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Despite his lack of experience at the positions, Byrd helped Harvard earn two wins and a second-place finish—the best in the program’s history—and proved himself to be not just a replacement for the steadfast Burmeister but a bona fide force in goal...
...Byrd, whose normal position is at hole-defense, earned his spot as backup goalie during practices. The players normally all rotate into the goal, and Byrd, as he described it, was simply “the best non-goalie goalie...
...from being “the best non-goalie goalie” to defeating a team like Brown. however, required Byrd to squelch the nervousness welling up inside him before his first games in the limelight...
...mild nervousness inside me throughout the week,” Byrd said. “But walking out of the hotel room, it hit me that I was about to face a hundred Brown fans that probably wanted to kill...
...Byrd was able to keep the game close for the Crimson, who eked out a 9-8 lead in sudden death overtime...