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Isabel C. Smail
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No. 8 Harvard Field Hockey Sweeps The Weekend, Dominating Dartmouth and The University of Vermont
The No. 8 Harvard field hockey team (5-1, 0-0 Ivy League) continued its impressive run this past weekend, improving to 5-1 on the season. For its first game of the weekend, the Crimson headed up to Hanover to kick off Ivy League play against the Dartmouth Big Green (1-4, 0-1 Ivy League). The team then ventured further north to Burlington to face off against the University of Vermont Catamounts (2-5, 1-0 America East). Harvard excelled in both games, posting a solid 3-1 win over the Big Green and a 4-1 victory against the Catamounts.
No. 7 Field Hockey Splits Weekend, Loses to No. 19 UAlbany, Bounces Back Against No. 16 UConn
No. 7 Harvard Field Hockey (3-1, 0-0 Ivy) kicked off its home opener in Cambridge this past weekend, facing off against both the No. 19 UAlbany Great Danes (4-1) and the No.16 University of Connecticut Huskies (5-1). After defeating both William & Mary and Wake Forest in its first weekend of play, the Harvard team hoped to continue its hot streak on its home turf.
No. 7 Field Hockey Goes Undefeated In Opening Weekend, Kicks off Play At Home Today
Nationally ranked No. 7, Harvard Field Hockey (2-0, 0-0 Ivy) hit the road for its opening weekend of competition, traveling South to take on William & Mary (0-4) and No. 18 Wake Forest (0-3). The games marked the Crimson’s first two battles of the 2024 season.
Harvard Women’s Soccer Excels in Opening Weeks of Play
The Harvard women’s soccer team (2-0-1, 0-0 Ivy) kicked off its season with a hot start this fall, finding its groove in important early match-ups against Marshall, UMass Amherst, and Northeastern
Competing Equally at Last: 50 Years of the Harvard-Radcliffe Athletics Merger
Harvard University and Radcliffe College merged in 1974 in a decision that came on the heels of the passage of Title IX and carried major implications for the future of athletics at Harvard.
Soccer Star Hannah Bebar Commits to Duke For Last Year of NCAA Eligibility
After finishing her senior season for the Harvard women’s soccer team, midfielder Hannah Bebar wasn't ready to hang up her cleats. So she'll be taking her talents to Durham next year.
Women’s Lacrosse Loses 16-8 Against Rival No. 10 Yale
This past Saturday, the No. 22 Harvard women's lacrosse team (9-3, 3-2 Ivy) traveled to New Haven to face off against the No. 10 Yale Bulldogs. The Crimson looked to continue its winning momentum after decisively defeating Cornell last week. However, Harvard could not withstand the pressure of Yale’s aggressive and speedy defense, falling 16-8 to its Ivy League rival.
Women’s Lacrosse Drops Contest Against No. 15 UPenn 18-8 on Sunday
The No. 21 Harvard women's lacrosse team (5-2, 1-1 Ivy) fell to No. 15 UPenn (7-1, 2-0 Ivy) on Ace Adams Field in Philadelphia on Sunday. The Crimson’s defeat marks its second loss of the season and its first in competitive Ivy League play.
Women’s Lacrosse Clinches 18-17 Comeback Victory Against No. 24 Brown
After an explosive 4-0 start to the season, the Harvard women’s lacrosse team (4-0, 1-0 Ivy) opened Ivy League play on Jordan Field on Saturday with an exciting 18-17 comeback victory against the No. 24 Brown Bears (3-1, 0-1 Ivy).
Harvard Women's Hockey Ends Season with 9-0 Loss to Quinnipiac, Crashes Out of ECAC Tournament
After a challenging regular season, the Harvard women’s hockey team (5-23-2, 3-18-1 ECAC) headed down to Hamden, Conn. to face off against the No. 9 Quinnipiac Bobcats (26-9-1, 13-9-0) on Saturday. The Crimson was hoping for success in the first round of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Tournament. Unfortunately for Harvard, the team fell short against the Bobcats, losing 9-0 and marking the end of the Crimson’s 2023-2024 season.