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There were times when Ivy League men’s soccer seemed like anyone’s game. Harvard was hardly the only team with talent, and an Ivy title was never a sure thing...
...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 the right corner of the goal less than five minutes into the contest. Just as in the past two games, Harvard surrendered the lead when Lucky Mkosana pulled the Big Green even at 55:26. But this time, the Crimson responded when co-captain Brian Grimm kicked a deep ball that was recovered by Akpan, who beat two Dartmouth defenders for the game-winning goal. Nyamekye later sealed the deal...
Harvard wouldn’t lose again until the NCAA Sweet 16. The weekend after it topped the Big Green, it was the Crimson’s turn to rally from a one-goal deficit at Columbia, as Rogers and junior Alex Chi scored to give Harvard the game, keeping its league title hopes alive. The next weekend, the Crimson accomplished its mission when another rookie, Richard Smith, scored the game’s lone goal against Penn to give Harvard the Ivy title...
Arguably Harvard’s best game of the season was its last victory of the year when it defeated Monmouth, 3-0, in the second round of NCAAs. For the Crimson’s seniors, the remarkable run ended in the next round at the hands of defending champion Maryland. But while the seniors’ college playing days are over, their impact on the program is not, as the class raised the bar for Harvard soccer...
...third and final game in the Pool Cup championship match was not as close. West dominated Harrity, 11-1, cementing the Crimson co-captain’s perfect 5-0 record at the championships...