Word: defeat
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...early stages. But the Harvard women did not rest on their laurels after such early-season victories, continuing their winning ways at Lehigh, Brown, and out in California before taking second at the RoarEE Invitational in mid-April, finishing behind Princeton. The Crimson responded to its lone defeat of the year by besting the Tigers and Yale the following week to take home the Ancient Eight crown, and qualifying for the NCAA Regional Championships on the campus of The Ohio State University in the process. There, Harvard would match its finish from a year ago, placing 19th...
...March ended, so did Harvard’s lacrosse honeymoon. In a crushing defeat, Georgetown squeaked past the Crimson, 9-8, with an early overtime goal...
Although senior goaltender Joe Pike made 14 saves on the day, then-No. 3 Cornell was able to overwhelm Harvard, 13-12. The following week, then-No. 2 Princeton handed the Crimson another one-goal defeat. The Tigers sealed Harvard’s fate with an unassisted goal with two minutes to play, giving the Crimson a 10-9 loss. Brown followed suit the next week, defeating Harvard...
...Crimson closed out the 2008 campaign fifth in the Ivy League, having gone 5-9 against conference opponents. Harvard had difficulty dealing with the likes of Yale, Cornell, Penn, and Princeton, and was unable to defeat these Ivy League opponents despite coming close on several occasions. But Harvard easily handled Dartmouth and Columbia, sweeping both matchups over the course of the season...
...Crimson knew it had to dig itself out of a hole, and bounced back with wins over Penn, Princeton, Yale, Brown, and Cornell.On Feb. 14, however, another heartbreaking loss ensued—this time, at the hands of Columbia. Again, Harvard was just one shot away from the victory.The defeat was incredibly costly, placing the Crimson two games back of then-undefeated Dartmouth. Another slip-up would surely end any chance that Harvard had at the league title.The group met the challenge head on, overcoming a lot of adversity along the way. First was the 22-point comeback against Princeton...