Here follows a short introduction to sports analytics’ applications to the Harvard fall season.

Harvard field hockey entered its last game of the season Friday sitting at .500 both overall and in league play.

Harvard (8-8, 3-3 Ivy) heads to the Big Apple to take on a familiar foe.

The Harvard field hockey team had battled hard against favored No. 10 New Hampshire and forced overtime on a late goal by freshman Catriona McDonald, knotting the score at three.

As the rain poured and temperatures dipped below freezing in Cambridge, Harvard field hockey (8-7, 3-3 Ivy) had its hopes of its first Ivy League title since 2004 shut down by Dartmouth (9-7, 4-2), losing 1-0 on Saturday.

The Harvard field hockey (8-6, 3-2 Ivy) relied on its youth to pull out an overtime 3-2 victory over Colgate (6-10, 1-3 Patriot) on Sunday.