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...varsity soccer team stretched its winning streak to fourteen games Saturday afternoon as it defeated Hartwick College, 1-0, on the B-School field. The double overtime victory gave the Crimson booters the NCAA Eastern Regional crown and boosted them into the semifinals for the national championship being played in San Jose, California...
...Hartwick Warciors dominated play during the first half-only by a small margin. however. Frequently, they were a step ahead of the Crimson booters and their passing was steadier. Harvard was excellent when the ball was on the ground. but the Warriors kept the ball in the air and their head passes were more accurate than those of the Crimson...
Another outstanding Hartwick freshman-who has an excellent chance of becoming an All-American by the end of his sophomore year-is goalie Frank Van Der Sommen. Whereas Meyers, hampered by an injured knee. let the ball come to him many of the times, Van Der Sommen continually moved out of the crease to catch high kicks and passes, cutting off possible scoring threats. "It may be a sacrilegious thing to say, but I think Hartwicks' goalie outplayed Meyers." one Crimson fan said after the game...
...third period started out slowly for the Crimson. Hartwick once again took the initiative, but could not get past the Crimson fullbacks. On one play, the Warriors charged Meyers with three forwards. Sophomore fullback Chris Wilmot-whom Munro calls the "sweeper" on his 3-man defense-managed to turn away one Warrior, block the other two, and gain possession of the ball...
...Harvard upset of Hartwick would not be a surprise in this year's NCAA play-offs. In the Far West, San Francisco, ranked first in the nation, went through four overtime periods in a 2-2 deadlock with San Diego State, San Francisco was finally awarded the victory because it had two more corner kicks than the Azters...