Word: mcl
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...Trailing 14-0 in the fourth quarter, with its offense completely ineffective, and Menick sidelined with a sprained MCL, the game appeared lost for Harvard. But a Kacyvenski interception set up Harvard's first touchdown of the game, and a spectacular 77-yard punt return by Patterson tied the game for the Crimson. After the Harvard defense forced the fourth Penn turnover of the game, a Giampaolo field goal put the Crimson up 17-14 with 5:47 remaining...
However the measure of this team is better found in its gritty wins and in the resilience it showed after dropping two early-season games and losing senior starting midfielder Lou Bevilacqua to an MCL sprain for half the season. Harvard started the season strongly, crushing Holy Cross and Boston College, and beating Penn for its first Ivy league win. The soft early schedule perhaps left the team unprepared for its spring trip, however...