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...seemingly infinite stamina was grinding his opponent down.“I changed my gamestyle around,” said Clayton, who has been known to be in the middle of his first set while all his teammates are finishing their matches. “I started hitting the ball hard and heavy to his backhand.”The strategic switch worked wonders, as Clayton ran away with the third set 6-2, clinching the match for the Crimson and a 6-4, 6-7, 6-2 win for himself.Ermakov won his match...
...each of the opening frames, but he was simply overwhelmed by Duke’s 21 first-half shots—he let in three goals in the second after a one-score first. “He came up with some great saves and he was seeing the ball really well,” Junior Nick Sapia said. “He makes those saves look easy. He’s playing so well for us and it’s a huge help.” “Joe was probably the reason we had a chance...
...shots after the intermission compared with just 17 in the first 30 minutes. “That’s a very dangerous offensive team, and we just kept giving them too many opportunities,” Tillman said.The last opportunity came in overtime, when the Crimson held the ball for the opening two minutes of the extra period but produced just one shot. When the Pioneers caused a turnover midway through the extra frame, it took Denver only a minute to notch the game-winner, when Cliff Smith’s perimeter shot found the back...
...motivational factor. They were in their home stadium and that only helps their cause. They came out with a lot of energy and jumped on us quickly.”Junior midfielder Nick Smith opened the game with an unassisted goal and claimed five ground balls, leading his team.“Smith has battled through some injuries this year, but he definitely comes to play every day,” Duboe said. “He doesn’t really care how it looks, he just gets the job done. A team really needs guys like...
...many as Vermont’s 10. Harvard also had 21 total turnovers, one of the highest counts of the season. “We just weren’t playing smart,” Curtis said. “We weren’t taking care of the ball. We ended up making things a lot harder for ourselves then they needed to be.”HARVARD 14, BROWN 13A few days earlier, the Crimson defeated Brown, 14-13, marking a solid start to Ivy League competition. “Our history with Brown is one that...