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DIED. JOHN HARTFORD, 63, quirky, sociable bluegrass banjo virtuoso, fiddler and guitarist, who penned the much recorded country song Gentle on My Mind, which won him two Grammy Awards and became a Top 40 hit for Glen Campbell; of cancer; in Nashville, Tenn. Beloved for spirited performances at bluegrass festivals and for throwing picking parties at his home, Hartford collaborated with the Byrds and Benny Martin but also recorded some 40 of his own albums, most recently appearing on the sound track for the film O Brother, Where Art Thou...
...games later, the missed chance at back-to-back titles was the least of Harvard's problems. After falling to Hartford and lowly Columbia in its final two games of the year, Harvard's hopes at making the postseason appeared shot...
...uplifting victory for a squad that had not won a game in almost three weeks. After Quinnipiac, though, the Crimson's draw got a lot tougher. Its second round opponent-Hartford-had already defeated Harvard 2-1 during the regular season. Still, the Crimson had played the Hawks closely enough in that earlier meeting that it was confident about its chances...
...Plus, the Crimson had Mattison. The senior's incredible scoring binge continued against the Hawks, as she sacrificed her body to head a loose ball past the Hartford keeper for a first-half strike. The goal proved to be the game-winner as Harvard stomped to a 3-0 upset victory and earned the right to face the No. 1 team in the land-Notre Dame-in the Sweet Sixteen...
...fact, getting to that third-round game can only be considered a triumph in itself. In that sense, the real ending to the epic tale of the 2001 season-indeed the happy ending-came in Hartford. For that was where Harvard rallied all the way back from its lowest point. That was where Harvard avenged its earlier loss to Hartford. And that was where Harvard redeemed itself...