CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's soccer (6-2-1) will begin its quest for an Ivy League Championship this Saturday, September 26 at 4:00 p.m. when it travels to Princeton, N.J. to face the Tigers (4-3-1).

Last Time Out

• Last weekend the Crimson defeated UConn 2-0 to finish the non-conference season riding a seven-match unbeaten streak, including five straight wins.
• In what was a competitive first half, the Crimson were able to completely shift the momentum in its favor with a goal in the 44^th-minute.
• Off a free kick, Írena Héðinsdóttir Gonzalez found the back of the net for her first goal of the season, giving the Crimson a 1-0 advantage before the break.
• There were 13 total shots in the opening 45 minutes, with Harvard holding an 8-5 advantage including putting four attempts on target.
• In the 63^rd-minute, Anna Rayhill set up Brooke Huleatt, who converted for her sixth goal of the season to double Harvard's advantage.
• Olivia Busby and Nicole Bidun combined for Harvard's third straight shutout and Harvard's fifth of the season.

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 three straight matches, scoring nine total goals and allowing zero to its opponents.

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 9.56 per game.
• Additionally, the Crimson ranks sixth in shots on goal per game (9.33), seventh in shots per game (19.11), 19^th in scoring offense (2.78), and 23^rd in total goals (25).
• Individually, Brooke Huleatt ranks second in the nation in shots on goal by averaging 2.56 per game.
• Harvard ranked No. 18 in the first RPI rankings of the season. The Crimson is one of two non-power conference teams in the top 25. Additionally, it is the highest ranked Ivy League team, followed by Brown at No. 40.

Ivy Notes

• In the league, Harvard ranks first in scoring average (2.78 per game), total goals (25), points (8.11 per game), shots (175), and corners (84).
• The Crimson's attack has remainder balanced as Brooke Huleatt, Molly Vana, Jasmine Leshnick, and Ólöf Kristinsdóttir all rank inside the top 10 for total shots, shots on goal, and total goals in the Ivy League.
• Huleatt, Kristinsdóttir, Írena Héðinsdóttir Gonzalez, and Anna Rayhill all rank inside the top 10 in the conference for assists.
• Huleatt and Krisinsdóttir lead Harvard and the Ivy League in points with 17 and 15, respectively. Each has tallied six goals for the Crimson.

Start Fast

• The Crimson consistently get out to quick starts, scoring 15 of their 25 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.

Scouting the Tigers

• The Tigers enter the conference slate with a 4-3-1 record. They enter Saturday on a three-match unbeaten streak. Most recently, they tied Villanova 1-1 and posted 3-0 wins over Lehigh and Colgate.
• Kayla Wong, Dylan Jovanovic, and Isabella Garces have all scored three goals for the Tigers this season. Wong leads the Tigers with nine total points.
• Princeton ranks in the top half of the league for points, goals, and assists.
• Conversely, the Tigers rank last in the conference for goals allowed, giving up an average of 1.5 goals per game.

Next Up

Harvard will welcome Cornell to Jordan Field on Saturday, October 3 at 1:00 p.m. ET.