PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania field hockey team will play its final home games of the season, battling #11 Harvard on Friday and Delaware on Sunday.   
 
The Quakers (4-9, 2-3 Ivy) split their games this past weekend, losing to conference foe Cornell, 3-2, in double overtime on Saturday before bouncing back against Richmond on Sunday, winning 2-1 in overtime. 
 
GAME 14: PENN (4-9, 2-3 Ivy League) vs. #11 HARVARD (10-3, 4-1 Ivy League)
Friday, Oct. 25 | 2 p.m. | Ellen Vagelos Field
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
GAME 15: PENN (4-9, 2-3 Ivy League) vs. Delaware (7-8, 3-2 Coastal Athletic Association) 
Sunday, Oct. 27 | 1 p.m. | Ellen Vagelos Field
Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats
 
Penn Field Hockey on ESPN+
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Penn vs. Crimson Series
Penn and Harvard have played 46 times, with the Crimson leading the all-time series 28-16-2. Harvard has won eight straight matchups. These teams most recently faced off in the inaugural Ivy League Tournament last year where Harvard won 1-0 to advance to the championship.
 
Penn vs. Delaware Series 
Penn and Delaware have played 31 times since 1980, with the Blue Hens controlling the all-time series 22-9. In their last matchup, two fourth quarter goals swung the game in favor of the Blue Hens as they won 4-3.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn is one win away from 400 wins in its program's history.
 
*Julia Ryan is tied for second in the Ivy League with 17 points. She is one of two players in the conference (Princeton's Beth Yeager) to be top 5 in both goals and assists. 
 
*Livia Loozen has scored in three straight games. Her overtime goal over Richmond is her second game-winning goal of the season.
 
*Sophie Freedman's six points on the season are a career high.
 
*The Red and Blue have outshot its opponent in the last eight games. It the first time the Penn has outshot its opponent in eight straight games since head coach Colleen Fink took over the program.
 
*Goalkeeper Ruby de Frees has been in lockdown mode, allowing four goals in the last three games. 
 
Scouting The Crimson 
Harvard enters Friday's contest with a 10-3 record (4-1 Ivy), dropping its last two games against #2 Northwestern and #15 Princeton. The Crimson have two ranked wins this season over Wake Forest and UConn.  
 
Sophomore Lara Beekhuis is tied with Ryan for the second-most points in the Ivy. Beekhuis's eight goals also rank second in the conference.
 
The Crimson feature two other players in Kate Oliver and Sage Piekarski who rank top 10 in points. Oliver leads the Ivy with four game-winning goals.
 
Goalkeeper Tessa Shahbo has been stellar in the cage. She is the only Ivy goalie to rank top 20 in the country in both save percentage and goals-against-average.
 
Scouting The Blue Hens
The Blue Hens travel to Philadelphia with a 7-3 record. In its most recent contest, Delaware defeated Columbia, 2-1, in New York.
 
Janne Stoetzer paces the team in goals and assists with four each. Her 12 points place her just outside the top 10 in the CAA.
 
Goalkeeper Cecile van Eikck has allowed just 20 goals in 15 games played this season. She ranks 13^th in the nation with a .770 save percentage and 20^th with a 1.285 goals-against average.

Senior Day
For its final home of the season, Penn will recognize six seniors who have contributed to the program over the last four years. They are MaryGrace Farrell, Sophie Freedman, Courtney Kenah, Meghan McGinley, Bridget Skelly and Kylie Wall.

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