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...second finisher, the sheer volume of Princeton wins was too much to overcome.“Anyone who was watching the meet saw…that we were a team,” Morawski said. “Swimming as fast as we did and staying that close to Princeton without getting the wins—that was the group effort.”The Crimson’s distance freestylers exemplified that group effort. Though Tiger Alicia Aemisegger, who earned All-American honors in three events at NCAAs last year, easily won both the 500-yard and 1000-yard...
...last seven minutes to force overtime and steal a victory.Suffice it to say, the Harvard faithful have seen their team’s greatest highs and lowest lows when Princeton comes to town.After a devastating 77-71 loss Saturday night, the Crimson (9-9, 1-3 Ivy) is as close as it’s ever been to being down and out.Expectations were high coming into the weekend, as Harvard was poised to vault itself into the upper echelons of the Ivy standings. After two crippling defeats, the team is left guessing what to do next.“It?...
...conference meet and we can make a lot of improvements and win those races.” Junior freestyle swimmer Tyler Holland, who competed in five of the contest’s events, is also optimistic. “Princeton should be terrified that that was even a close meet,” Holland said. Harvard will begin its championship meet season at home, when it hosts the ECAC championships at the end of the month. —Staff writer Alexandra J. Mihalek can be reached at amihalek@fas.harvard.edu...
...Rather than relying on pretty goals and offensive firepower, the Crimson worked from the defense up and kept a level head in a close, back-and-forth game...
...think we’re a better basketball team than last year,” Amaker said. “We’ve won some close games, and that’s encouraging, especially on the road...