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...tough day all around for the Harvard men’s lacrosse team. From offense to defense Cornell thoroughly outplayed the Crimson in every aspect of the game. But there was one facet that was particularly crucial to the Big Red’s handy victory—faceoffs. Although junior Nick Smith has made an admirable transition to the X and is winning over 50 percent of his faceoffs on the season as a whole, Saturday was an off day for the junior, who showed he still has some things to learn about his new position. Harvard sorely missed...
...With the graduation of top defender Brian Mahler, the No. 2 faceoff man in the country in the form of John Henry Flood, and two of the team’s top scorers, Evan Calvert and Greg Cohen, I was sure this year would be one of those losing campaigns we all chalk up to “a rebuilding year...
...only aspect of the Crimson’s game that hasn’t yet made leaps and bounds is the faceoff. But how can you expect junior Nick Smith to fill Flood’s shoes with nearly no experience...
...Minutemen scrambled to stay in the game scoring twice to cut the lead to 7-4. With less than two minutes remaining, junior defenseman Sam Slaughter padded the lead, scoring his first goal of the season. Integral to Harvard’s game was dominance in the faceoff category, taking nine of 15. “We knew that replacing John Henry Flood would be a challenge, but Nick Smith has done a great job.” Duboe said. “He’s been a warrior at the X.” —Staff...
...game, as three first-period penalties tired out the Crimson defense. Despite Harvard killing all three penalties, Colgate notched its first goal as Rogers left the box at 14:15.In transition, Raiders pivot Ethan Cox skated down the right side and launched a shot from inside the right faceoff circle into the top-left corner of the net past Richter’s blocker to give Colgate a 1-0 lead.“I don’t think we played very well in the first period,” Donato said. “We sat back...