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After Snowden was dropped in the backfield for a three-yard loss on first down, Harvard called its second time-out with 45 seconds to play. On second down and goal from the Yale seven, Snowden plunged over the left side of the offensive line, diving forward to the two-yard line. With 34 ticks remaining on the clock, the Crimson spent its final timeout of the game...
...Having two freshmen in your defensive backfield gives you a lot of sleepless nights," Murphy said...
Almost every time the Black Bears put on some type of offensive pressure, a Harvard defender would be right there to tackle the ball away. Then, the Crimson was able to set up at will, as the backfield of Kassakian, co-captain Sara Noonan, sophomore Jessica Henderson and freshman Jaime Chu moved the ball around quickly and effectively...
...trying to make some adjustments in the defensive backfield," linebacker Frantz says. "We had a lot of defensive backs injured, but a lot have come back this week. We are moving some guys around, trying to make up for Clete's absence...
Some of these new faces turned out to be gems. Horwath and Romano took over the backfield under the watch of Colligan, and Romano turned into an All-Ivy Honorable Mention. Allen and Bowdoin, meanwhile, both tallied three goals, the third-highest output on the team...