Word: matmen
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This odd mixture of hope and disappointment reflects the matmen's uneven season, Crimson coach Johnny Lee said, "We're had too many weak links in the chain this year." he said. "But we've still got some guys who can cut the mustard against anyone...
Without the services of tri-captain Paul Wider man and with a modified lineup, the Harvard wrestling team dropped its first match of the year to Worcester Polytechnic Institute, 19-17, in a quadrangular meet at the University of New Hampshire Saturday night. The matmen fell behind from the start and were not able to make up the deficit in the final matches. The team came back to drub UNH, 37-12, and handle the University of Maine, 32-17, to bring its season record...
Despite Harvard's third-place showing, the matmen left few doubts that this year will prove to be one of the most successful in Harvard wrestling history. "I still think we can beat Columbia," Lee said, commenting on the man-to-man match-ups with one of his squad's toughest Ivy League opponents...
...Crimson is making the most of everyday, and the meet against UMass particularly helped a few members of the team maintain the sharpness that had carried them through the season. After the pressure-packed meets against powers Cornell and Columbia over the weekend, the matmen relished the chance to flex their muscles in a more relaxed matchup...
From then on. Harvard was able to overpower the remaining Columbia matmen. Freshmen Barry Bausano and Sean Wallace scored decisions in their respective matches, and Jim Phills sealed the victory with a solid thrashing of Columbia heavyweight Jeff Roylance...