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...crown—eviscerated its next three opponents, including a 4-0 demolition of Yale, and made it into the NCAAs for the second straight year. “We knew we had to come out and make a statement to get into the tournament,” co-captain Adam Hahn said. Harvard began first round play as the favorites against Central Connecticut State. But the favorite label was not a good look for the Crimson in 2007, as Harvard once again collapsed under pressure, falling 3-2 to the Blue Devils. The loss was emblematic of a season...
...Captain Jessica Hazlett summed it up perfectly: “It’s the best season we’ve ever had. Period.” The 2007-08 campaign was a historic one for the Harvard women’s golf team, culminating in its first-ever Ivy League championship. The Crimson won five of the nine tournaments in which it played and had individuals finish first in three of them. Hazlett, junior Emily Balmert, and sophomore Claire Sheldon were named to the All-Ivy team. “Harvard has a lot of history...
...left Harvard prepared to face its less challenging conference opponents. Although the schedule gave the Crimson a taste of the NCAA’s best in 2008, it remains to be seen whether Harvard can repeat this year’s performance next season and make good on co-captain Clayton’s next prediction, that “we’ll be competitive at a national level.” To come anywhere near that lofty goal, the Crimson will have to recapture the stellar chemistry it had this year and fill the gaps...
...victory over the Big Red, all of the top four singles players won their matches. Against the Lions the next day, Harvard emerged with a 4-3 victory. “It was a great way to start our April and Ivy League,” captain Stephanie Schnitter said after the weekend sweep. “We started playing well at the end of spring break, and that momentum carried us through.” By starting league play off with a 2-0 record, the Crimson placed itself in prime position to make...
Responding to an Army-wide directive in February to involve more women in community affairs, Captain Michael Starz, the U.S. officer in charge of the Yusufiyah area, hit upon the idea of creating a female security force, an idea he thought could solve several problems at once. "It is a critical security issue that we find a way to have women searched at high-traffic areas," he says. "Secondly, this is an employment program. After years of war and sectarian violence, many of the women around here are widows and have no way of supporting themselves." Working with community groups...