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...game began innocuously enough with a play centering around midfield for the most part. Penn's Rich McMahon had the best scoring chance in the opening minutes but his semi-break went by the boards as he shot wide and to the left of Crimson goalie Fred Herold...
Andover then launched a quick counterattack, caught the Crimson defense playing in midfield, and struck with the first goal of the game...
...second half we didn't control the midfield while their midfield played well," Acorn added. "Their fullbacks were playing flat, and we would've had more opportunities if we had chipped the ball over their heads. I would come back to take the ball from the midfield but they would chip the ball and the fullbacks could boot the ball out. It was a question of smarts...
Crimson goalkeepers Steve Potts and Michael Spiritos went virtually untested in posting the shutout, as Bridgewater amassed a total of only five shots on goal. Defensemen Boyce Greer, Bob Hargadon and Dave Mattais stopped most of Bridgewater's offensive thrust at midfield...
...other challengers? Penn again looks strong, especially at midfield and on the backline. The Quakers, like Harvard, will have only one problem--finding a consistent scoring attack. All-Ivy forward Santiago formosa is playing on the Pan Am team and will not be around this season...