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...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...
...first two quarters and put the game out of reach.Over the course of play the Crimson offense outshot Holy Cross, 45-22. The discrepancy was 16-3 in the first period alone.“It was a good effort all around,” co-captain Nick La Fiura said. “Our offense is finally coming together really well. Their confidence is pretty apparent in the way that they move the ball around.”Controlling possession, Harvard scooped up 46 groundballs to the Crusaders’ 25 and won 15 of 21 faceoffs. The Crimson...
...career high.“In the last three games, I’ve been really impressed with the amount of confidence [Gibbons has] been having. Every time he gets the ball he believes he’s going to score,” co-captain Nick La Fiura said.Under the lights in Providence, the Crimson solved its faceoff issues, winning 14-of-19 and outshot Brown, 38-18, yet still skidded to its sixth consecutive loss. Five of Harvard’s defeats have come at the hands of nationally ranked teams.Never out of striking distance, Harvard...
...best defensemen on each team.”While the highly-touted Gibbons clearly possesses the talent to perform at the college level, such an intimidating introduction undoubtedly has taken its toll.“[Gibbons] was nervous his first few games,” tri-captain Nick La Fiura explains. “He started right away and that puts lots of pressure on a young guy, but he’s developed into a great contributor.”Although it did not take Gibbons long to get his name on the stat sheet, logging a goal...
...score, Saturday, in coach John Tillman’s first game for the Crimson.“I think that today’s game should be a lesson to us that you can’t underestimate any team,” tri-captain Nick La Fiura said. “I don’t think that the coach had underprepared us, but maybe some of us thought less of this team than maybe we would have of Cornell. It just shows that any team can win on any given Saturday.” The Saints...