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...Crimson always seems to save its best for last. After a shaky start in the first half, Harvard ratcheted up its intensity in the second as it fought off the Big Red on Saturday in Ithaca, N.Y. Senior co-captain Megan Merritt scored her second goal of the season, leading Harvard (7-3-1. 1-1-0 Ivy) to a 1-0 victory against Cornell, the team’s first Ivy triumph of year. “In the first half we didn’t come out as strong and were a bit flat-footed...
...ITHACA, N.Y.—Despite beating Cornell handily on Saturday, Harvard continued to be outplayed on special teams...
...ITHACA, N.Y.—Finishing has been a focal point for Harvard head coach Tim Murphy all season, and, following Saturday’s 32-15 victory at Cornell, it was once again a topic of conversation for the Crimson. That’s because each of Harvard’s first three games were either won or lost because of the team’s ability, or inability, to finish well, and the Week 4 win over the Big Red demonstrated the best and the worst of the Crimson when it comes to closing the door on opponents.For...
...ITHACA, N.Y.—For a brief period in the third quarter, it appeared that Harvard might be in for a fourth straight game decided by a touchdown or less. Cornell’s Peter Zell nailed a 38-yard field goal on the Big Red’s opening drive of the second half to pull to within four points of the Crimson at 19-15, a deficit that had been 19-0 with just 3:11 to play in the second quarter.Momentum would not stay with Cornell long, however, as Harvard responded with a 51-yard touchdown...
Traveling north to Ithaca, N.Y., the Harvard field hockey squad maintained its first-place position in the Ivy League with a 3-2 overtime win over Cornell Sunday afternoon at Schoellkopf Field. The Crimson (7-4, 3-0 Ivy) remains undefeated in league play while the Big Red (6-3, 3-2 Ivy) dropped to fourth place, previously tied for second with Princeton. The victory also snapped Cornell’s three-game winning streak. The Big Red held two one-goal leads during the 71 minutes of play but was finally put to rest after a textbook penalty corner...