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Entering the day, Harvard had never won a holiday tournament, a streak that would continue yesterday with an official tie and then a sudden-death shootout loss that propelled Northern Michigan into today's finals and dropped the Crimson down to a disappointing consolation matchup...
...would enter the record books as a tie, but once again, Harvard would not get its crack at a tournament title. Nor would it get a crack at No. 1 Minnesota, which would go on to defeat Merrimack 6-2 in the evening's matchup...
During the second half, he spent some time guarding a familiar foe—Michael Giovacchini, his younger brother, is a freshman point guard for the Big Green. The matchup did not last long, however, as the younger Giovacchini logged only two minutes, far below his season average...
...He’s a tough matchup for any team,” Sullivan said. “He’s very difficult to guard well in the low post because of his quickness. He can get to offensive rebounds real well...
...knew he was a big shot blocker,” Norman said. “We knew he could jump out of the gym...He’s just a complete player, so that was going to be a tough matchup...