Crimson Takes On Bears Saturday at Jordan
Freshman Molly Stansik has played in all seven Crimson games, starting six (photo courtesy David Silverman).
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Game On
The Harvard field hockey team hosts Brown for an Ivy
League matchup and the first of four straight home games Saturday
at noon at Jordan Field.
Follow From Home
Admission is free to Harvard home games, but if you can't
make it to Jordan Field, live streaming video is available via pay-per-view or
subscription here on GoCrimson.com. Free live statistics are also
available.
Last Time Out
Northeastern got three goals from Crystal Poland en route
to a 6-0 win against the Crimson (3-4, 0-2 Ivy League) Wednesday
afternoon in Boston. Cynthia Tassopoulos made 11 saves, including
stops on all five of the Huskies' shots in the second half. Georgia
McGillivray made a defensive save in the first half.
Among the Leaders
Chloe Keating began the week ranked 19th in the nation
with an per-game goal-scoring average of 1.0 and ranked 21st with
an average of 0.67 assists per game. Carly Dickson stood 37th
nationally in assists per game with 0.6. Cynthia Tassopoulos ranked
16th with 7.0 saves per game.
Crimson Capsule
With 16 points on six goals and four assists, Chloe
Keating is Harvard's team leader in points and goals and shares the
assists lead with Carly Dickson. Cynthia Tassopoulos owns a .688
save percentage.
History Lesson
Harvard holds a 19-7-6 lead in the all-time series against
Brown. The Bears posted 1-0 wins against the Crimson in 2005 and
2006, halting a 12-game Crimson win streak in the series. Harvard
has since taken the last two meetings, 4-1 at Jordan in 2007 and
2-0 last season in Providence, R.I.
Scouting the Bears
Brown (3-5, 0-2 Ivy League) is seeking its first road win
as well as its first league victory, having begun Ivy play with a
2-0 loss at Columbia and an 8-3 home loss to Dartmouth. Caroline
Washburn made a career-high 17 saves in the Bears' most recent
game, a 2-1 loss Tuesday at Fairfield.
Kit Masini leads Brown with 11 points and is one of three players sharing the team lead with four goals each. Leslie Springmeyer paces the Bears with four assists, while Washburn owns a .681 save percentage.
Around the League
Columbia and Princeton begin the weekend of Ivy League
play Friday night in New Jersey. Elsewhere Saturday, Dartmouth
plays at Penn and Cornell visits Yale.
Coming Attractions
The Crimson's next three games are home, non-conference
contests. First up is Massachusetts, Tuesday at 6 p.m.
