Word: goffredo
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...HAVEN, Conn.—With 10 minutes remaining in the Crimson’s Saturday night loss at Yale, Harvard captain Jim Goffredo connected on his first shot of the night, a straight-away three-pointer that cut the Yale lead to 56-51. It looked like the type of shot that could revitalize Goffredo, a streaky outside shooter who relies on rhythm and confidence, and give Harvard the perimeter attack it was sorely missing...
...Goffredo would not score another field goal all night, finishing 1-of-11 from the field, and the Crimson would implode in the final 10 minutes as Yale pulled away for an easy 86-71 victory. As the lead grew, the New Haven crowd only grew more vicious, and Goffredo, the team leader struggling through one of the toughest games of his career, took the brunt of the insults. Shooting free throws in the second half, Goffredo received a chant of “worst game ever...
...Obviously he’s very discouraged right now,” Harvard coach Frank Sullivan said. “I think the size factor is an issue. If you look at the size of the Yale players, they are bigger, taller, longer [than Goffredo]. And they’re not afraid to violate principles of defense to stay with...
...Goffredo struggled in Harvard’s last matchup with Yale, an 88-78 loss at Lavietes Pavilion in which the shooting guard miss seven of 10 shots. In that game, Goffredo was hounded by defensive stopper Casey Hughes, an athletic 6’5, 200-pound forward who used his superior length and quickness to contest every Goffredo jumper. But Hughes was in shirt-and-tie Saturday night, sidelined by a fractured foot, and Goffredo was getting open shots. They just weren’t falling...
...Personally, I’ve always liked playing at that gym down there for one reason or another,” Goffredo said. “It’s definitely a good way to get back on track against a team we have already beaten. I think a lot of guys like playing down there, so it should be good...