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...three years and constantly worked to push the team to achieve its best,” junior co-captain Liz Powers said. “We were very happy her consistent effort every weekend was recognized by her earning All-American status, which means she is among the top eight skippers in the country.” Watson and Powers teamed up in the A division in the national regatta, where they placed 10th in a contest that top-seeded Yale won. Freshman Emily Lambert skippered the B-division boat, with fellow rookie Alexandra Jumper and junior Michelle Konstadt sharing...
...that record-breaking trend started way back in December, when Harvard set nine school marks at the Georgia Invitational—unprecedented for such an early-season meet. The Crimson finished third in a field that included national powerhouses Georgia and California. Harvard was no less dominant against Ancient Eight competition. The team won its first five league meets by an average of 93 points before running into its first major competition in the annual Harvard-Yale-Princeton tri-meet. The Crimson fell to Princeton, 170.5-148.5, in head-to-head competition. The sheer number of wins generated...
...then-No. 19 Brown at home in October and to MIT in the Northern Championships. Although the Crimson began the year 2-1 and looked to be adjusting well to head coach Erik Farrar’s new system, the squad struggled mightily with transition defense, prompting an eight-game losing streak. But rather than give into frustration, Harvard tightened its play and went 3-3 over its final six games, an encouraging sign for 2009. “Guys for the most part tried to focus on what we weren’t doing well,” sophomore...
Prior to Ancient Eight competition, the Crimson witnessed mixed results. Competing in assorted non-conference matchups and three invitationals, Harvard entered the Ivy season with a 7-7 record and a six-game win streak. It could not handle then-No. 22 Long Beach State, losing three games in a row at home, but took control several weeks later to win the Dartmouth Invitational...
...Junior guard Jeremy Lin’s sensational effort—27 points, eight assists, and six steals—carried Harvard to an 82-70 victory, the Crimson’s first-ever win over a ranked opponent...