In its second game of the day on Saturday, the Crimson rebounded from a close loss to Princeton, topping Bucknell (8-8) for the second time this season.
Shayna Price and Kennifer paced the Harvard offense with four goals apiece as the Crimson cruised past the Bison, 13-8.
Kennifer also tallied a season-high eight steals to lead the Harvard defense.
PRINCETON 9, HARVARD 8
In the second meeting between the Crimson and the Tigers (16-1) this season, Harvard once again was unable to defeat its Ivy League rival, falling, 9-8.
“I don’t think anyone on the team has beaten Princeton yet,” Aisha Price said. “So that was a tough loss.”
The Crimson struck first, scoring three goals in each of the first two quarters, to open up a 6-3 lead against Princeton going into halftime.
The Tigers answered with their own three-goal run in the third period, holding the Crimson to just one score. And with three goals in the fourth, the Tigers managed to take a late lead and edge the Crimson, 9-8.
“We had a 6-1 lead. There’s no excuse for that,” Kennifer said. “We had them. I don’t think we believed enough, and I think that win would have been a lot more important for us than the Iona game.”
SAN JOSE STATE 15, HARVARD 8
The Crimson began a four-game weekend on Friday night with a loss to No. 12 San Jose State (20-10).
Harvard fell behind early in the first period as the Spartans established a 4-1 lead. But the Crimson fought back. By limiting San Jose State to one score and tallying three goals in the second frame, Harvard pulled within one goal to end the first half, 5-4.
In the second half, it was all Spartans.
Netting four goals in the third period and six in the fourth, San Jose State widened its lead in the final 16 minutes and limited the Harvard offense to just one score in the third and three scores in the final frame.