Each Thursday, The Crimson will compile a series of unique statistics about Harvard's sports scene. Welcome to the Magic of Numbers—without the problem sets. We'll do the math for you.
NO FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS
70 — Percent chance of rain at 7 pm tomorrow, thanks to Hurricane Earl.
1:00 — New time for the Crimson women’s soccer season opener against Long Island.
BREAKING THE STREAK
5 — The number of times Stanford has beaten the men’s soccer team. Harvard has never defeated the Cardinal.
0 — Wins No. 13 Stanford has this year, after being upset in overtime by Vermont, 2-1, yesterday.
150 — The number of free t-shirts that will be given out to students who attend the Crimson-Cardinal matchup on Saturday night.
SISTER ACT
2 — Number of McGillivray sisters on the Harvard field hockey team. Georgia, a junior back, has started all 34 games in her Crimson career, while younger sister Bridget, a freshman, is also a back who played for Canada’s U-17 team at the Pan American Cup this year.
2 — Number of games Harvard field hockey will play at home this weekend. The Crimson faces Holy Cross on Saturday and Bryant on Monday.
LEADING THE CHARGE
6 — Number of preseason honors accumulated by football captain and safety Collin Zych. He’s been named to three preseason All-America teams and received three preseason Ivy Defensive Player of the Year nods.
12 — Number of pass breakups Zych recorded last season, tops in the Ivy League. He also led the conference in passes defended (14) and ranked third in solo tackles (53).