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Harvard posts a young roster this year that continues to improve with experience. The rookie goalie, Krieger, played one of his best games against Duke. He recorded a career-high 17 saves and was successful on 17 of 21 clear attempts...
...Duke began a stunning 8-0 scoring run less than a minute into the first quarter with Blue Devil Zach Howell putting one past Crimson rookie goalkeeper Harry Krieger with 14:13 to go. Just over a minute later, Harvard’s defense turned the ball over, and Duke’s Max Quizinari picked up a ground ball. The Blue Devils’ offense settled into its set—as it would do continually through the first quarter—undisturbed by the Crimson defense. At 12:51, Duke’s Steve Schoeffel tallied his 10th...
...Duke picked up an unstoppable rhythm early in the first quarter—win the face-off, grab the ground ball, run the set, and capitalize on shot opportunities. Harvard gave up eight of nine face-offs in the first quarter alone and won only six of 20 ground balls. The Crimson never possessed the ball long enough to push up field and run its own sets. The Blue Devils controlled the momentum from the first face...
...came out flat and a little too hesitant,” senior defenseman Ben Smith said. “We weren’t getting the tough ground balls and getting the 50/50 plays, and those 50/50 plays can make a big difference, especially in the beginning. [Duke] got some series off of that, and lacrosse is a game about getting runs. They went on a big run, the biggest run we’ve seen...
...falling behind in the first half, Harvard has fought back in the second half to either win or play evenly with each opponent. Against Brown, the Crimson won the second half, 7-6. Against Dartmouth, it held a huge margin in the last two quarters, 10-4. And against Duke, Harvard played with the Blue Devils in the last half of the game, matching Duke’s goals...