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Harvard came right back but was unable to score in the half as a few shots ricocheted off the post. Much of the play centered around midfield as both teams exhibited extremely tight defenses...
...John took over at the helm and the Crimson came within a hair of getting back into the game as the half ran out. After a Colgate penalty had kept the Harvard drive alive at midfield, St. John pitched to Coolidge on an apparent sweep, but the fullback lofted a floater that Curry ran under inside the Colgate five...
...rest of the game consisted of some tightly contested midfield play, but Harvard's big guns, perhaps a bit cocky after Thursday's 8-0 thrashing of Tufts, were unable to get untracked. Harvard's usually explosive front line, led by last year's high scorer Sarah Mleczko, managed 13 shots, only four of which had to be turned away by the UConn goalie...
...second half found the Crimson women relaxing with a 5-0 advantage, and the majority of play passed with unproductive, back-and-forth play around midfield. Jumbos Priscilla McClung and Jane Loitman worked the ball into the Crimson zone to trigger Tufts's only real offense of the day, as winger Leigh Hudson racked up Tufts's lone shot on goal...
After the game, Coach Ford identified part of the problem as the lack of solid playmaking in the midfield area...