Box Score CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team led through the first half on Saturday at No. 12 Harvard, but the Crimson pieced together a three-goal second half to secure the 3-1 win on their home turf.
 
The Quakers (3-6, 0-2 Ivy) grabbed the 1-0 lead in the second quarter on a connection between Sophie Freedman and Olivia Kenny. However, a goal by Harvard (8-1, 2-0 Ivy) in the third quarter followed by two more in the fourth kept its untouched league record intact.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Kenny's goal in the second quarter was the first of her career. The assist by Freedman is the second of her career.
 
*Senior captain Gracyn Banks made her second defensive save of the season, turning away a goal-line shot in the second quarter. Her other defensive save was against No. 9 Saint Joseph's on September 17.
 
*Sabien Paumen made five saves in the cage, playing 57 minutes. The other three minutes were an empty cage as the Quakers pulled Paumen and brought another field player on in the closing minutes of the game.
 
*The Crimson outshot Penn, 11-5, with the Quakers putting four of their five shots on target.
 
How It Happened
The first quarter was controlled by the Quakers, including back-to-back penalty corners in the opening six minutes which resulted in shots on goal by Sydney Huang and Banks. The Crimson did have an opportunity of their own in the ninth minute, but a split save by Paumen kept the game scoreless through one.
 
Paumen and Banks played key roles on the back line in the second quarter, totaling three saves while the offense secured the first goal of the game in the 28th minute. Friedman found some room in the middle of the circle and took the first rip on target. A sliding save by Harvard goalkeeper Ellie Shahbo deflected the ball back out to the Kenny's stick, and she sent a shot into the back of the cage.
 
The Quakers slowed down a high-scoring Crimson offense through the first 30 minutes, but the third quarter saw a penalty corner work in Harvard's favor to level the game at 1-1. In the final frame, another penalty corner gave the Crimson their first lead, and an empty netter in the final minute sealed the decision.
 
Up Next
Penn returns home for another Ivy League game on Saturday, October 9, hosting Cornell for Alumnae Day. Start time is set for 11 a.m. at Ellen Vagelos Field.