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Cornell learned the hard way on Saturday just how costly turnovers can be. In its first play from scrimmage after Harvard’s first score, Big Red fullback Brian Ulbricht was hit by senior linebacker Mike Cataldo and turned over the ball to the Crimson on the Cornell 24 yard-line...
...lead was cut in half quickly. The Huskies took over on the Harvard 45 with 2:17 remaining in the first quarter. A 16-yard completion from Galli to senior wideout Michael Mack set up a 24-yard touchdown run by senior fullback Sean Connor. Nate Mullaugh’s kick brought the score to 14-7 with 1:58 remaining in the quarter...
Husky senior fullback Sean Connor also had a good day on the ground, averaging nearly 11 yards per carry with a touchdown...
More importantly for the Crimson, the non-Ivy matchup allows several key players to rest following injuries suffered last Saturday. Josh Staph, the fifth-year senior fullback-turned-tailback who posted 152 rushing yards on Brown, still has not recovered from an ankle sprain. Star sophomore linebacker Dante Balestracci and senior defensive end Phil Scherrer are also unlikely to play against Lafayette...
...next, Staph wasn’t invited to camp his junior year because Harvard Coach Tim Murphy felt he “wasn’t far enough along” in his development. He persevered and eventually stuck on the roster, only to see limited action behind starting fullback Grady Smalling ’01. He stuck around an extra year and looked forward to finally starting—at fullback, far from a glamour position in Harvard Murphy’s offense...