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...senior co-captain Chelsea Ono Horn followed by consecutive aces from Ingersoll cut the lead to 22-20. Two kills from sophomore Sandra Lynne Fryhofer and one from freshman Jennifer Martin, mixed in with two points for the Rockets, brought the score to 24-23. A Toledo kill clinched the match on the next point. HARVARD 3, STONY BROOK 1 In its second match, the Crimson squared off against the Seawolves (1-6) and rolled to a 3-1 win. “We did awesome,” Weiss said. “We played really well and kept...
...right direction, even if we didn’t want to.”And Christensen was an integral part of Harvard’s first-place finish at the Yale Spring Opener at the beginning of April. His daily low round in Round 2 helped clinch his first-place overall finish and ensured the Crimson’s secure 15-stroke win over the Bulldogs.“It was great to recognize John,” Shore said regarding Christensen receiving the Team Player Award. “Here’s a guy that played...
...stormy conditions—at No. 20 Princeton on Oct. 25 moved Harvard into first place in the league. Jumping ahead with a pair of goals in the first six minutes, the Crimson kept its focus through a 70-minute postponement and held off a desperate Tiger offense to clinch...
...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 coach Traci Green said about...
...later, the Crimson’s worries had disappeared. Playing against Columbia in the season finale on Nov. 8, junior defenseman Lizzy Nichols scored on a penalty kick with nine seconds left on the clock in double overtime to give Harvard a 2-1 win and clinch the Ivy League title—and the automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament that comes with it. “It’s kind of amazing,” junior goaltender Lauren Mann said. “[Winning an] Ivy League championship is something that every Ivy League team strives...