This past weekend, the Harvard women's soccer team showed that it prefers to play its games the same way it prefers to tally its goals--in bunches.
The Crimson (7-2, 2-1 Ivy) scored early and often in this weekend's Harvard Invitational Tournament at Ohiri Field, posting an easy 3-1 win over Ivy rival Cornell on Friday before routing Davidson 7-0 in the championship game on Sunday.
The tourney marked the end of a busy stretch for the Crimson, who has now won five games in a row in the span of just 10 days after starting the season by going 2-2 in games that came--on average--six days apart.
"I definitely think that this long stretch of games has raised our confidence and our level of play," said sophomore forward Joey Yenne. "We're definitely at the best point we've been at all season."
Harvard 7, Davidson 0
After a competitive start to the first half, the Crimson broke through for the only goal it would need in the 25th minute. Freshman midfielder Katie Westfall took a pass from sophomore midfielder Amy Cooper just beyond the 18-yard line and kicked a screeching line drive into the lower right corner of the net.
The score gave Westfall her third goal in four games and earned Cooper her second point of the season.
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