She currently holds a goals-against average of 1.41, with an Ancient-Eight average of .49, a stat that places her at No. 2 in the conferenc. Kanten has nabbed 37 saves for a .755 save percentage.

“[Against Cornell,] we’re going to keep playing how we’ve been playing,” Kanten said. “A game is just a game. It’s not about our record or their record.”

In the Crimson’s most recent conference game, Yale and Harvard struggled through a stalemate in regulation play. Four minutes into overtime, sophomore midfielder Lauren Urke rushed down the right side of the field and was able to connect with Casscells-Hamby, who fired the game-winner past Bulldog goalkeeper Rachel Ames.

The win brought Harvard to .500 in Ancient-Eight play and pulled the Crimson up from the bottom of the Ivy League standings to fourth place—a slot the team currently shares with Dartmouth.

Last year was the closest the Big Red has come to a victory against Harvard in recent years. The Crimson lost its lead twice in one game to tie Cornell, 2-2, in Ithaca, N.Y. Harvard goals came from then-junior Aisha Price and then-sophomore Elizabeth Weisman.

This season, Price has put up four points while Weisman has earned five so far.

The team remains level-headed about conference play and the challenges ahead.

“We just focus on what we can do to prepare ourselves for the upcoming game,” Casscells-Hamby said.