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Cornell (4-4, 2-2 Ivy League) took an early lead when linebacker Joel Sussman intercepted a Josh Cohen pass at the visitors’ 36-yard line and returned it to midfield. Nine plays later, Siwula bulled into the end zone with just 4:46 gone. Dartmouth (2-6, 1-4) kept it close but never caught...
...yards in helping Penn to a 38-0 lead after three periods. The Quakers (5-1, 3-0 Ivy), the leader in rushing defense in Division I-AA, held Yale (2-4, 2-1) to just 50 yards on the ground and did not allow the Bulldogs to cross midfield until the fourth quarter. Yale quarterback Jeff Mroz was 16-of-26 passing, including three fourth-quarter touchdowns, the last a 57-yard strike to Ashley Wright with 2:35 left to play. Penn scored twice within 1:22 in the first quarter on a one-yard run by Mathews...
...half. Trailing just 1-0, Harvard opened the second half with heavy pressure on the Eagles defense and had several scoring chances narrowly miss the net or find the post. “We are just really unlucky, and it’s really unfortunate,” senior midfielder Jen McDavitt said. “All we can do is just keep shooting.” After weathering the initial storm, BC slowly regained control and added three late goals to close out the game, the first coming with 23:47 to play. Despite the shutout, the game...
...like we have in the past, it’s a different story.” The results were perceptible in both field position and time of possession. In last week’s ugly loss to Cornell, the Big Red had an average field position nearly at midfield thanks in large part to five Crimson turnovers. This week, the Leopards had an average start on their own 32-yard line, and held the ball for 23:27 as opposed to Harvard’s 36:33. “We don’t have, quite honestly, as much...
...defense. Harvard recorded two fumbles, two interceptions, and two sacks, and held the Big Red to 254 yards of offense.Cornell had the repeated benefit of short field position, however, and four of the Big Red’s scoring drives started either in Crimson territory or at midfield.“The field position aspect of [the turnovers] has just killed us,” Murphy said.“If the offense isn’t firing, then we need to step it up even more,” said captain defensive end Erik Grimm...