CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Women's Lacrosse will head down to Durham, NC to take on the No. 15 Blue Devils tomorrow in the second of back-to-back ACC matchups.

First draw is scheduled for 5:00 p.m. and will stream live on ACCNX.

WHAT TO KNOW

• Harvard is looking for its second non-conference win of the season. Through three non-conference matchups this season, Harvard is 1-3.
• It marks the second time in three seasons that the Crimson has played at Koskinen Stadium.
• Harvard fell to the Blue Devils 15-13 in its only previous meeting. Stella Shea added two goals in her rookie season during that game.

LAST TIME OUT

• The Crimson fell to crosstown rival Boston College after the Eagles jumped out to an early lead and never looked back.
• Boston College opened the game with seven first-quarter goals to take a 7-0 lead after 15 minutes. Despite winning seven of the first eight draw controls, Harvard was unable to capitalize on its possessions.
• Harvard responded with a strong defensive effort in the second quarter, forcing five Eagle turnovers while Barkauskas added two saves in goal. Grace Mullahy scored Harvard's first goal of the game as Boston College carried an 8-1 lead into halftime.
• Lexie Koch opened the second-half scoring with her first career goal, but the Eagles answered with a late 4-0 run in the third quarter to extend their lead to 12-2 entering the final frame.
• The Crimson added late goals from Tori Balser, Cecelia Batchelder, and Koch — who recorded her first career multi-goal game — but Boston College sealed the win with three of the final four goals.

KEY CONTRIBUTORS

• Callie Batchelder leads the team in goals through six games with 13 and is one of three Crimson players who have double-digit goals this season.
• Over her last 20 games, the junior has tallied 41 goals.
• Charlotte Hodgson, who has 12 goals on the season, became the second Crimson player to reach double-digit goals this year after a four-goal performance against the Tigers.
• Hodgson leads the team in points with 12 goals and 11 assists through five games.
• After recording 48 points last year, Hodgson is over halfway to that career high just six games into the season.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Harvard has outscored its opponents in the fourth quarter, 22-18.
• Harvard has also recorded 50 caused turnovers, seven more than its opponents have forced through five games.
• The Crimson is averaging 10.83 goals per game.

LAST SEASON AT A GLANCE

• Consistently ranked in the top 25 all season, Harvard opened the year with three wins in its first four games, defeating UAlbany at Jordan Field in the season opener before notching a pair of upsets against No. 15 Navy and No. 23 UConn in late February.
• Caroline Mullahy was the story of the season for the Crimson, rewriting the Harvard, Ivy League, and NCAA record books after a remarkable campaign. She tallied her 100th career assist in the season opener against UAlbany, broke the Harvard program record with her 112th assist against Bryant in late March, and then broke the Ivy League record in her next game against Brown.
• Mullahy became just the seventh player in program history to record 200 career points after a six-point outing against Yale. She added two assists in the final game of the season to become just the 15th player in NCAA history to record 150+ career assists.
• Mullahy was joined by Annabel Child as Crimson honorees on the All-Ivy First Team, and both were named USA Lacrosse All-Americans after earning honorable mention recognition.

NEW TO THE GROUP

• The Crimson welcomes eight new members to the program as part of the Class of 2029.
• Three members of the rookie class were named to the Inside Lacrosse Power 100 rankings, with Lexie Koch earning the highest ranking at No. 40, while Emerson Midura and Cecilia Batchelder received honorable mention recognition.

LEADING THE GROUP

• Despina Giannakopoulos and Kate Gilliam are set to lead the Crimson this season.
• Giannakopoulos started all 14 games last season and all 15 games the year before, serving as a key member of the defensive unit throughout her tenure.
• Gilliam returns for her senior season after appearing in 29 games during her Crimson career. The New York native scored three goals last season.

KEY RETURNERS

• Offensive leaders Charlotte Hodgson, Callie Batchelder, and Grace Mullahy all return for the Crimson.
• Batchelder recorded a career-high 45 points, with 26 goals and 18 assists, in her sophomore campaign.
• Hodgson added a career-best 40 points after leading the team with 30 goals.
• Playing alongside her sister, Grace Mullahy increased her point production by 33 points in her sophomore season.