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...points. Her marks of 20 career goals and 23 assists are good for ninth- and third-best all-time, respectively. McDavitt also owns the single-season record for helpers with 18, a league-leading total she established in 2004. Sackovich, who helped anchor an at-times stellar Harvard backfield, is no stranger to distinction herself. The senior was second-team All-Ivy last year, as well. Knoche was literally flawless within the cage to begin her collegiate career, recording four straight shutouts to lead the nation in goals-against average (GAA). Although the latter part of the season took...
...touchdown, 52 yards rushing, and 22 receiving in the first quarter alone. Dawson was pulled once the game became a blowout, netting 124 total yards. He had 60 yards on the ground, averaging six yards per carry. Dawson’s sidelining left a gap in the backfield that a few supporting players stepped in and stepped up to fill. Junior Neil Sherlock led the team in rushing, racking up 70 net yards on 11 carries as well as returning a kickoff 22 yards. Sophomore tailback Charles Baakel had six carries for 31 yards, including a 13-yard rush. Sophomore...
...master narrative was briefly inverted. Freshman punt returner Andrew Berry fumbled on the Harvard 32-yard line, the first time after kickoff that the Crimson had touched the ball. Fortunately for Harvard, Columbia went three-and-out—losing one play to a fumble recovered deep in the backfield. “We had our opportunity early in the game. When you get the ball first-and-ten on the 32, at some point you’ve got to capitalize a little bit on the momentum,” Shoop said. Only two plays after Harvard went...
...good six inches of water that splashed up as the players scrambled for a foothold. Several times it proved costly to the Crimson—quarterback Liam O’Hagan sacked himself for a loss of seven yards in the second quarter as he slipped in the backfield. Lafayette’s Joe Ort was able to take a pass from quarterback Pat Davis 83 yards down the sideline for a touchdown after freshman cornerback Andrew Berry lost his footing. Still, O’Hagan said, “we absolutely prepared” for the unfavorable conditions...
...have some young guys who we’re bringing up who can hopefully get us back to where we were at the start of the season.” Others on the team share this sentiment regarding the development of previously inexperienced underclassmen in the defensive backfield. “We’ve had to adjust since the beginning of year because of injuries and having people play in spots they aren’t familiar with,” Craig said. “We lost our focus, so we need to get back to doing what...