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Harms summed up the importance of the match simply: “This game was our Ivy League season,” he said...
...After opening the season by winning eight of its first nine matches, the Crimson sputtered to a 1-1 draw with Cornell, an early setback in its quest for the Ivy League title. The midweek trip to Connecticut followed. The 4-0 loss to the Huskies marked the first game this season that Harvard had allowed more than one goal. In a matchup that was billed as a battle between two of the nation’s top defenses, the lopsided scoreline served as an embarrassing reminder that most of the Crimson’s six shutouts had come against...
Desperately seeking to get their season back on track, the Harvard players did not need any extra motivation going into Saturday’s game against an undefeated Brown team. But a fierce rivalry has developed between the two teams that annually compete for the league title, and the mutual distaste could almost be felt in the cold autumn...
While Omosegbon’s red card may have put Brown in control of the game, it also raised the volume of the 600 fans in attendance—many of whom were Harvard soccer alumni...
Whether it was the presence of their former teammates or just the knowledge of the importance of the game that drove the Crimson players, they were able to hold on and claim a 1-0 victory that not only turns their season, but also the conference standings...