Game Stories
Women’s Basketball Downs Yale in Ivy League Opener
Harvard women’s basketball won its opening game of Ivy League play on the road against Yale on Saturday in an uncharacteristically scrappy game that ended in a commanding 61-43 victory. The win marked the best start in the program since the 2016-17 season and Harvard now holds the best overall record in the Ivy League.
Harvard Women’s Basketball Holds Off St. John’s, Extends Win Streak to 7 Games
Harvard’s women’s basketball team defeated the St. John’s Red Storm 54-52 on Thursday, as star guard Harmoni Turner hit a last-second layup to extend the Crimson’s seven-game winning streak.
Harvard Clinches Share of Ivy League Title With Comeback Win Over Penn
The victory, which came minutes before the Dartmouth Big Green dropped a crucial game to the Cornell Big Red, allowed Harvard to secure a share of the Ivy League title for the second straight season.
Hockey Stuns Princeton With OT Goal, Shuts Out No. 15 Quinnipiac for Road Trip Sweep
Harvard men’s hockey team (2-1-0, 2-1-0 ECAC) completed its road trip sweep with a 3-0 shutout win against No. 15 Quinnipiac after defeating the Princeton Tigers 4-3 in overtime two days earlier.
Harvard Football Blows Out Columbia 26-6, Sets Sights on Ivy League Title
Harvard’s football team blew out the Columbia Lions 26-6 on Saturday, putting the Crimson in prime position to defend its share of the Ivy League title.
Freshman Robert Hinton Leads Men’s Basketball to Victory Over Marist in Season Opener
Freshman guard Robert Hinton powered the Harvard men’s basketball team to victory over Marist on Monday, dropping 27 points to help the Crimson to a 79-66 season opener win at Lavietes Pavilion.
Harvard Stages 4th Quarter Comeback to Dethrone Dartmouth, Rise in Ivy Standings
Harvard’s football team bested a previously undefeated Dartmouth team in a comeback victory that allowed the Crimson to rise to the top of the Ivy League standings.
Harvard Dominates Princeton 45-13 for First Win Over the Tigers Since 2016
Harvard’s football team demolished the Princeton Tigers 45-13 on Saturday, riding an offensive explosion to snap a six-game losing streak against its New Jersey rivals that extended back to 2016.
Harvard Women’s Hockey Shuts Out No. 8 UConn in Season Opener
Harvard women’s ice hockey shutout the No. 8-ranked University of Connecticut Huskies in a 1-0 victory to open its season Saturday night at Bright-Landry Hockey Center.
Harvard Survives 35-34 Nail-Biter Against Holy Cross to Extend Winning Streak
Even Harvard head coach Andrew Aurich could barely watch the final seconds of the Crimson’s heart-stopping 35-34 victory over Holy Cross on Saturday. “I’m not gonna make it 30 years like Coach Murphy with those games like that,” Aurich said in a postgame interview with ESPN.
Craig Powers Harvard to First Ivy League Victory With 38-20 Win Over Cornell
Junior quarterback Jaden Craig threw four first half touchdowns as he powered Harvard to a 38-20 win over Cornell in Ithaca, N.Y., on Friday, earning the Crimson its first conference victory and its first win on the road.
Harvard Football Topples No. 16/21 UNH in Bounce-Back Win
After suffering a painful loss to Brown last week in their Ivy League season opener, Harvard’s football team flipped the script on Friday night to defeat the No. 16/21 University of New Hampshire Wildcats 28-23.
Harvard Drops Ivy League Opener to Brown After 4th-Quarter Collapse
The Brown Bears stunned the Crimson with less than 30 seconds on the clock in the fourth left after a bad snap and a key touchdown throw from Brown quarterback Jake Wilcock led to heartbreak for the Harvard team.
Harvard Football Silences Stetson 35-0 to Start Aurich Era With Statement Win
The Crimson washed out the Stetson Hatters 35-0 in the first game of the season, riding a first quarter offensive explosion to provide the team with a shutout victory in a season opener for the first time in 20 years.
Harvard Men’s Hockey Crashes Out of ECAC Playoffs in 4-1 Loss to Cornell
Cornell University only needed the minimum in the best-of-three ECAC quarterfinal series to send the Harvard men’s hockey team packing on Saturday, as the Crimson fell 4-1 to the Big Red.
Harvard Beats Princeton in Shutout to Advance to ECAC Quarterfinals
Harvard men’s ice hockey (7-17-6, 7-10-6 ECAC) shutout the Princeton Tigers (10-16-4, 8-11-3 ECAC) 1-0 in the single-elimination first round of the 2024 ECAC playoffs, moving on to the quarterfinals for a best of three second round playoff series.
Harvard Drops Last Home Contests Against Brown and Yale
Unable to bounce back from its 2-0 loss to Dartmouth last weekend, Harvard (5-20-2, 3-16-1 ECAC) women’s ice hockey lost both games of its double-header to Brown (11-13-3, 7-10-3 ECAC) and No. 14/RV Yale (14-12-1, 11-8-1 ECAC), 3-1 and 3-0, respectively.
Harvard Men’s Basketball Dominates Dartmouth 77-59, Improves to 3-4 in Ivy League Play
The Harvard men's basketball team clinched a decisive 77-59 win against the Dartmouth Big Green (5-15, 1-6 Ivy) on Saturday afternoon. The victory secured the team's fourth place standing in the Ivy Leage, seeing the program tied with Cornell.
Men’s Basketball Comes Back Against Columbia, 62-59, Overpowered by Cornell, 89-76
In the first weekend of back-to-back Ivy League games for the Crimson, Harvard came from behind against Columbia (11-8, 2-4 Ivy) to secure its second win in Ivy League play against a key rival, 62-59. In the second game of the weekend, Harvard was ultimately unable to keep up with the Big Red in the second half, who pulled away with its unique fast-paced style of play to return to Ithaca with a 89-76 win.
Harvard Men’s Hockey Loses Beanpot Semifinal 3-2 in Overtime Heartbreaker
Harvard men’s hockey (4-13-3, 4-8-3 ECAC) lost the 2024 Beanpot semifinal to the Northeastern Huskies (11-12-2, 6-11-0 HE) 3-2 in an overtime heartbreaker, after the Huskies netted the game-winning goal just 33 seconds into overtime.
Men's Tennis Clinches Victories against No. 11 Michigan, Northwestern, and UCLA
No. 12 Harvard men’s tennis (5-1) continued its hot start to the season with two decisive wins against UCLA (2-2) and Northwestern (1-5). Building on its momentum, the Crimson squad continued its dominance this past Friday, posting a decisive 6-1 victory against No. 11 Michigan (3-2).
Harvard Looks Past Loss Against Quinnipiac, Prepares for 71st Annual Beanpot
Harvard men’s ice hockey (4-13-3, 4-8-3 Ivy) lost 2-1 against one of its most difficult opponents of the season, No. 1 ECAC and No. 7 NCAA-ranked Quinnipiac, on Friday. The loss marked its second to the Bobcats this season, with the first coming from a decisive 6-0 shutout at Bright-Landry.
Mixed Performance for Women's Hockey against Union and Dartmouth
After suffering tough losses at No. 6 Cornell and No. 3 Colgate this past weekend, the Harvard Crimson (5-17-2) bounced back in New York against the Union Garnet Chargers (8-18-2) with a 3-1 victory on Wednesday night. Following the victory, the Crimson posted a loss to Dartmouth on Saturday, 0-2.
Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey Drops Two Games to Ranked Opponents on New York Roadtrip
The Harvard women’s ice hockey team (4-17-2, 2-13-1 ECAC), who dropped games to No. 6 Cornell (17-5-1, 12-4-0) and No. 4 Colgate (23-3-1, 14-1-0) earlier in the season, was once again bested by its ranked N.Y. rivals this past weekend 7-2 and 10-1, respectively.
Harvard Men’s Hockey Falls to No. 13 Cornell, Fights Back in Upset Against Colgate
The Harvard men’s hockey team saw a mixed performance as the squad looked to defend Bright Landry from the No. 13 Cornell Big Red and Colgate Raiders this past weekend, losing 2-0 and winning 6-3, respectively.