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...Crimson (3-1). After a slight blip in the season opener, Harvard has reversed its fortunes entirely by rattling off three straight. In the series history against Hartford, the Crimson had won all but the first of six total meetings going into yesterday’s matchup...
...Harvard went into the weekend knowing that with two wins it would retain its Ivy League title and earn a spot in the NCAA tournament. A large 24-point victory over lowly Brown in Cambridge last month gave the Crimson plenty of confidence going into Friday’s matchup. But the Bears were looking to spoil the party. Putting pressure on the ball handlers, Brown forced 11 first-half turnovers and prevented Harvard from getting settled. The opening frame was very much back and forth, but the Crimson was able to take a six-point lead?...
...Harvard was undefeated in the ECAC this year, plowing through the regular season with a 22-0-0 record before sweeping its opponents the conference playoffs. The ECAC title is the Crimson’s fifth and its first since 2005.Just as in Harvard’s semifinal matchup with Clarkson on Saturday, neither team was able to score early on yesterday, as the squads were evenly balanced in the first period. Both teams threatened the net, but Guckian and Crimson sophomore goalie Christina Kessler withstood the pressure to keep the score at 0-0.“That?...
...just one point in the tournament.“You’ve got to watch, obviously, their top line,” Saints coach Paul Flanagan said. “When you see 26 [Vaillancourt’s number] up over the boards, you want the right matchup if you can.”But even when the game was on the line, the Crimson didn’t need to rely on Vaillancourt to bring home the championship. “I think the tendency in overtime is to sort of focus on high-scoring forward players...
...innings. “We really need to get in the cages,” Allard said. “We need to hit more.” OREGON STATE 2, HARVARD 1 In Friday’s opening game, the Crimson fell to Oregon State in a close matchup. Scoreless up until the sixth inning, Madick walked the leadoff hitter, hit another, and gave up an RBI double, knocking in the Beavers’ first run. Up until that point, Madick had allowed only three hits. Harvard stepped up and immediately tied the score in the bottom half...