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...offense and defense to thrive at the same time. With both sides of the ball consisting mostly of underclassmen, Harvard’s first new coach in almost 20 years brought in specialists to help his squad on ‘D’ and at the faceoff X. “I think the guys made great progress,” Tillman said. “We’d lost our top three or four scorers from the year before, we didn’t have anyone that had taken a faceoff. It’s a possession...
...Faceoff dominance has long been a critical factor of the Crimson’s game as possession time can make or break any team’s game plan. Gaudet comes to the X with a long stick, a rare choice in men’s lacrosse...
...Unfortunately [freshman midfielder Christian] Oberbeck just had a season ending injury,” Harvard sophomore Jason Duboe added while considering the Crimson options at the X. “But [junior midfielder] Nick Smith and [Freshman midfielder Andrew] Parchman are fully capable of controlling the faceoff. Even though they have a great guy we can [definitely] neutralize them at the X. [Assistant] Coach Kelly has done a good job preparing...
...teams were ready to compete. Miller made cuts and honed the team’s skills with increased practice time and a competitive attitude among the team itself; Tillman was a stickler for detail, making sure every inch of the game was taken care of and bringing along faceoff coach Anthony Kelly and defensive coach Kevin Warne, who have revolutionized the Crimson’s system...
...think that defense is going to be key this weekend,” tri-captain Nick La Fiura said. “[Yale has] one of the best faceoff guys in the country…If they get the ball a lot more, it’s going to test our defense for 60 minutes. We’re going to play them tough. We have some good systems and qualities this weekend that should help us defend pretty well...