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...DeOssie. Fitzpatrick made a last-ditch attempt to throw the ball away, but it slipped out of his hand and was recovered by Pat Curran, giving Brown possession at the Harvard 20. Once again, the defense locked down on Hartigan to hold the Bears out of the endzone. Kicker Steve Morgan, who had already missed a short field goal in the first half, sent his 30-yard field goal attempt wide right and the Harvard lead held...
...first game of his college career, the freshman kicker nailed all three of his extra-point attempts and made two field goals of more than 30 yards in the Crimson’s 35-0 victory Saturday. The second, from 37 yards out, was the longest field goal made by a Harvard kicker in more than two years...
...certainly hate to get your hopes up on a freshman kicker, but I had mentioned to some people that I felt like, at least in terms of ability, this was the best kicking specialist we’ve recruited,” said Harvard coach Tim Murphy. “He’s really been a very level-headed kid all through preseason, very unflappable, doesn’t talk a lot, just goes out and does well...
While in Saturday’s blowout making every extra point was not crucial to securing a Harvard victory, the knowledge that the Crimson has a kicker who can be counted upon to make that seventh point or boot that 30-yard field goal adds a level of confidence for future contests. For a team used to going for it on every fourth down rather than risk yet another botched field-goal attempt, being able to rely on Schindel reinforces an already powerful Harvard offense...
Even the kicking game, which in recent years has been a nightmare for Harvard, showed some promise. Freshman kicker Matt Schindel made field goals of 31 and 37 yards and appeared unhampered by the wet conditions...