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...Crimson when senior Mike Sands crushed Vena on an option keep, forcing a fumble that was recovered by junior defensive lineman R.D. Kern at the Colgate 45. The Crimson then went the distance in five plays, ending on a 15-yard touchdown run by senior tailback Chris Menick down the left sideline on an option play. Menick got a great block from the fullback to get to the corner. The score tied the game, 7-7, with 10:55 left in the quarter...
Harvard threw its third straight drive-ending interception on the first play after the ensuing kickoff. On an option pitch right, Menick pulled up and threw a pass down the right sideline--again to Cremarosa--that McCaroll picked off with ease...
...fourth quarter, however, the tide began to turn. Harvard stopped Colgate after the Menick interception. On its next possession, Colgate once again seemed to be on the move after two Joseph runs for 18 yards that put the ball on the Harvard 38. Senior strong safety Mike Madden then intercepted a Vena pass at the 30 and returned the ball to midfield...
Harvard then took twelve plays and 5:38 to score on a Wilford keeper from one yard out. An eight-yard Wilford scramble kept the drive alive on third-and-6, and Menick had a nine-yard run to convert a fourth-and-one. Another Menick run went for two yards on third-and-two. Two more runs gave the Crimson first-and-goal at the one to set up Wilford's score...
Things got better in the second half, although not as much as a week ago, when the Crimson line wore down Holy Cross and helped senior running back Chris Menick gain 112 yards. Against Colgate, the unit did not tighten up until the middle of the fourth quarter. Harvard averaged only 2.8 yards per carry for the game, rushing 17 times for 91 yards in the second half...