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Monmouth vs Harvard
2
Winner Monmouth MON (4-2-0, 0-0-0)
1
Harvard HARV (0-3-1, 0-0-0)
Winner
Monmouth MON
(4-2-0, 0-0-0)
2
Final
1
Harvard HARV
(0-3-1, 0-0-0)
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 F
Monmouth MON 2 0 2
Harvard HARV 0 1 1

Game Recap: Women's Soccer |

Two Early Goals Give Monmouth Road Win Over Harvard, 2-1

Final Score
Monmouth (4-2-0) - 2
Harvard (0-3-1)- 1
 
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – A pair of first-half scores proved enough as the Monmouth women's soccer team defeated Harvard, 2-1, on Thursday night for its fourth straight victory.
 
Summer Reimet and Loren Gehret found the back of the net for the Hawks (4-2-0) at Jordan Field, while Clara Ford and Ashley Lavrich collected assists. Tallulah Miller made a pair of saves in the win, anchoring a defense that has allowed just one goal in the last three games.
 
The Hawks answered the opening whistle with a pair of early goals, going up 2-0 after the first 13 minutes. In the ninth minute, Ford forced a turnover in the Monmouth attacking third and sent in a cross to the far post for Reimet, who finished with her left foot to give the visitors an early lead. Three minutes later, Lavrich's corner kick was deflected to Gehret, and the Elysburg, Pa., product one-touched a lob over the head of Crimson goalkeeper Rhiannon Stewart into the back of the net to put the Hawks up a pair on their first two shots of the game.
 
The remainder of the first half was primarily played in the midfield. Harvard put two shots on goal late, but Miller made a pair of strong stops to keep Monmouth up two heading into the break
 
The Hawks went back on the attack to start the second half, as Chloe Messer and Reimet forced each forced Stewart to make saves in the first 12 minutes of the period. Harvard took over momentum for the next 10 minutes, firing three shots in a four-minute span, hitting the crossbar once. The Crimson finally broke through in the 69th minute, getting a header past Miller, making it 2-1 with just over 20 minutes to play. The Monmouth defense was lights out from that point, keeping Harvard without a shot following the goal, ensuring the one-score advantage saw the final buzzer.
 
Head Coach Kylee Flynn Postgame:
"This was a great win on the road for us against a very good Ivy League opponent. Credit to my staff for designing a perfect game plan and proud of our players for executing and competing for 90 minutes. We will continue to take one game at a time and look forward to our next, at home on Sunday against St. John's!"
 
Notes:
  • Summer Reimet leads Monmouth with four goals, nine points, and 12 shots on goal. With her score tonight, she is in a three-way tie for 12th place on the program's all-time goals list with 27 and is in 17th place on the program's point list with 65.
  • Loren Gehret's goal was her second of the season and second in her last two games. She is second on the team with seven points this season.
  • Ashley Lavrich picked up her third helper of 2025. The sophomore has six points on the year, trailing just Reimet (9) and Gehret (7) for the team lead.
  • Clara Ford earned her second assist of the season, providing the service on Reimet's score.
  • Tallulah Miller picked up the fourth win of her Monmouth career and has allowed just one goal over the last three games. On the season, the graduate student has 21 saves and a 1.54 goals-against average.
  • Monmouth has won four straight games for the first time since winning five in a row from Sept. 17 to Oct. 1, 2023. It is the Hawks' first four-game non-conference winning streak since Sept. 7-18, 2022.
  • Monmouth improves to 2-1-0 against Harvard, earning its first victory over the Crimson since 1995. The Hawks are 2-0 all-time against Harvard in Caimbridge.
  • The Hawks earned their first victory over an Ivy League opponent since defeating Columbia in 2013.
  • Monmouth is 3-0 this season in one-goal games.
  • Cadi Hoke and Grace Notarfrancesco played all 90 minutes on defense for the second straight game. Nine Monmouth starters played the entire game on Thursday.
 
By the Numbers:
  • After tallying a season-best 27 shots on Sunday against Temple, Monmouth had 12 against Harvard. The Crimson took nine shots.
  • Monmouth put six shots on cage, compared to Harvard's three.
  • Harvard had two corners, the Hawks scored on their only corner kick of the match.
  • The Crimson committed 15 fouls, Monmouth had 13 infractions.
 
Up Next:
  • The Hawks will return home on Sunday to take on BIG EAST foe St. John's. Kickoff from Hesse Field is set for 1 p.m. on FloSports.
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