Word: midshipmen
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...chilly, insistent wind forced the matches from Harvard's soft outdoor clay courts to the harder surface of the Palmer Dixon indoor facility, and almost immediately. the Midshipmen were at a disadvantage. Unused to the sometimes tenuous footing, several of the Navy singles players found themselves behind early, and authoritative Crimson volleys never let them come back...
Harvard did well to hold perennially powerful, Navy to less than ten goals in the season opener, and the Midshipmen did much of their scoring by capitalizing on mistakes common at this early date. Against Adelphi on Hofstra University's asiroturf, the Crimson defense had little trouble turning back Adelphi's attacks and then quickly clearing the ball...
...Naval Academy has never really been known for making things easy on its midshipmen...
...Harvard's fifth against seven losses, marked the first time that the Crimson has defeated the Midshipmen in 12 starts. The 19-point margin of victory was the widest scored against Navy this season...
...Midshipmen took advantage of the situation, outscoring the Crimson 14-2 during one stretch in the seecond half and 39-38 for the half. Harvard, which outrebounded fourth-ranked North Carolina by 15 even though it didn't win, lost control of the boards in the second half to the shorter Midshipmen...