Word: matmen
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Harvard coach Johnny Lee gave much of the credit for the team victories to his first four wrestlers but said yesterday the matmen's showing "wasn't a performance that left you feeling great...
...matmen were busy overpowering Plymouth, Lee feared another the with B.U.--the third in three years. The grapplers built up a Jead of 21-9, and cliched the tie in a key decision by Andy McNerney. Wrestling at 134 pounds,McNerney found himself losing 2-0 before opening up with some tough maneuvers on the mat. After the wrestlers traded takedowns and escapes for a 3-3 tie, McNernet muscled a fast reverse for a 5-3 lead. Wrestling his toughest in the third period. McNerney scored a pivotal takedown and flipped Gary Abbott for a three-point near-fall...
Their performances marked the best individual showings given by Crimson matmen since 1974 when 118-lb. Dan Blakinger finished in second. As a team, Harvard finished 12th with 26 points, just one point ahead of Yale. Once again Lehigh, the traditional favorite in Eastern wrestling competitions, secured first in the 16-team tourney with 150 points...
...dual meet season closed on the Crimson matmen Saturday afternoon in the IAB, when Yale pulverized the middle of the Harvard lineup to surmount an early deficit and secure the 27-20 victory. Harvard will take an 11-7-1 record into the upcoming Eastern Championships...
...Phills loss to John Allen proved the injured big man is on the way back. Lee forfeited Phills' UConn match in hopes that his heavyweight will return for good this weekend when Yale will return for good this weekend when Yale comes to town to challenge the matmen and their 11-6-1 record...