Word: championed
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...Stack-Babich said. “That made the next weekend not worth anything, which is always hard. It was pretty embarrassing.”Still, the Crimson kept its pride in the final stretch of the season, splitting a four-game weekend set with the eventual Ivy champion Big Green and capping off the year with a thrilling comeback win in a 16-13 slugfest against Northeastern.While Harvard’s final record was not ideal, the team recognizes the importance of the progress it made.“I liked our ballclub,” Walsh said...
...season for the men, a successful year was never a certainty for the nationally-contending Crimson. Yet with strong leadership from tri-captains Emily Cross, Kai Itameri-Kinter, and Benji Ungar, the Crimson worked its way up to finish fifth in the country for the Ivy League-champion women, and seventh for the men, who entered the tournament ranked 10th. Harvard ultimately sent nine individuals to the NCAA Tournament. “Our women were the stars this year,” Crimson coach Peter Brand said. “Overall, this was one of our best years since...
With its record at .500 after four games, Harvard faced its toughest stretch of the season as it traveled to play two difficult road games against defending national champion Penn State and league rival East Stroudsburg on consecutive days...
...Crimson had to win out for a chance at the title. And win out Harvard did. In two thrillers, the Crimson edged out Penn, 4-3, and No. 58 Brown, 4-3. In arguably the year’s defining match, Harvard surged past the defending Ivy League champion, No. 44 Yale, 5-2. To clinch a share of the Ancient Eight title with the Tigers, the Crimson took down Dartmouth, 6-1. The clinching point came from a win at No. 4 singles by sophomore Agnes Sibilski. “We knew we could win,” Harvard...
While three-time defending champion Princeton relied on the talent of a few superstar swimmers, Harvard used its impressive depth to decisively reclaim the title it last held...