Penn Quakers W 2, Harvard Crimson W 1

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (Interstat) — The Penn Quakers edged the Harvard Crimson 2-1 in an NCAA women’s soccer match on Saturday, securing a road victory that defied pregame projections. Playing before an intimate crowd of 300 spectators, the Quakers improved their season record to 3-1-5. The Crimson fell to 2-2-3 with the loss. The result was a surprise according to statistical models. Interstat’s game simulator had projected a 1-1 draw, and its ELO rating system gave Harvard a 61.6 percent probability of winning the contest. The game’s decisive moment came from a most unlikely source. Harvard forward Anna Rayhill, who entered… Read more...