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...They’re a great group of freshmen,” said senior co-captain Lauren Snyder. “They’re overshadowed by the strong upperclassmen sometimes but because we got a lot of ejections early on [MacLaughlin and senior co-captain Vivian Liao each irked the referee through the first half], the freshmen got a chance to show what they could do.”While youth was being served offensively, the defensive side proved to be a hotbed for veteran cunning, as senior Melissa Mueller wreaked havoc in the pool and snatched six steals...
...Some of the older players had to take a larger role than they normally might [because of injuries],” Liao said. “But the team in general stepped up and filled the positions they were asked to fill which opened up opportunities to score...
That someone was Vivian Liao. With 2:53 showing on the scoreboard, Liao delivered the game-winning goal (her fourth of the night) to give the Crimson a thrilling 10-9 victory in its first spring break action...
...started to move and anticipate their moves a lot better as we adapted to their west coast style of play,” Liao said. “West coast style is a little more finesse, a lot of counter attacking [whereas] on the East coast, it’s a lot more physical. Over the course of the break during our trained, we started to move a lot better as a team...
...with a 10-9 nail-biter against Concordia behind strong play in goal before falling 9-5 against Cal Baptist the following day. Harvard recovered from its loss later that afternoon with a 9-5 victory over Cal Redlands. In the week’s opener, co-captain Vivian Liao capped a back-and-forth battle with the game-winning 10th goal with 2:53 left in final frame to give her team a 10-9 win. The score was Liao’s fourth on the day. Co-captain Lauren Snyder also found the back of the net twice...