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...That, ultimately, was the difference in the game. Except a span at the end of the third period where Harvard struggled on the power play—including a brief 5-on-3—the visitors made the most of their chances, stealing back the momentum with unexpected goals. On the other hand, Cornell—perhaps feeling extra pressure because of being on the losing end of tiebreakers against both the Crimson and the Dutchmen—tensed up and failed to execute in key moments.Assistant captain Colin Greening, breaking free alone into the Harvard zone, managed...
...sweeping win against the Chargers, 3-0 (30-26, 30-18, 30-23). The following day, Harvard defeated the Ducks of Stevens, 3-0 (30-25, 30-28, 30-27). The weekend propelled the Crimson back over .500. “I think we are building a lot of momentum,” sophomore Gil Weintraub said. “We are building confidence. I think we are in a good place going into next weekend for more league play.” The wins came despite the fact that senior Jordan Weitzen was out of commission...
...just nine seconds. A right-handed hook in the lane by Big Red center Jeff Foote was immediately followed by a Cornell steal on Harvard’s inbounds pass and a layup by guard Geoff Reeves to take a 15-11 lead. The Big Red then used the momentum from that stretch to really pull out in front. The Crimson got within four at 17-13, but another 7-0 run pushed the lead to 11. An Unger three-pointer made it 24-16, but Cornell notched seven more unanswered points to open up a 15-point advantage.And that...
...game with 12 points and 10 boards. “It came down to the physical play and toughness. Columbia came out fighting and it really just came down to defense and rebounding for us.” Finelli also hit a huge three to start turning the momentum back in the Crimson’s favor with four and a half minutes remaining.Harvard went with a very small lineup down the stretch, with Delaney-Smith playing only one of her two starting post players at a time in order to add some quickness to the defensive...
...zone, only to see Cornell dump it right back in and resume its attack.While the Big Red seemed as though it might break through at any moment, it was Harvard who would seize the lead on a rebound score from senior Paul Dufault, once again turning the Cornell momentum on its head.“When they have it in the corner [by the Cornell student section], the crowd can be loud, and they can have control of it,” Taylor said of countering the Big Red charge. “We just like to stay patient, stay...