Word: momentum
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...Unlike most teams. the Crimson did not fall apart when it found itself three goals behind. It reversed the Hartwick momentum at the beginning of the third period and began to connect successfully on short passes. The Crimson forwards harassed the big Hartwick fullbacks and, with five seconds remaining in the third period, Harvard scored its first goal...
...Coach Hubert Vogelsinger predicted at the beginning of the year that his team wouldn't win a game. He said this season would be a "rebuilding year around a nucleus of sophomores." Having already won four games, Yale's sophomores would carry tremendous momentum into next fall's training camp with a Harvard defeat today...
...first time. After three-and-a-half quarters of play, I think everyone realized Yale had the stronger team. However, it is the mark of a great team that will not quit. Not much had been going right for Harvard until the final two minutes when the momentum changed and they began to come alive. The final two minutes are history and will not soon be forgotten. They clearly show why this series has come to be known as The Game...
Brown took the opening momentum and kept the ball at the Harvard end of the field. The quality of the two nationally ranked teams was most evident in the opening minutes as both squads concentrated on a short passing attack and a close checking defense...
...Crimson's second goal broke Brown's momentum, and the rest of the half was played at a much slower pace