Word: midfield
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...opening minutes of the game hardly foreshadowed the explosive fourth quarter. The Cadets reached the Harvard 42 on their initial possession, but for the rest of the first quarter, neither team penetrated deeper into enemy territory. In fact, after that series, nobody managed to pass midfield until five minutes had elapsed in the second period...
Playing in necktie-wide Alumni Field on unfamiliar artificial turf, the booters were dominating the highly routed B C squad, once ranked in the nation's top twenty But despite all the work in defense and clear control of the midfield, the Crimson could not create more than a handful of scoring chances and failed to take the opportunities it made...
UMass ran up the middle for a first down, then advanced the ball to their own 49 before the Crimson ground the Minutemen to a halt. On fourth and two, UMass again tried the middle, but the Crimson line held and Harvard gained possession at midfield...
...Crimson looked even better in the second half, as the ball rarely crossed the midfield line into the Harvard end. When it did, the Vermont attackers were greeted by Debbie Field, Jeanne Piersak, and freshman Meave O'Marah, all of whom did an excellent job containing the UVM offense...
...that Harvard didn't have some fine individual performances. Andy Mainelli shone at right inner, controlling the ball in midfield scraps and setting up the other forwards. It was not for lack of opportunity that the stickwomen couldn't find the back...