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Past defeats have all been forgotten. After compiling a 10-1 record in the regular season, the Harvard soccer team won its third straight New England regional title, and advanced to the semi-finals by beating Hartwick, 4-1. Now only Howard and the winner of the St. Louis-San Francisco match stand in the way of Harvard's first national championship...
...Crimson, after strong playoff shutouts of Southern Connecticut (5-0) and Brown (3-0) and a very impressive 4-1 win over the nation's fourth ranked team, Hartwick, in the Dec. 4 Eastern Championships, appeared on its way to reaching a peak in team performance for the Miami finals...
However, there is no way to judge what effect a long lack of competition since Hartwick may have on the team. Coach Bruce Munro gave the squad a week layoff after clinching a berth at Miami, but had the team out practicing Monday, The squad will leave Cambridge for New York this Sunday at noon...
...when Harvard travels down to Miami, Florida to face Howard in the semi-finals later this month, the team will be much better prepared for the task ahead of them. The 4-1 victory over Hartwick last Saturday was satisfying in itself, but the players still regarded it as only another step towards the goal for which they have been working all season--the national championship. Howard will be a much greater challenge than Hartwick was, and if the team can get past the semi-final match, they will be that much more prepared for the final test against...
...same is true of the team as a whole. Harvard's game is geared to play against the best teams in the country, and if the performance against Hartwick is any indication, the team will peak with a victory over St. Louis in the national finals...