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...Against the Bears, the Crimson will hope to continue its solid play at the back. Freshman goalie Austin Harms has not allowed a goal in the past two games, and Giammanco, junior Kwaku Nyamekye, co-captain Luke Sager, and sophomore Robert Millock have formed a formidable defensive team. In midfield, Harvard has enjoyed strong play from juniors Brian Grimm and Adam Rousmaniere. Sophomore Alex Chi is a workhorse on the left flank, and senior John Stamatis will look to support the striking combination of Fucito and junior Andre Akpan. Fucito leads the team with six goals despite having...
...pass into the side net. Harvard notched another goal in the 25th minute. This scoring sequence was the work of junior Kelli Okuji and sophomore Gina Wideroff. From her defensive position, Okuji beat a Black Bear defender down the sideline and then found Wideroff racing through the center midfield. The sophomore dribbled to the top of the box, cut to her right, and ripped a shot into the upper left corner of the goal. A third tally was added ten minutes later when freshman Patricia Yao found the back of the net off a cross from fellow rookie Hana Taiji...
...half saw the Crimson enjoy the majority of possession. The first few minutes were played almost entirely in Big Red territory, but Harvard was unable to test Murphy.Cornell picked up its play in the eighth minute, when junior forward Eva Dixon put a good chance over the crossbar. Freshman midfielder Abigail Apistolas followed by forcing a good save from Harvard junior keeper Lauren Mann.Fortune then favored the Crimson, as Murphy could only stand and watch as a cross from the right side of the goal box hit off a defender and fell into her net for Harvard?...
...down at the back,” said co-captain Luke Sager, another key member of the defensive unit. “With Austin and Kwaku, we are starting to get used to playing together.”Adding further protection, junior Brian Grimm has taken up the holding midfield role and helped the Crimson to control the play Saturday.“I think that’s the hardest anyone’s worked all season,” Stamatis said of Grimm’s performance.On paper, Harvard was the superior team, and once the game started...
...tally, Harvard had controlled possession. Junior forward Christina Hagner brought the crowd to its feet in the 16th minute, hitting the post with a powerful header off Baskind’s corner. Junior defender Lizzy Nichols then came close as well, serving in a free kick from close to midfield that took a wild bounce in the box, forcing Bulldog keeper Ayana Sumiyasu to push the ball over the bar. The complexion of the game changed after senior midfielders Rachael Lau and Erin Wylie were substituted at around the 20-minute mark. Play opened up with possession evening...