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Easily the most exciting matchup of the weekend. Two weeks ago in Ithaca, the Big Red eked out a 60-59 squeker when Bulldog forward Casey Hughes missed two free throws with two seconds left. Hughes is questionable against Cornell this time around with an injury which might not seem like such a bad thing to the Bulldog faithful after his not-so-clutch performance the last time out. Unfortunately for Yale, Hughes has also been the team’s best frontcourt player and without him, the Bulldogs will be undermanned against big Cornell center Andrew Naeve...
Talent-wise, this game looks like no contest. Yet despite Penn’s superior athleticism, Harvard hung with the league leaders for most of the matchup at the Palestra before the Quakers pulled away late. The Crimson shut down Penn’s three-point shooting attack in that game, but was overwhelmed inside. If the interior defense for the home team can improve, and if the big men stay out of foul trouble, Harvard will have a fighting chance. Yet the Quakers still have too much talent and will take it by five...
With the Harvard (7-2, 5-1 Ivy) win already secured, senior Todd Ostrow, playing in the ninth matchup and down two games to one, would not relinquish the match to his opponent, fighting until the game turned in his favor. As teammates and the home crowd cheered him on, the senior battled back from the depths, grabbing two straight games...
Classmates Suchde and team captain Ilan Oren also claimed definitive victories for the Crimson. Suchde, after dropping his first match in two years against Princeton, overpowered Yale senior Nick Chirls. In the top matchup, Suchde quickly won in straight games...
Ohio State has the experience advantage, as it will enter Sunday’s matchup with four games under its belt, while Harvard will be suiting up for the first time...