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...goal proved to be critical, as the Big Green dominated the ball for the rest of the half. Junior Alex Chi worked hard in the midfield to send the ball up, but senior forward Andre Akpan and freshman forward Brian Rogers were stifled by Dartmouth’s physical defense. Clashes sent Akpan to the ground on a few occasions, and the co-captain seemed to be looking for penalties to be called...
Akpan was waiting for it, but so were two Big Green defenders, both of whom were to his inside. Controlling the ball, the forward quickly reversed direction and beat the first defender to the inside, firing the ball to the opposite corner before the second could touch...
...freshman’s effort proved to be the Crimson’s last shot of the game. The Big Green regained its control of the ball and, just as in the first half, Harvard relied on its defense to deliver the victory...
...defense was up to the challenge. Missed opportunities by the Big Green certainly didn’t hurt, as Dartmouth forwards had four shots miss the goal near the end of the game. But the Big Green hounded the ball, and just as before, it seemed a matter of time before one went their way. When the ball finally went past Harms, it seemed for a split second that the score would be tied...
...Crimson’s victory last night came after skating to a 3-3 tie with McGill in its exhibition game last weekend. The Big Green also played the Redmen in an exhibition last week and suffered a 7-4 loss...