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...Crimson repeatedly rallies by returning to the fundamentals of the game—focusing on winning faceoffs and 50/50 ground ball opportunities...
Duke was in complete command of the second half, content to work the ball slowly and rely on its defense to prevent the Crimson from developing any momentum...
Duke began a stunning 8-0 scoring run less than a minute into the first quarter with Blue Devil Zach Howell putting one past Crimson rookie goalkeeper Harry Krieger with 14:13 to go. Just over a minute later, Harvard’s defense turned the ball over, and Duke’s Max Quizinari picked up a ground ball. The Blue Devils’ offense settled into its set—as it would do continually through the first quarter—undisturbed by the Crimson defense. At 12:51, Duke’s Steve Schoeffel tallied his 10th...
Duke picked up an unstoppable rhythm early in the first quarter—win the face-off, grab the ground ball, run the set, and capitalize on shot opportunities. Harvard gave up eight of nine face-offs in the first quarter alone and won only six of 20 ground balls. The Crimson never possessed the ball long enough to push up field and run its own sets. The Blue Devils controlled the momentum from the first face...
Freshman pitcher Jess Ferri followed with her third double of the season to give her team a 2-1 edge, and freshman Ashley Heritage came in to pinch-run for Ferri, scoring after Princeton’s Ellen Scott dropped a fly ball in left field...