Lacrosse Falls to Harvard

Tuesday, April 7

Durham, N.H.

4 PM

University of New Hampshire

4-9

Harvard

5-6

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Harvard	7	3	7	3	20
New Hampshire	5	0	1	0	6

Photo by: Kallie Gagne

4/7/2026 7:10:00 PM | Women's Lacrosse

Box Score

Charlize Collins earned three points in the opening quarter.

DURHAM, N.H. — The University of New Hampshire women's lacrosse team fell to Harvard University (5-6, 1-3 Ivy) on Tuesday afternoon (April 7) at Wildcat Stadium, dropping a 20-6 decision.

HOW IT HAPPENED

1Q
-Harvard opened the scoring with 13:25 to play in the opening quarter with a strike from Charlotte Hodgson.

-New Hampshire tied things up 2:29 later, when Julia Gronda (Pompton Plains, N.J.) netted a free position try, making it a 1-1 contest.

-Harvard responded 33 seconds later on a score from Grace Mullahy.

-The Wildcats found their second equalizer of the game at 9:39, when Makayla Keys (Fairport, N.Y.) took a feed from Charlize Collins (Burlington, Mass.) and rifled the ball on net to make it 2-2.

-The Crimson and Wildcats each found the back of the net within 11 seconds of each other, with a goal from Harvard's Callie Batchelder at 8:30 and a strike from Keys at 8:19 to make it 3-3.

-Harvard regained the lead at 7:47 on a Grace Mullahy goal, before New Hampshire tied it back up on a Libby Boland (Victor, N.Y.) try at 6:58 to raise the score to 4-4.

-The Crimson extended their lead with a three-goal run in a 58 second span, striking at 4:30, 3:59, and 3:32 to take their largest lead of the quarter.

-New Hampshire cut back into the deficit with 3:05 to play on a Charlize Collins goal, earning her third point of the quarter and making it a 7-5 contest.

2Q
-Harvard found a pair of goals at 11:33 and 11:17 in the second quarter to make it 9-5.

-The Crimson tallied their third of the quarter with 3:31 to play, extending the lead to 10-5 at halftime.

3Q
-Harvard's offense came out of the half fast, with goals at 12:15, 11:42, and 10:10 to take a 13-5 edge.

-New Hampshire got one back at 6:34 on a Libby Boland goal, her second of the game.

-The Crimson potted four more goals in the closing 6:18, earning a 17-6 advantage.

4Q
-Harvard found the back of the net three more times in the fourth quarter, bringing about the 20-6 final.

WILDCAT GAME HIGHS
Goals: Keys, Boland (2)
Assists: Collins (2)
Points: Collins (3)
Shots on Goal: Keys (3)
Ground Balls: Collins (3)
Draw Controls: Fagan (4)
Caused Turnovers: Collins (3)

GOALKEEPING
UNH
Emma Crater: 12 saves, 20 goals allowed, .375 SV%

Harvard
Emma Barkauskas: 3 saves, 6 goals allowed, .333 SV%
Rebecca Arpano: 1 save, 1.00 SV%

BY THE NUMBERS
-Five players earned a point in the loss, paced by a one-goal, two-assist first quarter from Charlize Collins.

-In total, six Wildcats landed a shot on net, led by Makayla Keys with three tries.

-On defense, Charlize Collins headlined the 'Cats with a team-leading three ground balls, a team-leading three caused turnovers, and a pair of draw controls.

-In net, Emma Crater (Littleton, Colo.) closed her day denying a career-best 12-of-32 shots faced, good for a .375 save percentage.

NEXT UP • AWAY AT UCONN, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 6 P.M.
The Wildcats hit the road on Tuesday, April 14, as New Hampshire visits the University of Connecticut (4-8, 1-3 Big East) at Joseph J. Morrone Stadium in Storrs, Conn., for a 6pm draw.

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