


The Crimson also had the advantage with nine corners compared to UMass's two.Harvard put 10 shots on goal in the contest off 19 shot attempts.Lara Schenk, Smith Hunter, Jordan Di Verniero, Sophie Hirst and Josefine Hasbo all contributed with strong performances in the defensive end and the midfield.Jade Rose led the team with 90 minutes played on the backline.Anna Karpenko improved her record to 3-0 on the season.Captain Ava Lung and Hollyn Torres notched their first points of the season with assists on the Gunnlaugsdottir goal.Gabby DelPico scored for the first time since 2019, with her eighth career goal.Aslaug Gunnlaugsdottir scored her first career goal in the second half.Angela Caloia scored her second goal of the season on a penalty kick.Hannah Bebar scored a goal to extend her point streak to six games.The Crimson's four goals were the most all-time vs.All 22 active field players saw game action, the most all season.Harvard women's soccer is now 6-0-0 for the first time since 1996.22 players saw the field today and contributed to the program's sixth straight win. UMass fought back with one tally later in the second half, but Karpenko would clean up the other two shots she would face to keep the score at 4-1 at the end of the match. Gunnlaugsdottir netted her first goal of the season and the first goal of her career just before Gabby DelPioco scored another goal just 1:13 later to boost the lead to 4-0. The Crimson attack continued coming out of halftime, scoring two goals early in the second frame. The score would remain 2-0 heading into the halftime break. The sophomore would net the goal, putting Harvard up two and extending her point streak to six games. Late in the first half, Bebar created a scoring chance for herself after intercepting a pass and making a run towards the UMass goal. The backline - led by Lara Schenk, Jade Rose, Smith Hunter and Taylor Fasnacht - allowed only two shots after that. Starting goalkeeper, Anna Karpenko, preserved the 1-0 lead with a save at 17'. Once again, the Crimson defense was stout, holding off the Minutewomen for much of the first 45 minutes of play. After UMass was flagged for a handball, Caloia set up on the dot and stuffed a shot into the bottom right corner to put Harvard up 1-0. The Crimson would find a tally in the 9' minute off a penalty kick from Caloia. Taylor Fasnacht had another good look just eight minutes later, but her attempt led to the same result. Ainsley Ahmadian had the first quality scoring chance of the game just 43 seconds into the contest, but was turned aside. Right off the opening kick Harvard looked to attack, working the ball up the field and into UMass territory. Angela Caloia, Hannah Bebar, Aslaug Gunnlaugsdottir and Gabby DelPico had the goals in the victory. The Crimson scored four goals in the match, the most the program has ever scored against the Minutewomen. – Harvard women's soccer (6-0, 0-0 Ivy) continued its strong start today, earning a 4-1 win over in-state rival Massachusetts (1-4-3, 0-0 A10).
