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The third loss would prove to be the toughest. For the first time all season, the Crimson fell at home and to an unranked opponent when it dropped a double-overtime contest to Princeton. When co-captain Andre Akpan finally put Harvard on the board after 66 minutes of scoreless...
But the next weekend, the Crimson turned around its season for good in another game at Ohiri Field.
For a team characterized by its senior leadership, it was fitting that seniors would catalyze the season-changing 2-1 victory over Dartmouth. Senior defenseman Kwaku Nyamekye broke a scoring drought of a little less than a year when he knocked classmate Adam Rousmaniere’s corner kick into...
And in the end, Harvard had the result, securing sole possession of the championship with a 1-0 victory over Penn before advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for what was the team’s best finish in 22 years.
While the Crimson was never short on star power—co-captain forward Andre Akpan was first runner-up for the Hermann Trophy—its success hinged more on the leadership of the senior class as a whole and the team’s tight-knit atmosphere than...