Only one week into September, the Harvard women's soccer team has already experienced the opposite extremes of winning and losing.
Depleted by injuries to several key players, the Crimson was blown out 3-0 in its opener to No. 11 Texas A&M (3-1) on Sept. 3rd. Five days later, Harvard (1-1) found itself on the other side of a lopsided decision, coasting to a 7-1 victory over Vermont (1-4).
Harvard 7, Vermont 1
That's all the time it took for sophomore forward Joey Yenne to get Harvard on the board Friday, as she unleashed a shot from the right side off a pass from freshman midfielder Katie Westfall for the Crimson's first goal of the season.
The strike set the tone for the rest of the contest, as Harvard's aggressiveness up front produced constant pressure on the Vermont defense and allowed the Catamounts only a handful of scoring opportunities. Harvard goalkeepers Robyn Scatena and Mollie Durkin were forced to make a total of just two saves, a paltry sum compared to the 33 shots fired on net by the Crimson.
Six of those attempts came off the foot of Yenne, who notched her first career hat trick in the game. Ferguson, for her part, finished with a goal and two assists.
For Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton, the tenacity that generated the Crimson's offensive outburst was a happy change from the tentativeness he saw in the team's opener against the Aggies.
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