No. 20 Field Hockey Travels to No. 4 Harvard on Friday, Hosts Bryant on Sunday

PROVIDENCE, R.I. - The No. 20 Brown field hockey team (7-3, 3-1) will travel to No. 4 Harvard (11-0, 4-0) on Friday before hosting Bryant (3-9, 0-2) on Sunday.

Brown's game against Bryant on Sunday is the Bears' Youth Day.

National Noise
For the first time since the 1999 season, Brown has cracked the NFHCA Division I National Coaches Poll at No. 20. The Bears' previous rankings came during the 1999 season as they were ranked as high as No. 15 on Nov. 22, 1999. Brown's other rankings include No. 17 on Nov. 9 and Nov. 16, 1999.

Six in a Row
Brown picked up its sixth consecutive win with a 4-1 triumph at Penn (Oct. 10), the Bears have also won three-straight Ivy League contests for the first time since the 2006 season.

The Bears' six-game winning streak is the longest since the 1992 season, Brown will be seeking a program record seventh straight win on Friday night at Harvard. Brown is outscoring its opponents 24-3 during its six-game winning streak.

Scouting Brown
The Bears' 3.0 goals per game ranks 15th nationally, their 8.0 points per game ranks 19th nationally. Defensively, Brown's 1.06 goals against average ranks 15th in the nation and its .766 save percentage sits 16th nationally.

Lexi Pellegrino's eight goals and 18 total points are both tied for second in the Ivy League. Pellegrino has 33 career goals, the Westwood, Mass. native is five goals away from passing Meghan O'Donnell '15 for the most goals in program history.

Scouting Harvard
The Crimson are off to an 11-0 start to the season, marking the best start in program history, Harvard is the long unbeaten team remaining in the country.

Harvard's 0.61 goals against average ranks third nationally. The Crimson lead the Ivy League in goals against average, goals per game, save percentage, scoring average, scoring margin, and shutouts per game.

Scouting Bryant
Bryant snapped an eight-game losing streak in its last contest with a 1-0 win over Merrimack (Oct. 12). The Bulldogs will take on America East foe Maine (Oct. 17) before heading to Brown.

Bryant is 0-3 on the road this season.

History
Brown is 12-33-8 all-time against Harvard, the Bears' last win against the Crimson came in 2014. Brown is 10-4 all-time against Bryant, the Bears have won five-straight games against the Bulldogs.

What's Next
Brown will welcome No. 8 Princeton on Friday, Oct. 24 at 2:30 p.m. before traveling to Providence on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 12 p.m.

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No. 20 Field Hockey Travels to No. 4 Harvard on Friday, Hosts Bryant on Sunday

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