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...backfield, Nwokocha will assume the top position as the Crimson's only experienced runner. The diminutive Nwokocha, 5'6 on his tip-toes, offers a different style of running than the north-south Menick. Whereas Menick ran almost exclusively between the tackles, look for Nwokocha to try and bounce outside as often as possible. Last year, Nwokocha ran for 239 yards on 55 carries--a respectable 4.3 yard-per-carry average--with one touchdown...
...other returning starter in the backfield is junior Willie Alford, the Crimson's top returning tackler and the only member of the Class of 2002 to letter his freshman year. Alford showed off his quickness that season with a critical 58-yard kickoff return in a 23-22 win over Princeton...
...Crimson is to continue its winning ways from last year when it posted an astounding overall record of 14-2-1, it will have to reestablish the stifling defense that has become the trademark of the program. Last year, the Harvard backfield, led mainly by Jessica Larson '00 and Gina Foster '00 and then-junior Lauren Corkery, beat down its opponents with tireless defense, limiting them to just nine goals all year, and only three in Ivy play...
...will serve this year as one of the Crimson's co-captains, is back to anchor the defense. A gritty performer with a remarkable penchant for playing hurt, Corkery has not missed a single game since she arrived at Harvard in 1997. She will be joined in the backfield by the other co-captain, senior Brooke McCarthy, who takes over Larson's job at sweeper after battling all the way back from an ACL tear that kept her out of action...
...Helping shore up the backfield will be sophomore Katie Urbanic, who started five games for the Crimson last year, as well as newcomers Lauren Cozzolino and Kathleen Ferguson. Both freshmen have seen significant playing time in each of the Crimson's two games so far. Ferguson actually scored the first goal of her collegiate career against Vermont last Friday...