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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. \u2013 Harvard women’s soccer will continue its seven-game homestand this week with two matches against a pair of Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) opponents Monmouth and Northeastern. The Crimson (0-2-1, 0-0-0 Ivy) will first play host to the Monmouth Hawks (3-2-0, 0-0-0 CAA) on Thursday night (Sep. 4) before it hosts the Northeastern Huskies (1-2-1, 0-0-0 CAA) on Sunday (Sep. 7). Harvard is coming off a hard fought draw against the Kansas State Wildcats on Labor Day Monday and will now look to get in the win column for the first time in 2025 when it returns to its home pitch this week.
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Last Time Out<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Breaking Down the Stats<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Stat Rankings<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Defending Jordan Field<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Battle for Massachusetts<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Series History Against Monmouth<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Series History Against Northeastern<\/p>\n
\u00a0<\/p>\n Up Next
\n\tHarvard played to a scoreless draw against Kansas State in its last contest (Sep. 1).
\n\tRhiannon Stewart<\/a> was the hero of the match, making eight saves to hold off a dangerous Wildcat offense.
\n\tSix different Harvard players recorded a shot on goal but could not get by the Kansas State keeper.
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\n\tHarvard has recorded 40 shots this season for an average of 13.3 per game.
\n\t19 of those 40 shots have been on goal for a team percentage of .475.
\n\tThe Crimson has taken 24 corner kicks this season for an average of 8.0 per game.
\n\tElsa Santos L\u00f3pez and Audrey Francois<\/a> have each scored a goal this season.
\n\tLauren Muniz<\/a> and Francois have each recorded assists on the year.
\n\tAugust Hunter<\/a> and Rhiannon Stewart<\/a> lead the team with 270 minutes played, while Jasmine Leshinck is close behind with 264.
\n\tAnna Rayhill<\/a>, Santos L\u00f3pez and Francois lead the team with six shot attempts each.
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\n\tHarvard ranks 10th in the nation with 8.0 corner kicks per game.
\n\tElsa Santos L\u00f3pez ranks second nationally in shot accuracy with a .833-percent clip.
\n\tRhiannon Stewart<\/a> ranks 23rd nationally with 6.0 saves per game.
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\n\tHarvard will play nine games on its home pitch this season at Jordan Field. The Crimson has impressed on its own turf under Coach Hamblin, sporting a 44-14-6 record in eight completed seasons.
\n\tHarvard has never had a losing record on its home turf in a season under Hamblin.
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\n\tHarvard will play three teams located in its home state of Massachusetts during the 2025 season including UMass, Northeastern and Boston University.
\n\tIn program history, Harvard women’s soccer holds an 85-45-16 record against teams located in the Commonwealth and a 11-7-3 mark under Coach Hamblin.
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\n\tThe Crimson and the Hawks have only met twice in series history, with the record being split at 1-1.
\n\tMonmouth won the first contest back in the 1995 season by a score of 1-0.
\n\tHarvard won the latest meeting in 2021 by a score of 4-1.
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\n\tBoston-based rivals, Harvard and Northeastern, have met 11 time in series history.
\n\tThe Crimson own a 7-2-2 advantage in series including wins in the last three meetings.
\n\tHarvard won last year’s meeting by a score of 4-0, with four different goal scorers finding their way onto the stat sheet.
\n\tJasmine Leshnick<\/a>, Anna Rayhill<\/a>, Anya Van Den Einde<\/a> and Lauren Muniz<\/a> each notched a tally for the Crimson.
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\nHarvard will continue its long home stand next week with a pair of matches against Boston University and New Hampshire. The Crimson will first host the Terriers on Thursday night (Sep. 11) at 7:00 PM on NESN before the Wildcats come to town on Sunday (Sep. 14) at 1:00 PM.
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