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Tomorrow, Harvard is scheduled to host No. 8 Yale at Ohiri Field, but the recent snowfall will probably change those plans. The team is currently looking to see if it can play on B.U.'s or B.C.'s astroturf field; if all else fails, the game may be postponed...
Fortunately for Harvard, the game will take place at its home sweet home, Cumnock Field. The Crimson is 5-2 across the river this season, with both losses being close, 2-1 games against Top-10 teams. Plus, Brown's home field is mde of astroturf, and astroturf teams have had trouble with the divot-filled, somewhat-uneven sod of Cumnock this season...
...also wearing astroturf shoes, which are essentially sneakers. So perhaps the best way for Northeastern to defeat Cumnock is to pretend that it doesn't exist. Northeastern 2 Harvard...
...only Ancient Eight game that Princeton struggled in was at Yale on the Elis' grass field, which the Tigers won 3-2 in overtime. At home on its astroturf, however, Princeton can be unbeatable; on Saturday, the Tigers were just that...
...Crimson won despite using astroturf shoes on La Salle's grass fields, meaning that the players were essentially running around in sneakers. The game was originally supposed to take place at Princeton, but La Salle did not turn in the insurance forms to Princeton in time, so upon arriving in New Jersey the Crimson learned that it would only be able to play at La Salle...