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There were times when Ivy League men’s soccer seemed like anyone’s game. Harvard was hardly the only team with talent, and an Ivy title was never a sure thing...
...third loss would prove to be the toughest. For the first time all season, the Crimson fell at home and to an unranked opponent when it dropped a double-overtime contest to Princeton. When co-captain Andre Akpan finally put Harvard on the board after 66 minutes of scoreless soccer, it looked as if the Crimson’s undefeated record in the Ivy League would live another day, due mostly to a strong outing from sophomore goalie Austin Harms. But 20 seconds later, the score was evened again when the Tigers’ Antoine Hoppenot ended Harms?...
...over Dartmouth. Senior defenseman Kwaku Nyamekye broke a scoring drought of a little less than a year when he knocked classmate Adam Rousmaniere’s corner kick into the right corner of the goal less than five minutes into the contest. Just as in the past two games, Harvard surrendered the lead when Lucky Mkosana pulled the Big Green even at 55:26. But this time, the Crimson responded when co-captain Brian Grimm kicked a deep ball that was recovered by Akpan, who beat two Dartmouth defenders for the game-winning goal. Nyamekye later sealed the deal with...
...Harvard wouldn’t lose again until the NCAA Sweet 16. The weekend after it topped the Big Green, it was the Crimson’s turn to rally from a one-goal deficit at Columbia, as Rogers and junior Alex Chi scored to give Harvard the game, keeping its league title hopes alive. The next weekend, the Crimson accomplished its mission when another rookie, Richard Smith, scored the game’s lone goal against Penn to give Harvard the Ivy title...
...Harvard had the result, securing sole possession of the championship with a 1-0 victory over Penn before advancing to the Sweet 16 of the NCAA tournament for what was the team’s best finish in 22 years...