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...wave of pink” cheered ever louder in the second half, when the Crimson used sharp shooting and a lockdown defense—the Bears made just eight shots from the field after halftime—to pull away from the league??s weakest team. With just one senior and two juniors on its roster, Brown proved unable to hang with a veteran Harvard team for 40 minutes. Guard Niki Finelli (14 points) got the scoring started with a three-pointer just a minute into the second frame, and consecutive layups from forwards Adrian Budischak and Katie...
...agreed that every member of the team had worked hard to earn the first victories for the Crimson and added that junior Patrick Ziemnick and sophomore Fred Rowsey had been huge in helping the team cope with early setbacks.“Obviously, the upcoming matches in the Ivy League??Brown, Columbia, Cornell—are big,” Knapp said. “We’re just hoping to build some momentum heading into the conference tournament.”HARVARD 37, SACRED HEART 9Starting with a 6-0 advantage due to forfeit...
...that the Crimson offense managed 34 shots to Brown’s 20, and held a 17-3 shots advantage in the third period. In short, it reads like a recipe for a blowout. When those statistics come on the short end of a 4-2 loss to the league??s lowliest opponent, however, they tell a completely different story. Rather than indicating offensive domination, these numbers underscore the Harvard offense’s inability to convert offensive chances, a running theme for the Crimson throughout its slumping second half of the season. “We?...
...Smith said. “For the first time, maybe all year, we slowed down on offense and executed and read the defense.” When playing Princeton in the past few seasons, the first defensive priority has always been the same: slow down Cowher, who is the league??s leading scorer in 2008. The Crimson’s strategy, like that of most Ivy opponents, was to double the forward in the post and hope that she wouldn’t find her teammates for easy looks on the perimeter. “She?...
...three players who have contributed most obviously to the Patriots success—Tom Brady, Randy Moss, and Wes Welker—have all had their best seasons as pros. It’s certainly been fun to see Welker elevate his status from relative unknown to the league??s leading receiver,. More rewarding has been watching two of the NFL’s most talented players—Brady and Moss—grow simply by virtue of working with the other. While the wins and the records have been the icing on the cake, Patriots fans...