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...positive for Harvard going into this weekend's games will be the return of sophomore catcher Monica Montijo. Montijo suffered a massive leg injury that required 300 stitches when she was cleated over two weeks ago on the team's California road trip. Ironically, Montijo will be making her return against the same Golden Bear team that inflicted the leg injury...
Behind the plate, the Crimson has the league's best tandem of catchers in McKendry and sophomore Monica Montijo. Both were First-Team All-Ivy players last season...
Among the returning stars, Montijo had a standout freshman season. However, in the recent game against Berkeley, a Golden Bear slashed Montijo's thigh with her cleats as she was sliding home, leading to a wound that required 300 stitches. Montijo will have the stitches out on Monday and will then wait for approval from the doctor and Allard before returning to the field...
Sophomore catcher Monica Montijo suffered a massive injury in that inning during a collision at the plate. A Golden Bear slid into home, catching Montijo's thigh with her cleats. The gash on her thigh required 300 stitches, and was enough to upset the Crimson's focus...
While Harvard's performance at the NCAA Regionals may not have been all the players had hoped for, the Crimson will have every opportunity to make it back next season. With Ivy second-teamer Cherry Fu and six all-Ivy players--McKendry, Thoke, Koppel, Whitton, Montijo and sophomore pitcher Suzanne Guy--returning, the Crimson should be capable of winning Ivy championships for years to come...