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...chances that we couldn’t put away. At the end they got a bit of a counter attack, [Puranen] got in behind our defense and slotted it in.”Harvard entered its fourth fixture of the 2008 campaign looking to build upon the momentum of a convincing victory over both NC State and Vermont, respectively. The Crimson quickly demonstrated its desire to take the game to the Rams, albeit a tad bit anxiously—Harvard drew three offsides calls in the first fifteen minutes. “Coach wanted us to start off by trying...
...victory. After exchanging the lead several times early in the first set, BC remained on top for most of the match until several key blocks and Eagle errors allowed the Crimson to capture the win. “They committed a couple unforced errors and we used that momentum and kept moving forward with it,” McKinley said. “In later games we let them back in a little bit.” Following its strong start, Harvard kept up its attack but lost both the second and third sets 25-23. Throughout these sets, neither...
...scored eight minutes into overtime to seal a 2-1 win over crosstown rival Northeastern (3-3-1). Since opening its season with two losses in California September 5-7, the Crimson has not dropped a decision. “It was great to win today and keep the momentum going—we’d been finding a rhythm,” Rhodes said. “We just wanted to focus on getting that win.”Harvard hoped to strike early in extra time after playing two full overtime periods on Sunday before ending...
...after back-to-back wins, the Crimson will be feeling much better going into this afternoon’s match-up against Rhode Island. Harvard (2-1-0, 0-0 Ivy) takes on the Rams (2-2-0) at 5 p.m. in Kingston, R.I., hoping to continue building momentum before Ivy League play begins. The last two meetings between the teams have been close, with last year’s game providing riveting action for all in attendance. In 2007 both teams came into the match-up ranked in the top 25. The Crimson took the lead twice...
...notched two goals and an assist for her first points in a Harvard uniform. They were just the beginning of what should be a star-studded collegiate career. Friday’s game over Davidson served not only as the team’s first victory and a potential momentum-builder for a packed slate of non-conference matchups, but also as Baskind’s coming-out party at Ohiri Field. She assisted on Wylie’s goal just 10 minutes into the game, but was just getting started. With a burst of speed that left Wildcat defenders...