Word: contestation
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...bats struggled to shake off the cobwebs in Game 1 on Friday against the Gamecocks—a 4-1 loss, and the Crimson’s first live action outdoors this year—the Harvard offense came alive to string together 26 runs in the final three contests of the series.The Crimson’s pitching and defense couldn’t hold up its end of the bargain in a 12-10 loss in the first game of a doubleheader on Saturday, falling apart in the fifth and sixth innings and squandering an 8-1 lead.Harvard came...
...captain’s response; at No. 1, Clayton grinded out a 7-5, 7-6 (7-0) win over Hagan to leave the Crimson one point away from victory.With three singles matchups all in third sets remaining, a Harvard win was far from certain.With the outcome of the contest in the balance, No. 5 Manghan needed to break Rutherford at 6-5 to avoid a third set tiebreaker and clinch the match. Through an array of groundstrokes and volleys, the freshman forced a match point before Rutherford fired long to hand Manghan and the Crimson...
...Crimson struck back with two runs in the third. After the Tigers regained the lead with a two-run frame of their own, Zumbro stepped in and pitched over three innings of scoreless ball. Co-captain Hayley Bock tied the game with a solo shot that sent the contest into extra innings at 3-3. Brown picked up her second win of the weekend, allowing only one hit and fanning four batters in two innings of relief. After sophomore Ellen Macadam reached on a fielder’s choice, junior Jessica Pledger provided the margin of victory with...
...Such optimism about improved play has begun to take root, as Harvard finds itself back in the race for a league title. In order to take this step, though, the Crimson must find equal success on the road. HARVARD 3, RUTGERS-NEWARK 2Friday evening’s contest brought more drama to the MAC, as the Crimson had to dig out of a 2-1 deficit to earn its second league victory. Weissbourd led all scorers with 28 kills, with Jones and Kuld totaling 14 and 13, respectively, off of Weintraub’s 57 helpers. Harvard began the match...
...Donato explained, the team was caught in the attitude of “hang around and see what happens,” for much of the contest...