The Holy Cross women's ice hockey team will be back in action with a home-and-home series against Harvard on Oct. 16 and 17. Friday's game will take place in Worcester at 6 p.m., while Saturday's meeting will be played in Cambridge at 6 p.m. Both games will be shown on ESPN+.

Holy Cross stands 1-2-2 overall this year with an 0-2-0 mark in Hockey East. Sophomore forward Violet Carroll currently leads the team in scoring with five points on three goals and two assists. Sophomore forward Naemi Herzig has added two goals and one assist for three points, while senior forward Emily Crovo and senior forward Lulu Rourke both have three points on a goal and two assists. In net, freshman goaltender Livia Debnarova stands 1-2-1 with a 1.50 goals against average and a .953 save percentage. During the 2025-2026 season, the Crusaders went 19-13-3 overall and placed fourth in Hockey East with 37 points (10-11-3 record). 

Harvard is coming off a 2026-2027 campaign in which it went 16-15-3 overall, while placing eighth in the ECAC at 8-11-3. Sophomore forward Morgan McGathey tallied 16 points on 11 goals and five assists a year ago, while sophomore forward Carla McSweeney added 10 goals and six assists for 16 points. Junior goaltender Ainsley Tuffy is also back, after going 12-7-2 with a 1.85 goals against average and an .950 save percentage.

After the series with Harvard, Holy Cross will travel to Dartmouth for a two-game set on Oct. 23 and 24.

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