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It seemed to be an omen of good things to come for the Crimson (2-0, 1-0 Ivy), which eventually upended the Bears 52-14.
After Gutierrez returned the ball to Harvard’s 22, the Crimson defense took the field sooner than it had expected—but made it clear to the Bears who was directing the show.
What took off was Fitzpatrick, who wore down the Bears defense with 47 plays in the first half. Harvard’s no-huddle offense kept the tempo fast, and the offensive line was able to pick up Brown’s blitzes to give Fitzpatrick time to scramble.
The Bears seemed determined not to let Fitzpatrick beat them on the ground after he posted 131 yards rushing against them last year and put up 112 against the Crusaders last weekend. But Fitzpatrick still scored twice, punching the ball into the end zone on a one-yard run at...
To prevent Brown from knotting the score, Harvard slowed down into a possession game during the closing minutes of the contest. Maasdorp displayed some impressive stick work to keep the ball away from the Bears, frustrating the Brown defense and even drawing a penalty corner.