Word: midfielded
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...Crimson, which dropped a tight 2-1 decision at No. 1 UConn on Wednesday, responded with a well-rounded defensive effort and much-improved second-half play in the midfield to all-but eliminate Yale (3-3, 0-2) from contention for the Ivy title...
...Crimson played grass-style hockey in the first, over-emphasizing dribbling and two-touch passes in the midfield. In the second, Harvard accentuated the one-touch and opened up the field, taking advantage of its speed and size on the turf...
Against the Lions, Harvard switched to a staggered back four, with Kelly stepping forward into the back of the midfield and freshman Mike Lobach moving deeper into his own half. The formula seemed to work...
...Crimson kept it even for the first 10 minutes, but in the 11th minute the Jays split the Harvard defense with a ball out of the midfield and Creighton forward Brian Mullan connected with the back of the net only seconds later...
Despite the loss of Stauffer and Bingham to graduation last year, this season's Crimson midfield proved last weekend that it is still a strong component of the Harvard attack. In addition to Weed's dazzling debut in a Harvard uniform this weekend, senior Julia Blain tacked on two goals and an assist...