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Most of Harvard’s dismal offensive performance in the first half had to do with its inability to get drives going...
...Crimson mustered just five first downs in the first half, and midway through the third quarter, the team had as many penalties—six—as first downs...
...opportunistic and persistent Leopard offense combined with an ineffective and mistake-prone Crimson attack to put Lafayette (5-1, 1-0 Patriot) up, 28-3, by halftime. Harvard (3-2, 2-0 Ivy) played better in the second half, outscoring the Leopards, 15-7, but by that point, it was too little, too late...
Harvard had a chance to cut the deficit in half early in the second quarter, after having moved into the red zone at the end of the first on the strength of a 33-yard pass from Winters to Lorditch and solid running by junior tailback Gino Gordon. But the Crimson was stifled after Winters was sacked on the Lafayette 12, and Harvard had to settle for a field goal...
Down 14-3, the Crimson would not score again for the rest of the half. But the same can not be said for the Leopards, who dominated the second quarter, executing a balanced offensive attack spearheaded by senior quarterback Rob Curley. Lafayette found the endzone twice more before the clock ran out, heading into the break with a 28-3 lead...