Field Hockey
Celebration with the Sticks
The #7 ranked Crimson field hockey team celebrates after scoring the game-winning goal in overtime in a 1-0 victory over Miami (Ohio) on Friday night.
007 in the Country
Harvard Field Hockey celebrates after a goal in a 3-2 loss to Princeton on Oct. 26, 2019. Now ranked seventh in the country after an exceptional 2021 season, the Crimson look poised to make another NCAA Tournament run.
Back Line of Defense
In 2019, then-junior defender Hannah Pearce hits the ball upfield as then-sophomore goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo stands in net. Although Pearce has graduated, Shahbo, now a senior, is the star of another strong Harvard defense.
No. 1 in Net: Ellie Shahbo, Female Athlete of the Year
Junior Ellie Shahbo is one of the top goalkeepers in NCAA hockey. Despite her first-rate statistics and key role in guiding Harvard field hockey to a 17-2 record, Shahbo credits her teammates for their success this season.
Female Athlete of the Year 1
Junior goalie Ellie Shahbo plays in the NCAA tournament in mid-November in Ann Arbor, M.I. The team went on to lose in the semi-finals to eventual champion Northwestern.
Female Athlete of the Year 2
Harvard field hockey goes up against the University of New Hampshire on October 3, 2021 in Cambridge, M.A. Their overall record for the 2021 season was 17-2.
SEMIS
Harvard's season came to an end Friday, as it lost, 2-1, to Northwestern in the NCAA semifinals.
No. 12 Field Hockey Falls to No. 7 Northwestern, 2-1 in OT, in NCAA Semifinals
The Harvard field hockey team’s Cinderella NCAA tournament run came to an end at the hands of Northwestern on Friday evening.
Field Hockey to Face No. 7 Northwestern in NCAA Final Four
On Friday, Harvard field hockey will make history when they step onto Phyllis Ocker Field in Ann Arbor as the first Crimson field hockey team ever to play in a Final Four game. The Crimson (17-1, 7-0) will challenge yet another Big Ten school: the Northwestern Wildcats (16-5, 5-3 Big Ten).
Field Hockey Advances to NCAA Final Four for First Time in Program History After Pair of 1-0 Victories
“Unreal.” That is how field hockey head coach Tjerk van Herwaarden described how he was feeling after No. 12 Harvard beat No. 2 Michigan on its own turf to clinch a seat among the final four in NCAA Division I.
Survive and Advance
Sophomore midfielder Avery Donahue celebrates her game-winning goal over Louisville in the first round of the NCAA tournament as senior forward/midfielder Mimi Tarrant rushes over to join in.
Final 4 Finish
The Crimson rushes goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo after the junior goalie stifled Michigan's final penalty shootout attempt to send Harvard into the Final Four.
Strength in Numbers
The 2018 Harvard field hockey team celebrates its Ivy League-clinching victory over Columbia. The 2018 team would defeat No. 9 Penn State in the first round of the NCAA Tournament before falling to No. 4 Princeton in the second round.
No. 12 Field Hockey Set to Face No. 6 Louisville in First Round of NCAA Tournament
With just a single loss over the course of 16 games, a perfect 7-0 Ivy League record, and the best team goals-against average in the nation (0.42), the Harvard field hockey team has earned a spot in the 2021 Division I NCAA tournament.
3-0 Since Oct. 9
Harvard field hockey (pictured celebrating in 2019) has defeated Dartmouth (Oct. 16) and Boston University (Oct. 18) since its 3-1 win over Yale on Oct. 9.
Strong Second Half Sends No. 12 Field Hockey Past Yale
No. 12 Harvard (11-1, 4-0 Ivy League) smashed past Yale (5-7, 2-2) on Oct. 9, closing out the game commandingly in the second half with two goals off of corners for a final score of 3-1.
Field Hockey Continues Strong Start, Improves to 9-1
Consecutive weekends of back-to-back wins bumped Harvard field hockey to No. 12 in the country. Exciting victories over Columbia and Bucknell, and then against the University of Pennsylvania and University of New Hampshire the following weekend brought the team’s overall win-loss tally to 9-1, marking an incredible start to the season.
What A Start
The Crimson’s 9-1 start ties 2018 for its best start to the season across the last 10 seasons. Next up on the team’s slate are matches against Ivy rivals Yale and Dartmouth.
Harvard Athletics Director Search Advisory Committee Solicits Student-Athlete Feedback
A group of Harvard College athletes told members of the search advisory committee for the next Athletics Director they hope the committee’s pick will be responsive to athletes’ concerns and set high standards for the program in a meeting at the end of last month.
Early Lead
Forward Casey M. Allen '20, an inactive Crimson editor, celebrates with Olivia N. Hoover '22, left, after putting her team up 1-0 against Princeton on Saturday. Despite holding a 2-1 lead in the second half, the Crimson fell 3-2, its first conference loss of the season.
A Tarrant-ial Downpour
Junior forward Mimi Tarrant scored the game-winning goal in this weekend's match against UPenn.
No. 19 Harvard Dominates Penn, Defeats No. 13 Liberty
This weekend's field hockey matches had little in common: Ivy play and interleague play, unranked rival and top-25 opponent, a history of wins and no history at all. The games themselves were similarly different - a fast start and a slow start, a blowout and a forced overtime.
No. 14 Field Hockey Surges to 4-1 Win over Maine
A productive second half powered No. 14 Harvard to a 4-1 victory over the University of Maine on Sunday for its final match before beginning Ivy League play next weekend in New Haven, Conn., against Yale.
Bend it like Bente
Harvard co-captain Bente van Vlijmen scored twice in the Crimson's 4-1 win over Maine on Sunday.