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Last season, the Harvard women’s basketball team grew accustomed to the late-game heroics of guard Laura Robinson ’06.From the point guard spot, Robinson kept the Crimson in close games with a knack for getting into the lane, drawing contact, and nailing last-second free throws.But she graduated in June with fellow backcourt teammate Jessica Holsey ’06, and the duo’s departure leaves big shoes for a young Harvard backcourt to fill—especially if the Crimson hopes to challenge for the Ivy Title this year...
...year of experience—and the memory of a 2006 season gone awry—will be indispensable to the Crimson’s campaign in 2006-2007. And with the graduation of last year’s senior class—including breakout guard Laura Robinson—this year’s roster is without a single player with NCAA tournament experience. That doesn’t happen often in Laivetes Pavilion, but the Crimson has not gone dancing since 2003—when co-captains Kyle Dalton and Christiana Lackner were seniors in high school...
That finesse becomes apparent in the pieces’ stronger emotional appeal. For instance, the most recent piece, “Witnesses,” was created by choreographer Laura Glenn in reaction to the events of Sept.11. The dancers’ motions powerfully evoke the horror and tragedy of that moment in American history...
...Staff writer Laura A. Moore can be reached at lamoore@fas.harvard.edu...
...women’s soccer program. Last Wednesday, the Ivy League announced its selection of Lauren Mann, the Crimson’s freshman goalkeeper, as its Rookie of the Year. Mann joined fellow freshman Lizzy Nichols and junior Megan Merritt on the league second team, while senior Laura Odorczyk was named as a first-team selection for the second time in her four-year career. Falling in between that first day of training camp and Wednesday’s announcement, though, was a tough 3-13-1 season. Hampered by injuries and youth—there were only three upperclassmen...