Word: clinch
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Smith’s goal in the 68th minute against Penn on Sunday was all the Crimson needed, as it went on to win, 1-0, to clinch sole possession of the Ivy League title...
...teams sit tied atop the conference standings with 5-0 Ivy records, both 6-2 overall. Tomorrow’s victor will clinch a guaranteed share of the league title and put itself in a position to win the Ancient Eight outright with a win next week...
Last November, the Harvard men’s soccer team gazed across the field in disappointment as Penn celebrated a conference crown. Tomorrow afternoon, the Crimson will take the field in its season finale with the opportunity to clinch its thirteenth Ivy title and the chance to earn retribution against the team that shattered its title hopes last year...
...with the title at stake. The Crimson controls its own destiny with a single point lead atop the standings on both Brown and Dartmouth, who play each other this week. As long as the Bears and Big Green do not tie, Harvard must defeat the Quakers on Saturday to clinch the conference...
...disappointment of last year came when the Crimson dropped a 1-0 contest to Penn in the final game of the season, handing the Quakers the league crown. A year later, Harvard finds itself in the same position—needing a win against Penn to clinch the title...