PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team concluded its season on Friday evening in the inaugural Ivy League tournament in Cambridge, falling to No. 9 Harvard in a semifinal matchup, 1-0.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn was narrowly edge in shots on target, 3-2, as the Quaker defense limited a high-powered offense to one goal.
 
*Senior goalkeeper Frederique Wollaert made two saves through 60 minutes of work, concluding her season with 93 saves and seven victories. She posted a 1.83 goals-against average with a .744 save percentage.
 
*The Quakers' three shots came from the sticks of Meghan McGinley, Julia Ryan and Sophie Freedman, while Ryan and Freedman put theirs on target.
 
*The Crimson are the seventh team this season the Quakers played ranked in the NFHCA top 25, sporting one of the toughest schedules in the country.
 
How It Happened
The first frame was defensive both ways, with only one shot going off through 15 minutes. On a penalty corner for the Crimson, they fired one off from the top of the circle that was blocked by the Quaker line.
 
Scoreboard silence carried into the second quarter, although Harvard maneuvered off six more shots. Only one of those went on target though, a save for Wollaert to keep the game knotted at zero.
 
A more-level third quarter saw the teams closely split shot attempts, however, one for the Crimson was the decider in the game. A cross through the middle of the circle from the left side was kicked out by Wollaert. The deflection, though, was corralled by Harvard, sending it into the right side of the cage for the 1-0 advantage.
 
Heading to the final 15 minutes, neither team got off more than one shot each. For the Quakers, the equalizer was hopeful with nearly 10 minutes left when Ryan sent a shot in that was kicked away by the Crimson keeper. As the time ticked away, both sides wouldn't surrender another shots as Harvard held onto its slim advantage for the final decision.