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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...
...tough competitor,” O’Connor said of Leen. “I wrestled a little timid and gave him a little too much respect. Once I got into the match, there wasn’t enough time left [for a comeback].”The matchup began with the 133-lb. bout, and Harvard quickly gave up six points when sophomore Simon Orozco was pinned in 1:38.Meltzer recorded a 4-3 decision with a first-period takedown and two escapes in the third.Latessa recorded the second win on the night for the Crimson when...
...Goffredo struggled in Harvard’s last matchup with Yale, an 88-78 loss at Lavietes Pavilion in which the shooting guard miss seven of 10 shots. In that game, Goffredo was hounded by defensive stopper Casey Hughes, an athletic 6’5, 200-pound forward who used his superior length and quickness to contest every Goffredo jumper. But Hughes was in shirt-and-tie Saturday night, sidelined by a fractured foot, and Goffredo was getting open shots. They just weren’t falling...
...that a Crimson player has picked up that award, with sophomore guard Niki Finelli winning it last week.HARVARD 68, YALE 58Entering Saturday’s game, Harvard’s only league loss was to Yale, in an away game played shortly after reading period ended. In a heated matchup against the Bulldogs (11-13, 4-6), the Crimson proved that it is worthy of the top spot in the Ivies by asserting its dominance over the previous victors.Strong defense defined the start of the game, as both teams made a few early stops. Three buckets and an impressive assist...
...matchup in January, Harvard held McAndrew relatively in check, as he had 16 points, but shot just 4-of-11 from the floor...