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...their final game at Lavietes Pavilion, seniors Drew Housman, Andrew Pusar, and Evan Harris put in one of their best collective efforts in their four years on the Harvard men’s basketball team. The trio lead the Crimson to a thrilling one-point win over league-leading Cornell before lots of family and friends on Senior Night.Housman, playing in his team-record 111th game, paced the team with a shared team-best 20 points and played excellent defense on reigning league Player of the Year Louis Dale. Pusar, the team’s captain, went 31 minutes, including...
...like history was repeating itself, and that was not good news for the Harvard men’s basketball team. In the last meeting between these two squads, the Crimson built a 10-point lead early in the second half and led by as much as six in the final five minutes, but the Lions switched into a zone defense that stymied Harvard’s offense. Columbia eventually overtook the Crimson and won, 60-59, on a lay-in with four seconds left. On Friday, Harvard led by 15 points with less than seven minutes remaining. Again, the Lions...
...minutes dwindled Saturday afternoon on Cumnock Turf, the Harvard women’s lacrosse team (1-1) needed just one more goal. After overcoming its second four-point deficit of the game with only six minutes left, it seemed as though the tables had finally turned in favor of the Crimson. But the Minutewomen of UMass (1-3) recaptured the momentum just in time. With only 2:43 remaining in the game, UMass’ Jackie Lyons sunk the last goal into the back of the Harvard net, ending the contest with a final score of 13-12. Saturday?...
...vengeful Cornell team responded with two three-pointers, but Harvard remained relaxed and controlled.“Our team is very good at crunch time, and that is kind of our weakness too,” co-captain Emily Tay said. “We wait until the final 10 minutes until we get a spark, and that’s when we know we have to play well. It was crunch time when we started playing better.”As the clock continued to tick down, Harvard knew it was time to go. With six points from...
...Harvard, who was also able to secure the fifth seed in the Bank of America ECAC Championship next weekend with the win. It was also a chance for the Crimson to redeem itself after last year’s 4-1 heartbreaking loss against the Tigers in the championship final. “It’s a huge win,” co-captain Brian McCafferty said. “They’re the second best team in the league and they were the best team last year, so to be able to beat them before...