Field Hockey
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.
