Word: midfield
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Late in the first period, however, the Crimson started to assert itself with tough midfield work and good combination play and it realigned the attack to put pressure on the vulnerable right side of the Stanford defense...
After the break, the game settled into a tight defensive struggle sporadically punctuated by terrific opportunities on both sides. Clever passes from the midfield found streaking attackers cutting to the goal as both teams looked for the quick strike. Sophomore midfielder Maisa Badawy played a crucial role in the Harvard defense, marking and shutting down Cardinal standout Carey Cloyd...
...second half, the situation appeared to brighten for the Crimson. Its superior midfield play kept the ball at the Huskies' end of the field for a majority of the half. Unfortunately, Harvard was not able to turn these opportunities into goals. Although the Crimson out-shot Northeastern 15-7, it did not force Northeastern's goalie to make many difficult saves...
...30th minute, captain Andrew Lundquist collected a loose ball in midfield and sent a long ball into the right corner for freshman forward Mike Peller, whose cross found freshman midfielder Joey Smolen in front of the net, but Smolen's header was high...
...dominated the game right from the start, firing off five shots in the game's first six minutes. Through the first half of play, Harvard kept the ball on the offensive end due largely to the efforts of sophomore back Ashley Marynick, co-captain midfielder Devon Bingham at midfield and junior sweeper Jessica Larson. Accordingly, junior goalie Anne Browning went relatively unscathed by the Cornell attackers, recording only two saves for the game...