Word: aquamen
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...preludes to Saturday night's climax, Harvard easily defeated Columbia, 15-5, Friday, and UMass, 17-3, Saturday afternoon at Blodgett. The weekend tournament drew a total of six teams, but the aquamen did not play either Yale...
Matched against Brown, the longtime superpower in New England, the aquamen seemed on the verge of dethroning the Bruins as number one. Entering the contest, the team--in only its second year of varsity status--had won its last seven games and could boast of early-season victories over Bucknell and Fordham, numbers one and three in the East last year...
After a brilliant third quarter--including two key goals by co-captain Houston Hall--the aquamen narrowly trailed the Bruins, 7-6. In the fourth period, however, Brown showed why they have never lost to Harvard and haven't dropped a New England match in six years...
...against relatively weak opposition, just about every Crimson player looked impressive in the other games this weekend. The aquamen seemed to score almost at will, while senior goalie Rich "The Wall" Reid came up with many fine saves. Whenever the team's play grew ragged, the exhortations of assistant coach Steve Lansberry spurred the swimmers...
...This weekend's tourney gave us a good opportunity to play other teams in an invitational setting," Pike said. The aquamen welcome the practice, since they expect to face some sterner competition when they host an invitational of their own this weekend at Blodgett. Many of the same teams will be present--MIT, Yale, UMass, and Brown, which the Crimson will be meeting for the first time this season...