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...Champions had earned the 10th seed in the NCAA tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16 for their best NCAA performance in 22 years before falling to the reigning national champion Terrapins...
Arguably Harvard’s best game of the season was its last victory of the year when it defeated Monmouth, 3-0, in the second round of NCAAs. For the Crimson’s seniors, the remarkable run ended in the next round at the hands of defending champion Maryland. But while the seniors’ college playing days are over, their impact on the program is not, as the class raised the bar for Harvard soccer...
...West’s strongest competitors, two-time defending national champion Baset Chaudhry of Trinity, was not present at the competition. Chaudhry had handed West his only regular-season loss, though West won the duo’s first battle during preseason. Even without Chaudhry on the court, West faced grueling competition...
Coming off of these three wins, Harvard moved into the most anticipated part of its season—the competitions against its toughest Ivy rival, reigning conference champion Princeton. At the annual HYP meet, the Crimson dominated Yale, 242-106, but fell to Princeton, 203-150. It was Harvard’s first loss against an Ivy competitor on the season...
...next day, defending Ancient Eight champion Cornell quieted a Harvard offense that was finally coming together. After dropping the first contest, 8-4, the Crimson responded with a 7-6 win, splitting the series. What followed was a dominant sweep of Holy Cross and a commanding first game against Penn that Harvard won, 10-0, in early April. But the Quakers came back to narrowly escape the Crimson, 5-4, in the twinbill’s nightcap...