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...late-season surge through injuries and turnovers that helped Harvard finish second to surprise league champion Brown.Just three days later, as has long been the custom for the Crimson’s squad, it was announced at the team’s end-of-season banquet that linebacker Matt Thomas had won a close election for captain of the 2006 unit, replacing the graduating Erik Grimm ‘05. But from that point, from an exhilarating win and well-deserved celebration to last Saturday’s 31-14 home victory against Holy Cross, few positive things happened...
...said head coach John Kerr. “But we have enough fire power, enough belief in ourselves that we were able to come and win that one.”Harvard’s winning goal came with 7:57 minutes left in overtime. Junior forward Matt Hoff crossed the ball directly in front of the goal, allowing freshman midfielder Brian Grimm to head in his first goal of the season.The game, however, did not start out in the Crimson’s favor—Vermont found the back of the net only 15 minutes into the game...
...Harvard hopes keep its momentum rolling early in the season by knocking off Vermont. It will be nearly impossible for the Catamounts to once again shut out the Crimson as the Harvard has scored 15 goals in its six games. Especially key have been the returns of junior Matt Hoff and sophomore Mike Fucito, while freshman Andre Akpan’s three goals have also sparked the offense. Vermont, meanwhile, enters today’s game with a 3-3-2 record and just defeated then-No. 22 Massachusetts with a last-minute goal this weekend. The Crimson-Catamounts matchup...
...excellent athletes, very tough kids, and under the circumstances, they did a great job today.”But it does help when the defensive line is getting plenty of pressure on its own. Senior defensive end Mike Berg had a sack and numerous pressures, while sophomore defensive tackle Matt Curtis added a pair of sacks and plenty of hurries. Berg had another sack on a fourth-and-goal play in the fourth quarter negated by a penalty, but on the third Holy Cross fourth-and-goal effort his pressure of McSharry forced a bad pass that was intercepted...
...freshman feel a part of the team. And the younger guys have reacted well and really performed on the field. It’s a very closely knit group.” Another factor that could not be discounted was the return to the Harvard lineup of junior Matt Hoff and sophomore Mike Fucito, who rose to the occasion in the second half and provided much of the spark. The duo created numerous opportunities through the middle of the field. “They gave us some guile, some unexpected plays,” Kerr said...