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...rival Boston College. At halftime, Harvard actually trailed the Eagles, 31-22, but the second period belonged entirely to the Crimson. Offensive production from all sides of the floor chipped away at the BC lead. A 7-0 run late in the half provided the women with the necessary momentum to overcome the Eagles, 68-58. Lackner again posted a double-double with 17 points and 11 rebounds. With their record at 2-11, the women looked to start things off right as Ivy League play began in early January. Perhaps it was the new year and the fresh beginnings...
...overcome its misfortune, Harvard worked doggedly to stay afloat and began to pick up momentum with a trip to California during spring break...
Riding an enormous wave of momentum from last season’s unforgettable triple-overtime victory over Yale in The Game, the Harvard football team stormed out of the gates on the shoulders of senior running back Clifton Dawson, living up to preseason expectations in finishing the first half of the season undefeated.The Crimson surprised many with a 5-0 start, weathering the storm that took the form of instability at the quarterback position in the season’s early going. It began before the start of the season, when junior signal-caller Liam O’Hagan...
...Crimson could not answer two crucial two-goal spurts by Princeton and lost, 14-8, in the opening round. Harvard rebounded later that same day, however, claiming a victory over Iona to earn the chance to vie for fifth place in the tournament. The squad could not continue its momentum into the following day, losing to Johns Hopkins, 15-7, and finishing sixth overall. Throughout September, the Crimson followed each win with a loss, never recording consecutive victories. The team finally snapped the pattern on the last days of the month. On Sept. 29, Harvard recorded a convincing...
...clinch Harvard’s 4-0 shutout. “It just gave us a lot of confidence,” Reese said. “I think it turned it around for us a little, but we weren’t able to generate any solid momentum through the rest of the season. We had a hard time overall, but I think that game was really great.” —Staff writer Courtney D. Skinner can be reached at cskinner@fas.harvard.edu...