Crimson were victorious over Cornell in its first Ivy League home contest of the season.
• Led by two goals from Brooke Huleatt, Harvard defeated the Big Red, 4-1, to improve to 2-0 in conference play.
• Huleatt struck first for Harvard's lone first half goal before the Big Red responded to even the contest headed into half time.
• Ólöf Kristinsdóttir, Anna Rayhill, and Huleatt then combined for three second half goals to send the Crimson soaring past the Big Red.
• Harvard outshot Cornell, 15-6, including a 9-3 advantage in shots on goal.

Nationally Noticed

• Having not lost a game since August 24, the Crimson has worked its way into the national rankings.
• Harvard started at No. 24 in the United Soccer Coaches Top 25 two weeks ago and has now moved up to No. 19.
• Additionally, the Crimson has climbed as high as No. 11 in the RPI rankings and currently sit at No. 15.

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 8.82 per game.
• Additionally, the Crimson ranks sixth in shots on goal per game (9.00), seventh in points per game (8.91) and scoring offense (3.00), 12^th in total goals (33), 13^th in total points (98), and 15^th in total assists (32).
• Individually, Brooke Huleatt ranks third in the nation for shots on goal per game (2.55), ninth in assists per game (0.64), 11^th in total points (25), and 13^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 (12^th) and Huleatt (eighth) both rank in the top 15 for points per game with 2.10 and 2.27 points per game, respectively.
• Kristinsdóttir also ranks 10^th in the nation for goals per game with an average of 0.90 goals per game.

Ivy Notes

• In the Ivy League Harvard ranks first in shots (18.55), points (8.82), goals (3.0), assists (2.82), corners (8.82)
• 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 and points.
• 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.

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 Big Green

• The Big Green are 7-2-2 overall through their non-conference season and first two games of Ivy League play.
• Most recently, the Big Green fell to Columbia 2-0 in New York. Prior to that loss, Dartmouth had won five straight matches.
• Dartmouth's offense ranks in the middle of the pack, but its defense is giving up the least number of goals in the league. The Big Green allows an average of 0.45 goals per game.
• Madison Rose is leading Dartmouth's attack with four goals and six assists in nine games played.

Next Up

Harvard will return home to face Yale on Saturday, October 17 with the match slated to begin at 1:00 p.m. at Jordan Field.