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...CORNELL (4-4, 2-3 Ivy) AT COLUMBIA...
...Harvard women’s soccer season was hanging in the balance this past weekend against Columbia. Win and the Crimson would earn a league championship and a berth into the NCAA tournament. Lose and the team’s year could be over. Given the stakes, Harvard needed one of its players to step up. The squad got just that, as junior Christina Hagner carried the Crimson to the Ivy League title and an automatic berth into the NCAA Championships. In an all-or-nothing game, Hagner controlled the offensive attack from her forward position. She created opportunities...
While the Quakers clashed with the Princeton Tigers last weekend, registering an unsatisfying double overtime 0-0 tie, Harvard easily surpassed its formidable Columbia opponents, dazzling the Lions...
...Crimson also added another name to the record books during the Columbia game, as junior offensive standout Andre Akpan broke the Harvard records for both career points and assists in Saturday’s contest. Akpan surpassed the previous standard set by Chris Ohiri ’64, who lends his name to the Crimson’s home field. With more than a year remaining in his time on the team, Akpan is also sure to further raise the bar for future Harvard soccer prodigies...
After winning the Ivy title last Saturday with an astounding double-overtime victory over defending champion Columbia, the Crimson is now set to take the next step: compete in the regionals of the 2008 NCAA Tournament. Harvard (10-3-4, 5-1-1 Ivy) will play Northeastern (13-8-1) in the first round in Chesnut Hill, Mass. on Friday. The game starts at 7 p.m. The Crimson will be riding an eight-game unbeaten streak into the match. Paced by a tremendous group of goal-scorers atop and a dynamic duo of goaltenders in juniors Lauren Mann and Laura...