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...conference. However, after only having one layup in the first, Cornell turned up the interior intensity, punishing the Crimson with six layups and three jumpers in the paint. As the wear-and-tear of a tumultuous season continues to weigh down Harvard, the prospect of playing on back-to-back nights against the two hottest teams in the conference—the men played Columbia on Saturday night—never seemed like an easy task. “Everything we’ve worked on, we didn’t execute when we needed...
...Cornell, the defeat still left an indelibly sour mark on Harvard’s dreadful Ivy campaign. The Crimson came out of the gates with a considerable amount of intensity, quickly jumping out to a six point led in the first five minutes of the game. Surprisingly, given their back-to-back schedule, Harvard sustained its energy with impressive shooting from the floor. “I told [the team] at halftime that I was very impressed and very proud because of the way they came out and played their first 20 minutes,” Amaker said...
...Drew Housman poured in 25 gritty points against the Lions, many of them coming on tough drives to the lane and pretty finishes over Columbia’s forwards…Columbia’s wins over Dartmouth and Harvard on Friday and Saturday gave the Lions their first back-to-back weekend sweeps in a decade...
...center forward Pier-Olivier Michaud pounced on senior Dave Watters’ rebound, smashing it into the net for his first collegiate goal. Michaud notched another goal late in the second period, finishing off a shot by sophomore Ian Tallett. Michaud had a chance to give the the Crimson back-to-back hat tricks at the end of the game, but his shot was pushed wide by the Quinnipiac netminder...
...When we get into big matches we don’t have as much experience as we need.” The previous week has been especially trying on the Crimson. Last Wednesday, Harvard lost 9-0 against No. 1 Trinity. Without much time to recuperate, the Crimson had back-to-back Ivy league matches against Penn and Princeton last weekend. Harvard came out strong against Penn and earned a 6-3 victory. But due to Princeton’s sheer depth of talent and having a match the previous day took its toll on Harvard...