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...Friday night in New Haven, it would likely not have gone to any single player—although there were several candidates among the hot-shooting Bulldogs—but to the raucous mass of 2,336 fans that packed John J. Lee Amphitheater. In anticipation of the match-up with the hated Crimson (10-6, 2-1 Ivy), which was televised on the YES network, a vocal group of the sons of Eli filled the arena’s student section, which is located without buffer on top of the far sideline. The Yale fans, many dressed...
...NCAA title game. Harvard can only hope tonight’s game has a similar effect. Although the Big Green has been looming a little less large and verdant of late, limping into town unranked, that has no effect on the potency of the match-up. Expect the two Ivy foes to bring out the best in each other and play with an intensity not betraying the ardor of the winter campaign. To play like it’s a one-game season. And the end of the six-game season. In the middle of the season...
...ECAC) was a little less unpolished and managed to down the Friars (8-4-2, 5-1-1 Hockey East), who as the top unranked vote-getters hover just outside the national polls in the de facto No. 11 spot, by a final score of 6-3. In this match-up of the two non-conference foes, the defense was porous, the fouls were frequent, and even the offensive misconnections abundant in a game which saw a total of nine scores. “It was a little ugly,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said...
...Crimson’s guards are dual threats on the perimeter and off the dribble, a strength that will open up the lane for the Harvard forwards and create match-up problems for both man-to-man and zone defenses. Delaney-Smith has also installed a new-look motion offense that emphasizes more ball movement and high-low exchanges in the post...
...depth in the secondary,” Murphy said. “We have four very experienced corners, and we’re in the best shape we’ve been in with the secondary in a long time.”Senior Swan SongTomorrow’s match-up against Penn will mark the last home game for Harvard’s senior class. As is tradition, a pregame ceremony will honor the seniors and their families.This year’s group of Crimson seniors does not boast the big name of a Ryan Fitzpatrick...