CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team fell victim to a hot start for Harvard as the Quakers were dropped 6-2 by 19th-ranked Crimson in Cambridge.
 
NOTES
*Two of Penn's leaders in assists heading into the weekend turned from provider to scorer as Erin Quinn and Erin Kelly each netted their first goals of the season.
 
*Gracyn Banks provided her team-leading third assist of the season, finding Erin Kelly at the far post following a corner.
 
*Banks played all 60 minutes today. She has graced the field in every possible minute for the Quakers this season, totaling 480 minutes played on the season.
 
*After scoring three goals last weekend, Maddy Fagan tallied her first career assist, playing Quinn through on goal for Penn's first of the afternoon. She ranks second on the team with seven points.
 
*Penn outshot Harvard 10-8 in the second half. Today's game breaks a streak of five-consecutive games where the Quakers tabled 16 or more shots.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED
Harvard grabbed the lead early in the first quarter as a centered ball from the right flank was chipped into the Penn goal. The Crimson doubled its lead later in the quarter, scoring from a penalty corner.
 
Harvard made it 3-0 with less than five minutes remaining in the half as Mimi Tarrant found the far side of the cage with a shot Just inside the circle.
 
The Quakers regrouped at halftime and came out stronger in the second half, but the Crimson continued to roll with a pair of goals in the third quarter to make it 5-0.
 
Just over a minute into the fourth quarter, Penn got on the board. Fagan squeezed a sweet ball between a pair of Crimson defenders to Quinn, who made no mistake as she dribbled around the goalie and scored to make it 5-1.
 
Harvard responded almost immediately, forcing the ball over the line following an incredible save by Ava Rosati following a Crimson corner.
 
The Quakers still had plenty of fight left. With under four minutes of play remaining, Banks found Kelly at the far post following a fancy dribble in the circle. The pass was put on a platter, and Kelly neatly tapped in for the game's final goal.
 
UP NEXT
Penn rounds out its northeastern trip with a matchup against Boston University tomorrow at 1 p.m.